AC Milan are plotting a bid to snare Antonio Conte away from Chelsea at the end of the current campaign.
The Rossoneri were the biggest spenders of the summer in Italy and signed an array of players to completely overhaul their squad, but results so far have been mixed.
They have won four and lost three of their seven league games thus far and are sitting seventh in the league table behind clubs such as Roma and Torino, with Napoli, Juventus and Inter Milan making the early running at the top of the standings.
AC Milan coach Vincenzo Montella is under pressure to get the club back into the top four this season and it has been claimed that their derby game against Inter after the international break could prove to be decisive for his future.
A positive result will allow him time to continue at the club this season, but a defeat could end his time at the San Siro prematurely.
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Regardless of the derby result, AC Milan are plotting a change in their technical area next summer and according to Italian broadcaster Sport Mediaset, they want Chelsea boss Conte.
Conte’s relationship with the Chelsea hierarchy remains uneasy and there are suggestions that the former Italy boss will leave the club at the end of the season, with 12 months still remaining on his contract.
And AC Milan are dreaming about getting the three-time Serie A winning manager in the dugout ahead of the start of next season.
