Chelsea transfer news LIVE: Antonio Conte set to be AXED in 48 hours; Luis Enrique latest

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Monday May 21

Late Sarri charge?

Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis says contract talks with boss Maurizio Sarri have come to a standstill.

The 59-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea in recent months to replace Antonio Conte.

Sarri was expected to stay in Serie A after Napoli opened talks over a new deal.

However, De Laurentiis has offered the Blues hope of landing Sarri this summer, with the Napoli chief claiming the Italian giants are fed up of waiting for a response over a new contract.

“There is no more time for Sarri, he didn’t answer,” De Laurentiis said. “Ask him, he has always sent me to Pellegrini (Sarri's agent), he never gave me an answer. He only replied, 'boh!'

“I have to take responsibility. At some point we have to move forward. I'm not saying he'll leave. There is a release clause, we'll see what will happen.”

Luis Enrique to Chelsea

Antonio Conte is set to leave Chelsea in the next 48 hours – with former Barcelona coach Luis Enrique being lined up to replace him.

Conte’s long running battle with the club over transfers is set to finally come to a head, with Chelsea set to pay up the £9million he will be owed for the final year of his contract.

He was frustrated last summer when players he wanted to recruit to build on his title winning team, such as Juventus’ defender Alex Sandro, United striker Romelu Lukaku and Liverpool recruit Virgil Van Dijk, never materialised.

Along with Enrique, Monaco chief Leonardo Jardim and Napoli supremo Maurizio Sarri are also on Chelsea’s wanted list.

Eden Hazard to Manchester City

Manchester City are reportedly planning a huge summer deal for Chelsea star Eden Hazard.

While not requiring major surgery, Pep Guardiola wants to add a world-class addition or two to scale new heights next season.

The Daily Star claim Guardiola is plotting a £100million move and he’s confident of convincing him to swap Stamford Bridge for the Etihad.

It’s said that Hazard is seen as a long-term successor to David Silva.

Willian fires insult at Antonio Conte

Willian has taken a thinly-veiled shot at Antonio Conte.

The Brazilian ace was left out of Saturday’s FA Cup final starting line-up by Antonio Conte, and the pair's already fractious relationship appears to have sunk to a new low.

Willian posted a series of images to his Instagram story celebrating with the FA Cup trophy, though one image in particular stood out to fans.

The 29-year-old posted a snapshot of the team celebration photo but he chose to block out Conte using a trio of trophy emojis.

Despite a turbulent season, Conte is still highly regarded by many Chelsea fans, especially so soon after a major trophy win.

Take a look through the gallery ABOVE to reveal Willian's controversial post – and the most angry Chelsea fan reactions to the incident.