Antonio Conte will become the fifth manager to take the reigns at Chelsea after being appointed as head coach on a three-year contract.

Conte succeeds Jose Mourinho, who was sacked as manager in December, and will take up his role after managing Italy in this summer’s European Championships.

The 46-year-old said on chelseafc.com: “I am happy we have made the announcement now so everything is clear and we can end the speculation.”

The West London club have quite a track record of previously appointing Italian managers.

From the tinker-man Claudio Ranieri, who is of course on the brink of a Premier League title with Leicester, to 2010 Blues championship winner Carlo Ancelotti – Chelsea’s love affair with Italy roots back to Gianluca Vialli’s arrival as player/manager way back in 1998.

Sport360 has taken a trip down memory lane to look at the Italians who have stood in the Stamford Bridge dugout.