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Conte's tactical quandary in chase to sign Romelu Lukaku from Everton

As the Romelu Lukaku transfer saga rumbles on, the question remains how the striker's acquisition will impact Antonio Conte's plans for next season; a campaign fleshed out by a return to the Champions League.

Lukaku's mooted return to Stamford Bridge should, in theory, spell the end of Diego Costa's Chelsea career. The January transfer window saw Costa linked with a move to Chinese Super League side Tianjin Quanjian, who were reported to be offering a deal worth £30-million-a-year. However, the 28-year-old claimed recently he would rather sit out the remaining two years of his contract than move to China and if he were to be sold it would be to a European club, widely accepted to be former club Atletico Madrid.