Conte is not going back to Italy next

ANTONIO CONTE has revealed he will manage somewhere other than Italy when he leaves Chelsea.

He has been heavily linked with a return to his homeland with Inter Milan, but Conte insists it is his intention to work in different countries.

‘In my mind, there is the will to find different experiences in different countries,’ said the Italian, whose side face West Ham tomorrow.

‘I think it’s fantastic to find these experiences. When I was a footballer, I played only for two teams: Lecce and Juventus. Now I am having this great experience in England, in an amazing league.’

Conte admits, however, that living away from his family — who remain in Italy — has not been easy.

‘This is my first season away, in a new country, with a new language and new habits, and it’s totally different from my past,’ said Conte. ‘For sure, to arrive here is not easy. It’s not easy when you start a season and you try a different situation.

‘If you ask me if my family is missing me, honestly, I have to say yes, they are. It’s not easy to stay alone and live this experience with my family still in Italy. I hope to live this experience with my family next season.’

Roman Abramovich will offer Conte a new contract at the end of the season once, as is looking likely, Chelsea are crowned Premier League champions.

Conte has turned a club that looked in disarray last season into champions-elect in seven months.

His impact on Victor Moses is profound. The Nigeria international’s days at Chelsea looked numbered before Conte’s arrival.

After three loan spells away from the club, it looked likely Moses was heading for the Stamford Bridge exit.

But Conte has reinvented Moses into a marauding right wing-back in his 3-4-3 formation, culminating last week in the Crystal Palace academy graduate signing a lucrative new contract.

‘I realised quickly that Victor could stay with us, I saw his potential quickly,’ said Conte.

‘I knew of him, but to see him live is very important to judge a player. I always saw him as a winger, very good in one versus one, but a bit poor defensively.

‘Then, when I decided to change the system, I wanted to try him in this new role. Now we have a complete player.’