Round-up: Conte talks, Pato, Ivanovic hailed, Blues youngsters win, Pino trial, Faurlin back

Reports in Italy claim their national team’s boss Antonio Conte is set to land the Chelsea manager’s job.

Conte, 46, wants to take over at Stamford Bridge and Chelsea have held discussions with his representatives.

Chelsea face Southampton on Saturday and John Terry will miss out again because of his hamstring injury.

Interim boss Guus Hiddink has praised stand-in captain Branislav Ivanovic for the leadership qualities he has shown while Terry has been out.

Hiddink has also suggested that impressive youngster Bertrand Traore is ahead of recent signing Alexandro Pato in the pecking order of Chelsea forwards.

Speaking of impressive youngsters – holders Chelsea beat Reading 2-1 at the Bridge to reach the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup.

Meanwhile, Celta Vigo midfielder Yelko Pino is training with QPR ahead of a possible move to Loftus Road.

Pino, 19, played for Rangers’ development side in a 2-2 draw against Millwall on Friday, as did another trialist, former MK Dons winger Kelvin Osei-Addo, who scored.

QPR midfielder Frankie Sutherland has made another loan move, this time joining League Two club Crawley Town.

Alejandro Faurlin has been passed fit after a recent thigh problem and is in the Rangers squad for Saturday’s game against Birmingham.

Fulham, on the other hand, have had some bad news on the injury front – Lasse Vigen Christensen faces a further four weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.

Hayes & Yeading United have made their third new signing in a week with the arrival of winger Shepherd Murombedzi.

And in handball, Ruislip Eagles will face London GD in the semi-finals of the EHA National Cup after beating Cambridge.