who have "the pleasure to stay at Chelsea" as talk
persists over the futures of a number of first-team
stars.
The Blues' second Premier League title triumph in
three seasons has done little to quash speculation
linking Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois, Diego Costa
and Cesc Fabregas with moves away from the
club.
Costa has been heavily tipped to move to the
lucrative Chinese Super League with Tianjin
Quanjian, while Fabregas is a reported target for AC
Milan's new wealthy owners.
Hazard and Courtois, meanwhile, have long been
linked with LaLiga leaders Real Madrid, with
Chelsea having reportedly offered their star winger
a contract of £300,000 per week to convince him to
stay.
Conte is aware of the need for a bigger squad for
next season, with Chelsea returning to the
Champions League, but he is not prepared to keep
players who wish to leave.
"First of all the players must have pleasure to stay
at Chelsea," he told a news conference. "This is the
first important thing. For me, this is very important,
that every single player who wants to stay at
Chelsea has the pleasure to stay at Chelsea.
"Next season, we know we must improve a lot to
have a bigger squad, but it's not only my thought.
That's the thought of the whole club. Next season
we have to play in the Champions League again
and we start the season as champions, so for sure
it will be a difficult season. But, if we work in the
right way, we'll be ready to face this situation."
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