Conte To Make 9 Changes: Predicted Chelsea XI To Face Leicester
- by Grant Boone
- in Sports
- — Jan 13, 2017
Chelsea are set to step up their interest in West Ham star Michail Antonio, with Blues manager Antonio Conte keen to bring the flying winger to Stamford Bridge, according to reports from The Mirror.
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Conte, whose side hammered Leicester 3-0 in that October 15 battle of the last two champions after also beating them 4-2 in the League Cup third round in September, is now up for a hat-trick of wins over Ranieri's struggling side.
Conte could still make an approach for West Ham ace Antonio, though, who has starred in an otherwise disappointing campaign for the Hammers by scoring eight times in the Premier League. The 26-year-old Cologne captain could be a smart piece of business from Chelsea as he's reportedly available for around £12m.
"I think that he's working very well, he's improving a lot, and I'm sure that, in the future, he will have his chance to play", the Italian coach was quoted as saying by ESPN about Batshuayi in December.
Llorente joined the Welsh side at the beginning of the season, and has scored six goals in his 17 appearances in the English top flight so far. We are talking about a player who is 23.
Attack: Conte will nearly certainly recall top scorer Diego Costa after resting him last week with Michy Batshuayi dropping back to the bench despite getting on the score-sheet against Peterborough. And the Englishman has shown a lot of versatility in adapting to different positions, with Slaven Bilic using him as a winger, striker, as well as a full back on different occasions.
