Antonio Conte’s long-term assistants Angelo Alessio and Massimo Carrera are to step down after Euro 2016, giving them the green light to follow the Italian to Chelsea.

Alessio and Carrera’s contracts with the Italy national team expire this summer and there are no plans for either to stick around to see who replaces Conte.

They are Conte’s most trusted aides after following him from Juventus to Italy in 2014, and the 46-year-old wants familiar faces in his backroom staff at Stamford Bridge.

Antonio Conte is set to bring two of his assistants to Chelsea when he takes over at Stamford Bridge

Angelo Alessio (left) and Massimo Carrera are set to step down from their roles with Italy after Euro 2016

Conte was confident there would be room for Alessio and Carrera when he penned a three-year contract with Chelsea. Though nothing was officially signed, an agreement is in place.

The deals are to be finalised when Conte joins after this summer’s tournament.

Steve Holland, the current assistant first-team coach at Chelsea, is still expected to stay despite the influx of new staff, with no plans for him to be shown the door at Stamford Bridge.

Alessio is his right-hand man, who worked with Conte at Juventus for three years and joined him at Italy when he became boss.

Carrera takes care of defensive tactics and was a first-team coach at Juventus. Conte still wants Gianluca Conte, his brother and tactical analyst, to join him at his new club.

Conte is gearing up for Euro 2016, his final task as Italy manager before departing for the Premier League

After Euro 2016, Conte will be tasked with taking Chelsea back to the top of English football

Mauro Sandreani, who works as a scout, and fitness guru, Paolo Bertelli, could join too but the finer details are to be finalised after Euro 2016.

All five members of Conte’s backroom staff – Alessio, Carrera, Sandreani, Bertelli and his brother – are to leave the Italy set-up this summer and so will be available – and looking – for work.