On Wednesday, Chelsea beat AC Milan 3-1 with goals from Bertrand Traore and two from Oscar, and Conte insists he now has a far greater understanding of his players.
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The player has continuously been linked with Juventus during the last two years, but was heavily linked with a move to Inter Milan during the week.
Italian side Inter Milan are very keen on Oscar, as the club are ready to table a £30m bid for the Brazil global.
The Belgium global is believed to be eager to leave Everton, who reportedly have until the weekend to respond to Chelsea’s offer of £60m plus the out-of-favour Loic Remy.
Some youngsters could also be suggested to go on loan, but the bottom line for Conte is that critical changes are needed to be made.
Montella, though, feels his players deserved much more against Antonio Conte’s men in a performance he felt was the strongest of their entire pre-season. “The ideas are very clear, but it’s important for me to speak about this topic with the club”.
“Now we go back to London and it’s important for me, for the club, to talk and take the decision about all the players”.
“We hope to take the best decision for the club and the players also”. It is normal when you have 30 players and in just 10 days we start our League.
When asked directly about Oscar, Conte had a somewhat of a mixed message for the former Internacional star.
Conte said after the match: “Oscar is an important player and I think the season when Chelsea won the title, he played a fantastic season”.
“Last season was bad for all the players, not only for Oscar or for another player, for all. To stay at Leicester and play in the Champions League would have been a good step, but joining Chelsea is a good step too”, the 25-year-old was quoted as saying by Daily Mirror.
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“I said before to wait to judge the player, to see the player in [the preseason], and then to try the right solution for this team”, Conte said.
