Andrea Pirlo set to join Chelsea coaching staff

Former Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo has said he is aware of the speculation linking him with a move to Chelsea to join Antonio Conte's backroom staff but added he still has not decided his next move.
New York City FC midfielder Pirlo, 38, will retire at the end of the Major League Soccer season, bringing and end to one of the most illustrious careers in modern football.

Pirlo has made clear in the past his intentions to enter into coaching, and recent reports

claimed he could be on his way to Stamford Bridge to join Conte, with whom he worked at Juventus and the Italy national team. However, Pirlo insists no decision has yet been made.

“An assistant to Conte? People are saying that. I have my ideas but I need time to decide," he told Gazetta dello Sport. “My future, I don’t know yet. I will return to Italy in December.”