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Coach Antonio Conte's future at London's "Chelsea" club has been a popular topic of discussion ever since he led the capital's footballers to the Premier League title in his first season.
Doubts about whether the Italian will stay among the "aristocrats" for a long time are fueled by many things - the inability to acquire more top-level newcomers and the scandalous return of Diego Costa to Madrid's "Atletico" are just a few of them.
Chelsea's loss to Manchester City only sparked more talk, collected by Sky Sports journalist Jack Wilkinson.
Below are the opinions of reviewers on what makes it seem like Conte will leave the Chelsea club after this season.
Shaun Custis - senior editor of "The Sun" sports section
"I don't think such a story should be seen as very shocking," Custis told Sunday Supplement.
"There were ups and downs in the summer and talk that Conte would leave before the season even started. There are reasons to think it will happen at the end of this season."
Chelsea's coaching positions are never long-lasting anyway, so this wouldn't be surprising. He is of quite an unpredictable character, and unpredictable characters usually clash with club management instructions, although the management and owner always win.
"The fact that he lost yesterday (against Man City - ed. note) makes people think that nothing will come of it, but we will see such matches every week as teams compete for the title."
"However, so many things are going on around Conte right now, and I don't think anyone could believe that he is completely satisfied and wants to stay and, let's say, sign a new five-year contract."
Alyson Rudd - sports journalist for "The Times"
"Conte brought the title to Chelsea and probably thought he would have more power over the owner, but Chelsea doesn't want us to feel that way, they want their coaches to feel insecure, and that's part of the Chelsea machine," Rudd said.
"They signed contracts with their coaches for their specific skills, not to grow their ego while in the club."
"In other clubs and countries, if you win the title, you get more power and a stronger voice in transfer policy, but Chelsea doesn't want that from you."
"Chelsea doesn't think about the long-term perspective, they hire people who can do the job between one and three years."
Sam Wallace - journalist for "Daily Telegraph"
Wallace talked about rumors that instead of Conte, Carlo Ancelotti, who was fired from Bayern Munich, might return to Chelsea.
"Ancelotti was quite criticized in Germany, supposedly he is not ready tactically to coach their excellent club," he said.
"The mistake Chelsea always felt was that they sacked Ancelotti after he won the double."
"If Conte doesn't last until the end of this season, which is unbelievable to say, would Ancelotti return in the middle of the season? Stranger things have happened."
"They need someone who is unemployed and ready to fill the gap. It would be interesting to see him at Chelsea again."
"The fact that Chelsea has fired so many strategists means they will have to start offering jobs to those who have already been here, as it happened with Mourinho."
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