Asmir Begovic: I'm looking forward to working with Antonio Conte at Chelsea

Vaishali Bhardwaj5 April 2016

Asmir Begovic has revealed his excitement at Antonio Conte's appointment as the new Chelsea boss, and says he is looking forward to working with the Italian at Stamford Bridge.

The reigning Premier League champions announced on Monday that Conte will take over from Guus Hiddink as Chelsea's new manager on a three-year deal following this summer's European Championships, where Conte will be in charge of the Italy national team.

The 46-year-old will bring with him a wealth of experience of winning titles after leading former team Juventus to three successive Serie A crowns during his time in Turin.

Begovic has failed to feature for Chelsea under interim coach Hiddink, but admits he is excited about Conte's imminent arrival at the club following a dramatic 12 months which has seen the Blues win the league, suffer their worst beginning to a campaign since 1979, sack Jose Mourinho and get knocked out of the FA Cup and Champions League.

"It’s been a very eventful 12 months to say the least," the goalkeeper told the All American Sports Show on talkSPORT 2.

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"It’s a big announcement for the club to bring in a manager of this calibre and I’m looking forward to working with him."

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