Antonio Conte unsure over Michy Batshuayi's Chelsea future

Michy Batshuayi scored twice against Newcastle on Sunday

Antonio Conte is unsure if Michy Batshuayi will stay at Chelsea if the club brings in another player in January.

Batshuayi scored twice and impressed as Chelsea booked their place in the FA Cup fifth round with a comfortable 3-0 win over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
The Belgian striker took advantage of Alvaro Morata's absence to produce a man-of-the-match display, but  Chelsea are willing to pay Roma £26m for striker Edin Dzeko in a bid to bolster their striking options for the second half of the campaign.

Speaking after Chelsea's win over Newcastle, Conte said: "There is a World Cup this summer and every player wants to play to try to push for the competition. This is another situation.\

 

 Chelsea eased into the fifth round of the FA Cup

"If the club decides to add another player, I don't know if Michy wants to stay or go on loan. This is a player decision, not mine. I want to continue to work with my players.

"I don't know what will happen but when you have to play in the Champions League and FA Cup, three strikers is the minimum. Then we have to see what will happen in the transfer market."

 

 The Belgian has scored 10 goals for Chelsea in all competitions this season

The former Marseille striker has scored 10 goals for Conte's side this season despite his limited game time, and Conte admits the lure of first-team football elsewhere might affect Batshuayi's thinking.

Conte was pleased with the 24-year-old's contribution on Sunday and reiterated his happiness with the players available to him heading into February.

The Italian added: "If you see our squad, we don't have three, four, five strikers. We have two, Morata and Batshuayi. There is also [Eden] Hazard if I decide to play with [Ross] Barkley, Willian and Pedro.

"My task is to try to exploit every player in the best way. For sure, it's important that he's scored, but he also has to work hard to help the team. He improved a lot his energy and then the club will make the best decision.

"If the club wants to add players to this squad or if we continue with just two strikers, I'd be happy in both cases."

In doing so, the Foxes number eight broke a record previously held by Yakubu Aiyegbeni, as he took his tally in the prestigious competition to nine goals in nine appearances.

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elechi Iheanacho helped himself to a double in Leicester City’s 5-1 rout of Peterborough in the FA Cup on Saturday

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This was disclosed by the Registrar/Chief Executive of the council, Professor Segun Ajiboye in Ibadan at the weekend while speaking with newsmen. According to him, two states were selected in each of the six geopolitical zones in the country. To achieve desired results, he hinted that the Council has engaged consultants who would take record of those licensed to teach and those yet-to-be-licensed. Hinting that the consultants have eight weeks to submit their report, he said “the report would form the basis for weeding out unqualified teachers as well as advising states rightly.” Professor Ajiboye promised that the council would not derail from its mandate and would organize a workshop that would be directed by eminent educationists to further improve on the human capital at the disposal of the Council. “Also this year, the development Teacher Information Systems (TIS) will become functional. Parents in Nigeria will able to know those who are teaching their children in school whether quack or professional teachers. They will be able to make decisions on where to take their ward to for education purposes. The TIS will be useful for knowing the spatial distribution of teachers in Nigeria, their location and their states,” he said.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/01/trcn-combs-12-states-unqualified-teachers/