Antonio Conte reveals he wanted to visit Arsenal’s training ground. (PA Wire)

Antonio Conte has revealed that he tried to watch Arsene Wenger on the training ground but his approach was rejected by the Arsenal manager.

In early 2015 Conte, who was Italy’s head coach at the time, met up with Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham’s training base, while he also paid a visit to Chelsea and West Ham.

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During his short spell in England, Conte also requested permission to watch one of Wenger’s training sessions, but the only chance he got to see Arsenal was in their 3-1 defeat at home to Monaco in the Champions League.

‘Honestly, I tried to contact Arsenal during my experience in England when I visited Chelsea, West Ham and Tottenham, but in that moment they were very busy and for this reason [I could not watch a training session],’ Conte revealed ahead of Chelsea’s FA Cup final against Arsenal on Saturday.


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Conte admits he wanted to see Wenger in action on the training ground. (AFP/Getty Images)



‘I saw when they lost at home to Monaco in the Champions League, but I didn’t have the opportunity to see Wenger during a training session.

‘I would’ve liked it, but it wasn’t possible.’

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