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Chelsea FC news: Antonio Conte expects to stay in charge next season despite finishing fifth

A defiant Antonio Conte insisted he expects to remain Chelsea boss next season despite failing to qualify for the Champions League.

The Blues, who face Manchester United in the FA Cup final at Wembley next Saturday, saw their faint hopes of overhauling fourth-placed Liverpool on the final day of the Premier League season go up in smoke courtesy of a 3-0 defeat at Newcastle.

Speculation is rife that Conte will leave Stamford Bridge this summer, but asked if the final will be his last game in charge, he replied: "Do you think so?