Friday, February 10, 2017

Conte expecting Costa to continue at Chelsea

Antonio Conte has underlined Diego Costa's happiness at Chelsea, insisting he "loves" the club.
Standard Sport understands the striker was a January target for Chinese Super League outfit Tianjin Quanjian, who were prepared to part with more than £80 million and offer wages in excess of £570,000 a week.
Costa stayed at Stamford Bridge and, with Chelsea favourites to secure a second Premier League title in three years, Conte can see the striker staying for the long term.
"Diego is a really important player but the siutation is very clear," Conte told Gary Lineker on the BBC Two's 'Premier League Show'. "He's very happy to fight for the title.
“The situation is very clear. He is very happy to stay with us. He is very happy to fight for the title.
“Will he stay here for a long time? Yes, I think so. I think so.
“I see him every day and I see his commitment, his behaviour is very involved in the team. He loves this club.”
While confident that Costa’s services can be retained, Conte admits that the money on offer in the Chinese Super League has become a problem – with Chelsea having seen Ramires, Oscar and John Obi Mikel head to Asia in recent times.
He added: "It is a threat. It's very difficult to manage this type of situation.
"These offers are very strange. £60m for Oscar. A lot of money for the players.
"This is not the right way to pay a lot of money to keep the players at the club.
"As clubs we must have the right vision and not to lose that."
High-profile exits and gossip surrounding key men have not been a distraction for Chelsea this season, with Conte’s men having opened up a nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League table.

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