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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says he is confident of keeping Diego Costa but warns that China's spending power is a threat to the Premier League

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is confident of keeping Diego Costa but admits Premier League clubs face an uphill battle stopping their top stars from going to China.

There were suggestions the striker's head had been turned last month by a £30million-a-year offer from Chinese club Tianjin Quanjian, after he had come off second best in a training-ground row with Conte.

He was dropped from the team's trip to Leicester in January but the pair have since made up and Costa has returned to lead their strikeforce.

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte believes Diego Costa won't leave the club anytime soonu00a0
Chelsea boss Antonio Conte believes Diego Costa won't leave the club anytime soon
After a furious row in January, Chelsea boss Conte and Costa managed to patch things up
After a furious row in January, Chelsea boss Conte and Costa managed to patch things up

Conte, asked on the BBC's Premier League show if the Spaniard was likely to stay, said: 'Yeah.