Conte confident of Luiz stay

By Daily Sports on January 3, 2018

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte says he expects his entire squad to remain at the club in the January transfer window – including out-of-favour defender David Luiz.

The Brazilian was dropped for Chelsea's league matches against Manchester United, West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool in November before sustaining a knee injury that has kept him out of the reigning Premier League champions' recent games.

Conte has maintained that Luiz's omission was for tactical reasons but media reports have constantly suggested there is a rift between the Brazilian and his manager, and the 30-year-old has been linked with several top clubs.

"David improved a lot his physical condition in the last couple of days. He worked with us and I think he could be in contention for the Norwich game (on Saturday)," Conte told a news conference ahead of Wednesday's league game at Arsenal.

"I'm very happy to work with these players. I don't see a problem."

However, he did not rule out completely the possibility that some unsettled players might move on. "I understand if some players are not playing regularly and want to leave," he said.

But he added: "My expectation is all the players we have in the squad will stay here and continue to work. Our squad is not big and for this reason it's impossible to send on loan or sell one player if we don't sign another player."

© Reuters

•Photo shows David Luiz.

Source Daily Sports

Posted January 3, 2018


 

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