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Conte: Oscar is going nowhere
- Updated: November 18, 2016
Antonio Conte has insisted out-of-favour midfielder Oscar has a part to play in his Chelsea squad.
Oscar has dropped down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge and has not featured in Conte’s starting line-up in the Premier League since the 2-1 home defeat to Liverpool in September.
The Brazil international has made just two substitute appearances since Conte switched to his favoured 3-4-3 formation at the start of last month – a change which has seen the Blues win five league matches on the trot, including a 5-0 thrashing of Everton just before the international break.
Inter Milan are said to be leading the chase for Oscar, who joined Chelsea from Internacional for £20m in 2012 and is under contract until 2019, but Conte has stressed the 25-year-old is going nowhere and has role to play with the …
