'I have not spoken to Costa about his future'

'I don't know anything about that and I haven't spoken to Costa about his future', Conte pointed out, ahead of the Blues' Monday night clash against Middlesbrough.

‘Now it's more important than the future, to be focused and concentrated, to prepare these five games (four in the Premier League, as well as the FA Cup final) between now and the end. I'm not worried about this. I see my players every day and I see the right concentration and focus about them', the Italian coach assured.

Tianjin Quanjian are hopeful to wrap up a £75 million deal to sign the centre-forward, while also attempt to lure him with a whopping £620,000 weekly salary. Conte insisted he was not worried: 'The most important thing now is discussing about our moment, about our target. These are the most important things now'.

‘I see my players every day and I can see the right concentration, the right focus, about my players. I think in this part of the season you arrive with four games to go and have the possibility to reach a fantastic target for us – don't forget we started this season with a lot of problems, and now we have a fantastic possibility to reach a great target and win the Premier League, and also to play the FA Cup final, another great competition', the Italian revelled in the current season.