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Swapping Michy Batshuayi, Fernando Llorente could be ideal for Chelsea

Chelsea may be top of the Premier League and in the draw for the FA Cup fourth round but Antonio Conte still has problems to contend with. Chief among them is what to do with striker Michy Batshuayi, who remains the subject of intense speculation despite scoring in Sunday's 4-1 win over Peterborough United.

Batshuayi needs more minutes than Chelsea have been able to give him this season -- 398, to be precise -- but it is clear that Conte doesn't trust the 23-year-old to lead his attack whenever Diego Costa is absent. The decision to deploy Eden Hazard as a false nine against Bournemouth on Boxing Day was telling.