Andrea Pirlo has been checking out Chelsea in training this week — but Antonio Conte says his countryman’s visit was just for pleasure, rather than business.
Pirlo, 37, watched a session at Chelsea’s Cobham training base on Friday to set tongues wagging about a potential role on Conte’s coaching staff.
The New York City playmaker is in London during the winter break from Major League Soccer and was pictured with fellow midfielder Cesc Fabregas.
Conte is a close friend of the Italian pass master, with Pirlo crediting the Chelsea boss with his late-career form while they were at Juventus together.