Conte: Matic going nowhere

Matic has been touted as a possible replacement for Paul Pogba, should the Frenchman make his well-documented move to Manchester United. 

However, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has said that Nemanja Matic has an important role to play for the club and that he is in the Italian's first-team plans. 

"Matic is an important player for me, a very important player," he said. 

"In my idea of football he is an important player and he knows this". 

The former Italy boss also praised the strength in depth that he has in Matic's position. 

"N'Golo, Nemanja, Cesc [Fabregas], Oscar, [Nathaniel] Chalobah and [John Obi] Mikel, who is in the Olympics, it is not easy to choose. I want to have this problem". 

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