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Antonio Conte would want Chelsea striker Diego Costa to stay at the club if he takes over in west London, according to reports.
Show all 8 1 /88 players playing for their future at Chelsea 8 players playing for their future at Chelsea Eden Hazard age: 25
position: winger
An injury didn't help but the reality is that the Belgian, last season's Premier League player of the year, has coasted his way through a miserable campaign. His confidence his shot, he barely even tries and he is still yet to score in the Premier League this season. Has been eyeing a move to Real Madrid or PSG for a long time and it might be time for the Blues to part ways.
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8 players playing for their future at Chelsea Diego Costa age: 27
position: striker
Is the striker worth all the drama? When he's at his rampant best then definitely, but in the two years he's been at Stamford Bridge that has been for just the first three months of the first season and the past couple of months of this. In between there have been stamps, elbows, biting and posturing. Doesn't seem to want to be at the club, with a return to Atletico Madrid perhaps on the horizon, although it'd be hard to find a replacement of similar quality.
8 players playing for their future at Chelsea Thibaut Courtois age: 23
position: goalkeeper
The goalkeeper's only advantage over Petr Cech is youth, he's not as good as Chelsea's No 1 was in the past or even how good he is now. He's made a number of high profile errors and, like Hazard, has had his head turned by more glamorous clubs in Europe. Asmir Begovic proved at the start of the season that he is more than capable of performing at the top level. He would fetch a massive fee - it's definitely a risk but Chelsea could cash in now for a player who is not fully focused.
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8 players playing for their future at Chelsea Oscar age: 24
position: attacking midfielder
The Braziian is fast approaching 200 appearances for the Blues but he's never managed to consistently become the kind of Frank Lampard replacement he was supposed to. Has only three goals in the Premier League so far this season - his lowest total in four years since joining the club - and a further two assists. Wildly inconsistent, Oscar is not usually a first-choice when the rest of the squad is fully fit. He works reasonably hard, the major reason Jose Mourinho picked him over Juan Mata, but doesn't have the attacking instincts to become a truly top player.
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8 players playing for their future at Chelsea Nemanja Matic age: 27
position: holding midfielder
Where has it all gone wrong for Matic? It appears to be a complete mystery from the outside looking in. When he joined Chelsea in January 2014, he set the tone for a late season surge and then formed a dominant partnership alongside Cesc Fabgregas last season on the way to the title. This term he can't even beat John Obi Mikel to a place in the starting line-up, and when he does play he looks lost, off the pace and not interested. Does he want to leave or is his loss of form terminal?
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8 players playing for their future at Chelsea Gary Cahill age: 30
position: centre-back
Cahill, and Roy Hodgson, are extremely fortunate that both John Terry and Kurt Zouma went down with serious injuries in recent weeks. Before that, Cahill was not anywhere close to breaking into Chelsea's team. The sad reality is that a man who captained England last week is the fourth best in his position at a club currently 10th in the Premier League. Cahill is always pleasing on the eye but often over-plays and has been found out continually against the best opposition.
8 players playing for their future at Chelsea John Obi Mikel age: 28
position: holding midfield
Has proved himself to be a very useful player for Guus Hiddink in two spells, but the sad reality is that the Nigerian is not good enough to start for a team that has title aspirations. A very useful member of the squad to keep around but Mikel himself has already said he wants to play more next season. If Chelsea want to get back to the top, Mikel can't be a regular feature.
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8 players playing for their future at Chelsea Loic Remy age: 29
position: striker
A mystery that the Frenchman remained at Chelsea beyond the January deadline. He clearly doesn't have a future at Stamford Bridge, with Guus Hiddink preferring to play 20-year-old winger Bertrand Traore as a striker when Diego Costa was unavailable.
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However, according to the Evening Standard, Conte will want to keep Costa in west London should he take over.
Eden Hazard, Oscar and Thibaut Courtois have also been linked with a move away from the club.
Without the offer of Champions League football to lure potential targets, the Blues are worried they could miss out on top tier targets, who will want to play in Europe's most prestigious competition.
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