Antonio Conte has given Chelsea's title bid extra bounce by charming the families of staff and players at a Christmas trampoline party.

Conte has seized on social activities as a way to lift spirits and forge bonds inside Stamford Bridge.

The popular Italian turned up at a festive bash last week at the Flip Out trampoline park in Wandsworth, south London.

Antonio Conte has seized on social activities as a way to lift spirits and forge bonds at Chelsea

Conte turned up unexpectedly to a party for the children of Chelsea's players last week

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It was thrown by the club as a Christmas treat for the children of first-team players and staff.

Conte had not been expected to attend because his wife Elisabetta and daughter Vittoria were not due to arrive from Italy until later in the week.

But the Chelsea boss came along on his own and spent the evening getting to know the wives, partners and children of his staff.

Conte also bought bottles of wine and Prosecco for each of the 60-plus staff members working inside the first-team building at the club's training ground in Cobham.

He left the gifts on their desks together with hand-written notes of thanks and personal messages about achieving something special by working together. It was a touching gesture which has gone down very well at the club.

The Italian takes care with those players on the fringes of his team, like Michy Batshuayi

Conte also bought bottles of wine and Prosecco for each of Chelsea's 60-plus staff members

Conte has a fierce work ethic and demands high standards but keeps his door open for conversations and takes care with those players on the fringes of his team.

He took Michy Batshuayi aside for a word of encouragement after overlooking the 23-year-old striker and selecting Eden Hazard at centre forward when Diego Costa was suspended on Boxing Day.

Conte's willingness to invest time in people has paid dividends following a run of 12 successive victories which has lifted Chelsea to the top of the Premier League.

There have been group meals with the players and staff and Conte also dropped in on a staff Christmas party at the Under the Bridge nightclub earlier in the month.

Chelsea have won all of their last 12 games, and are six points clear at the top of the table

Conte's wife and daughter Vittoria (pictured in 2011) are moving to London in the new year

Conte's own family, including his parents, spent Christmas in London.

His wife and daughter stayed in Italy for the first six months of his Chelsea career as nine-year-old Vittoria completed another term of her schooling and improved her English.