Is il Maestro set to become il Professore? According to former Chelsea midfielder and assistant coach Ray Wilkins, such an ascent is in the offing.
Following a report in the Times that Chelsea manager Antonio Conte wants to replace deputy Steve Holland with an Italian, Wilkins suggested on the Alan Brazil Sports Breakfast radio program that the gaffer favors New York City archangel Andrea Pirlo.
"[Pirlo]’s the one that Antonio Conte would like. He managed him at Juventus until he was 34,” Wilkins said.