Ex-Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has dragged his former employers to court for £8.7m in damages along with another £11.3m he is owed for the final year of his Blues contract.
According to a UK Sun report citing Gazetta dello Sport, the 59-year-old Conte insists the manner he was sacked at Chelsea, has affected his prospects of getting another managerial job.
The Italian tactician, who was fired 55 days after the end of the season, claimed the Premier League and FA Cup during his two-year stay at Stamford Bridge.
Interestingly, the Italian had already resumed for the new campaign before club owner Roman Abramovich sent him packing after taking charge of the Blues first day pre-season training.
Following his exit, Chelsea finally, settled for Maurizio Sarri from Napoli.
At the moment, the Premier League giants are making frantic effort to reach a settlement, but the report suggests that the Italian has not made himself available after missing out of two meetings with the club's legal representatives.
Chelsea, on the other hand, are blaming the Italian for setting them back financially after he informed Diego Costa through a text message that his services are no longer needed at the club.
So far, this did not go down well with Atletico Madrid star, who believes Conte played a major role that lead to his exit from Chelsea.
The Blues are also accusing Conte for not being punctual for his media duties as well as sponsorship commitments on several occasions.
Surprisingly, Chelsea also filed another complaint that Conte parked his car in a wrong park at the club's Cobham training base.
Conte's effort to land Julen Lopetegui's job at Real Madrid, failed to see the light of the day, after his request to bring in a large backroom team was rejected by the Los Blancos.
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