Chelsea begin £9m pay-off battle with Antonio Conte
The Atletico Madrid star accused the Italian manager of kicking him out of Chelsea with a text message. Chelsea had to sell Diego Costa in January 2019 and was unable to find another top striker since given that both Gonzalo Higuain and Alvaro Morata has been failing to impress at Stamford Bridge.
Conte is also accusing Chelsea of taking too long to sack him last summer and that prevented him from finding a new club.
Conte has been unemployed since Maurizio Sarri replaced him on Chelsea's bench last summer. He has been linked with a move to Inter and Juventus although both Serie A clubs have yet to take a final decision on the future of their managers.
Meantime the legal battle between Conte and Chelsea has begun.