Meanwhile Conte addressed the Costa issue on the club's pre-season tour in China: "I don't like to talk about players who are not here".
Conte went on to speak about his new contract, which will see him at the club till at least 2019, insisting that such short durations keep up the motivation and help drive him on. Me and my staff want to improve every player and Batshuayi is a young player with great potential and it is important for him and for us to work in this way, and for him to understand what I want.
Instead, Chelsea could look towards Cedric Soares of Southampton, an attack-minded fullback that has risen to prominence this campaign, Napoli's young wing back Elseid Hysaj, Jeremy Toljan of Hoffenheim, who's capable of playing in a back five or another German youngster Benjamin Henrichs of Bayer Leverkusen. It seemed that Morata would finish at Manchester United and Lukaku at Chelsea.
Chelsea face Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in the International Champions Cup this week, and Morata is expected to join Rudiger and Bakayoko in making their first appearances in a Blues shirt. Instead it happened the other way around'.
Arrest made in death of Dylan Redwine
In June 2013, search parties found human remains near Vallecito that were later confirmed by DNA testing to be Dylan's. Redwine is charged with the murder his son Dylan who first went missing from Redwine's La Plata County home in 2012.
Chelsea striker Diego Costa was told in January that he would not feature in the Premier League club's plans for the upcoming season, Conte said on Friday.
Swansea City and Crystal Palace are preparing themselves for a fight to keep hold of their star strikers Fernando Llorente and Christian Benteke, according to The Independent.
Antonio Conte has indicated that he considered leaving Chelsea despite winning the Premier League last season, saying his first year in England was "very tough" on a personal level. "If he stays in the right position, it is easier for us, for the team and to play good football". "We need to improve and increase our squad to be something important for the present, and also for our future".
The Blues boss had been linked with a return to Italy after just one season at Stamford Bridge and warned in May he did not want to be separated from his family for long.
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