02 June, 2017
The Belgian midfielder has revealed that Conte has not been in touch with him for a while, and that he thinks the Blues boss is probably still annoyed with him. How will he leverage his own position for the latest contract extension at Roma now?
The 29-year-old is not expecting to hear from Conte again however, as he thinks the Italian is still "angry" with him.
"I rejected Chelsea previous year". I think he's probably still a little angry with me about past year...
Interesting word choice with "angry".
The 58-year-old's expected switch to Milan has sparked speculation of a possible raid on former club Roma for Nainggolan but the Belgium worldwide - who rejected Premier League champions Chelsea previously - is happy at the Stadio Olimpico.
It all worked out very well for Chelsea of course, but in the meantime, the Ninja Ship has sailed for good.
Nainggolan sparked controversy this week with an Instagram message in which he expressed the hope that Roma's rivals Juventus would lose to Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
"I believe a team that wants to win must keep the solid foundations and build on them".
'We could've done more in the cup competitions and there were incidents that went against us in the Europa League. The club has shown that it is relying on a strong squad.
Francesco Totti won't be there next term, at least not on the field, as he waved goodbye in emotional scenes last week.
But he said the message was meant to be light-hearted, adding: "The other day I just joked on Instagram".
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He has made 160 appearances for the capital outfit and helped them to a runner-up finish in 2016-17 with a personal best return of 11 Serie A goals. "Besides, Miralem Pjanic plays for them".
