Conte guided Chelsea to one Premier League title and an FA Cup in two seasons at Stamford Bridge before being sacked

Antonio Conte has won his legal battle against Chelsea, with the club ordered to pay their former head coach £9 million in compensation after sacking him last summer.

The Times revealed in March that a Premier League manager’s arbitration tribunal was being held in private to consider the case and both parties have now been informed of the ruling of the three-person panel.

Conte’s payoff will take the amount that Chelsea have paid in compensation to sacked managers since Roman Abramovich bought the club in 2003 to more than £90 million, a figure that could increase this summer if they decide to dismiss their present head coach, Maurizio Sarri.

Sarri has 12 months left on his contract but the Italian’s future is uncertain despite his