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Chelsea boss Conte reveals Arsenal snub

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has revealed he suffered a snub from Arsenal while Italy coach.

Conte visited England in 2015 while he was still coaching the Italian national side, spending time in London with Tottenham, West Ham and Chelsea.

But Conte said that a trip to learn from Arsene Wenger was not possible, telling the London Evening Standard: "Obviously I tried to contact Arsenal during my experience in England when I visited Chelsea, West Ham and Tottenham.

"But they were very busy at the time and, for this reason, I didn't have the possibility.

"I saw the game Arsenal against Monaco, when they lost at home, but I didn't have the opportunity to see Wenger.

"To see the job he was doing during the training session... I would have liked it, but it was not possible."

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