The hottest piece of information coming from the US is not that Chelsea lost against Real Madrid but that Costa failed to make the lot. While his absence was pinned on the fact that he is still recovering from injury, others seem to think that the uncertainty regarding his future is what keeps the Spaniard out of Conte’s lot. While asked about Diego Costa, Conte stated the following:

“I can say that today Costa is a Chelsea player. He didn’t play in these games because of injury and if he solves the injury and I see in training that he is in good shape it can be possible to see him in the next game against Milan. But I can say only this. I speak only for today and today Costa is Chelsea’s player. Tomorrow if you ask me if Costa will remain with us, I don’t know. “

SkySports pointed out that the Italian boss spoke like someone who does not want to be characterized as a manager who is not in complete control. Unfortunately for Conte, there are some things you cannot fight. If Costa wants to leave he should leave. A player like him will not perform at 100% if he does not feel at home. We spoke in a previous article about how Lukaku could replace Costa but shouldn’t even if the Spaniard leaves. Here is another statement from Conte regarding the possibility of a new signing:

“I do not want to speak about the players of other teams. This is not respectful to the club or to their players. I prefer not to speak. The transfer market is not the most important thing. The important thing is to build a team – a team that plays in good and bad situations and concentrates and works together.”

It`s hard to tell what’s going to happen next as we all know how difficult it is to deal with a player like Costa. It is also difficult to tell how money will be spent this summer after seeing what Juventus did with Higuain and after seeing what the news speculates about Pogba. Up until an actual bid will be placed fans will just have to wait and see. Hopefully Costa will stay and all things said about him will turn out to be simple exaggerations. Also, big hopes lie with Michy Batshuayi who is expected to be more than able to become Chelsea’s number one striker.