Antonio Conte and Maurizio Sarri — both former Chelsea managers — have returned to their home country, with the former taking over from Luciano Spalletti at Inter Milan and the latter replacing Massimiliano Allegri at Juventus.
Romelu Lukaku completed a move from Manchester United on Thursday for a reported 65 million euros ($73 million) plus up to 13 million euros ($15 million) in bonuses.
While details were not disclosed, the former Juventus coach reportedly signed a three-year contract with Inter.
The Serie A club parted ways with Luciano Spalletti, and ex-Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is expected to take over the vacant post.
Conte has been out of a job since June 2018 when he was fired from Chelsea, and the former Juventus and Italy coach is seen as the perfect man to rejuvenate the squad.
Sarri's Napoli was a team that attacked relentlessly with free-flowing ball movement and constant running, just like City under Guardiola.
Speculations arose when Napoli's former coach Maurizio Sarri was being looked upon as Conte's replacement after Chelsea failed to qualify for the Champions League spot.
It will be a tough task for Real Madrid to find Zinedine Zidane's replacement as they need a manager who can match up to the Frenchman's aura and class.
The 58-year-old Ancelotti, who was sacked by Bayern Munich in September, has won league titles in four different countries — Italy, England, France and Germany.
Eden Hazard scored a penalty in the first half to give Chelsea the lead and the winner as Conte pulled off a Mourinho by 'parking the bus' and won the FA Cup after a lacklustre season.
The victory kept alive fifth-place Chelsea's slim hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League as the gap between Spurs and the Blues is seven points.
Messi scored twice to take his tally to 100 goals in the Champions League as Barcelona thumped Chelsea 3-0 in the second leg of the round of 16 at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Conte has one more season remaining on his three-year contract with Chelsea but he has indicated he is not entirely happy in London and misses Italy.
The man approached Conte at the front of the room on Thursday and spent around 30 seconds unchallenged while showing the Italian something on a tablet device.
Chelsea has lost three of its last four games in all competitions, and sits fourth in the league, a point above Tottenham.
Conte has been agitating and moaning for months about his failure to exert control, particularly over transfers.
Not being included in Chelsea's European squad means Costa will not be cup-tied for the tournament if he secures a mid-season transfer.
Everton offered little to show that it could win at Chelsea for the first time in the league since 1994, a run which now spans 23 matches.
With a 2-1 victory on Sunday secured through Marcos Alonso's double, the Premier League champions are finally up and running after a tough couple of weeks.
The English soccer season started last weekend but Costa is currently in his native Brazil, after claiming he was told in a text message sent by Conte during the offseason that he was not wanted at Chelsea anymore
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