Sacking Conte cost Chelsea 26.6 million pounds, accounts show


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  • Wednesday, 08 Jan 2020

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Napoli v Inter Milan - Stadio San Paolo, Naples, Italy - January 6, 2020 Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte reacts REUTERS/Alberto Lingria

LONDON (Reuters) - Sacking Italian manager Antonio Conte in July 2018 cost Chelsea 26.6 million pounds in compensation and legal fees, according to the Premier League club's accounts for the 2018-19 season.

Conte joined the West Londoners in 2016, and won the league in 2017, but was dismissed with 12 months to run on his contract.

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