Antonio Conte tells Michy Batshuayi: You’ll only play when you prove to me you’re good enough
ANTONIO CONTE has warned Michy Batshuayi to forget about forcing his way into the Chelsea side until he proves he deserves a chance.
Batshuayi’s move to Stamford Bridge has been a major let-down as the £33million striker struggles to make any kind of impression in England.
Michy Batshuayi has been warned he must do more to prove he is good enough to start at ChelseaPA:Press Association
The Belgian international has now been linked with a summer move away from the Blues after failing to convince Conte he is good enough to play.
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And the Chelsea boss refused to commit to Batshuayi still being at Stamford Bridge next season at his press conference ahead of Monday’s trip to West Ham.
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is demanding more from his struggling strikerReuters
Asked if Batshuayi had a Chelsea future, Conte said: “When you ask about my players the most important thing is the present, and at the end of the season we see the situation of every single player.
“Now he is working very well with us, he must continue to work.
“If he shows me he deserves to play I will put him in the starting eleven, if he doesn’t then we will continue in this way.”
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Conte’s words were a clear message to the 22-year-old to stop moping around and start trying to prove he belongs at a club like Chelsea.
He has made 23 appearances for the club this season, mostly as substitute, and has netted just five times in all competitions.
But he is yet to start a single Premier League game, and his only goal in the competition came in the second match of the season.
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