AC Milan boss Vincenzo Montella has praised the club for rejecting Chelsea’s bids for defender Alessio Romagnoli.
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And Conte fears that even were he to complete a late trolley dash in the final five days of the window he may not have the squad he wants.
And amid speculation Chelsea’s slow progress in the transfer market is due to Abramovich’s refusal to spend top dollar and the club’s absence from the Champions League, Conte was keen to point out the Blues remain an attractive option for top players. “The situation is the target is not available to buy”, he said.
He has instead been loaned out to Elche and Monaco in the last two seasons, with a move to Milan set to see him farmed out for a third straight campaign.
Conte still needs a new full-back and centre-back but has already missed out on Leonardo Bonucci and John Stones, whilst Napoli continue to hold firm with a £60million price tag created to scare the Blues away from Kalidou Koulibaly. I deserve a rest. Teams of a “medium-level” now prefer to keep their players and not sell. “Increasing fans all over the world, 44 million fans all over the world”.
“If one defender is injured or banned, then we are in trouble, but the club and me we know this and we are talking every day to improve the squad”. “For a club like Chelsea you always come”.
Having spent the whole summer chasing Kalidou Koulibaly, Antonio Conte is determined to sign a new central defender from Serie A, which has lead to the focus being switched to Romagnoli.
“Sometimes you can solve the problem with money but now we must solve the problem with work”.
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“I think that the most important thing is the work we do, to improve the squad that you are working with now”.
