Antonio
Conte has refused to meet with Chelsea and is insisting on taking them to
court for the rest of his salary,
Sky Sports News understands.
The Italian, who recently turned down the Real Madrid job, feels he should
be paid what he is contractually owed out of respect, following his sacking
earlier this year.
Conte's lawyers have been working on two separate cases for weeks; one for
an employment tribunal and the other for the Court of Arbitration for Sport
(CAS).
Newspaper reports on Wednesday claimed Conte wants £8.7m worth of damages on
top of his remaining year's salary of £11.3m - taking his claim to £20m.
But it has also been reported that Chelsea are refusing to pay because of
his behaviour while at the club, including treatment of Diego Costa, failure
to turn up to sponsorship events, late arrival to press conferences, and
parking in the wrong space at their Cobham training ground.
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