contract with the Premier League champions, saying they must work even harder this season to remain the top club in the country.
The
deal does not extend the Italian's commitment to the club because he
signed a three-year deal when he joined in 2016, but British media
reported he has been given improved terms.
"I am
very happy to have signed a new contract with Chelsea. We worked
extremely hard in our first year to achieve something amazing, which I
am very proud of.
"Now we must work even harder to stay at the top," 47-year-old Italian Conte said.
Conte,
who managed Italy at Euro 2016, led Chelsea to the league title at his
first attempt last term and they reached the FA Cup final which they
lost to London rivals Arsenal.
The new contract
will come as a relief to Chelsea fans after Conte was reported to be
frustrated by the club missing out on Belgium forward Romelu Lukaku, who
was signed by Manchester United last week for STG75 million pounds
($A123 million).
Chelsea director Marina
Granovskaia added: "Antonio achieved incredible success last season,
adapting to English football very quickly and leading us to the Premier
League title.
"This new contract reflects our
belief that he can continue to deliver results both domestically and as
we return to European competition in the Champions League."
Chelsea
have signed defender Antonio Rudiger from AS Roma and midfielder
Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco but need a striker with Spain's Diego Costa
expected to leave the club having not travelled on their pre-season
tour to China and Singapore.
They have been
linked with Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but the
Bundesliga club said on Tuesday that the 28-year-old Gabon forward would
not be leaving.
Chelsea also announced Conte's
compatriots Paolo Vanoli and Davide Mazzotta had joined the west London
club as assistant head coach and assistant/player analysis respectively.
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