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ANTONIO CONTE has reiterated his desire to see out the final 12 months of his deal at Chelsea and admits he must resolve his differences with the board. But the Italian concedes that his ‘bags are packed’ ahead of what looks like an inevitable summer exit. Conte’s future has been cast into doubt over the past few weeks after an inconsistent start to 2018 and tensions with the board over transfer policy. ‘I have a contract to 2019 and I’m happy

I’VE PACKED MY BAGS BUT I WANT TO STAY, SAYS CONTE

here but to move forward with the marriage everyone needs to be in agreement,’ said Conte. ‘In our line of work, we always have a bag packed. My intention is to remain here, but if something changed, there would be several scenarios opening up.’ LEICESTER have paid the Football League (EFL) £3.1million to settle a dispute over Financial Fair Play that arose from the club’s 2013-14 Championship-winning season. Leicester and the EFL had been in arbitration since March 2017.