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Antonio Conte: 'Nemanja Matic is a great loss to Chelsea'

Conte: 'Nemanja Matic is a great loss'
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Antonio Conte admits that Nemanja Matic is a "great loss" to the Chelsea team following the midfielder's move to Manchester United.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has described the departure of Nemanja Matic as a "great loss".

The Italian coach recently suggested that it was not his decision to sell the midfielder, who joined Manchester United in a deal costing a rumoured £40m in July.

After Chelsea signed Tiemoue Bakayoko from AS Monaco, there were suggestions that Matic would be forced to take a back seat, but Conte has reiterated that the Serbian will be missed.

"Matic knows very well what I think about him," Conte told Sky Sports News during the Premier League launch. "The importance for me about this player because, I repeat, he's a really good and strong player and important for our team.

"Sometimes you must accept this crazy transfer market and sometimes you must accept different decisions, but I repeat for sure he is a great loss."

So far this summer, the English champions have signed Antonio Rudiger, Alvaro Morata and Bakayoko.

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