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Michy Batshuayi scored twice as he stood in for the injured Alvaro Morata up front with Marcos Alonso scoring the third. The Belgium hitman is expected to join Sevilla on loan before the transfer window closes at 11pm on Wednesday. But boss Conte - who lashed out last week claiming he has no say in transfer deals - said he needs more firepower at his disposal not less. “If you see our squad we don’t have three, four, five strikers, we have two - Morata and Batshuayi,” he said. “We have a lot of competitions - three strikers is the minimum. “Then it is for club has to make the best decision if the club wants to add players or continue with only two strikers.” Conte angered owner Roman Abramovich with his outburst last week to leave his job in the balance. He insisted yesterday he is keen to keep the 24-year-old at Stamford Bridge even if Edin Dzeko arrives from Roma. “We are talking about a player working with us for one year and a half,” he said of the Belgian striker. “In that time he improved a lot in many tactical situations. He is strong physically and has a lot of space for improvement. “We have to see what happens in the market. If we are able to take another player it doesn’t mean Michy has to go on loan.” Newcastle now have only Premier League survival to concentrate on. Boss Rafa Benitez still hopes to bring in reinforcements and said: “I wanted to do my business by the 15th or the 20th but we still have time. “I will continue working as hard as I’m working now, trying to improve the team. “When you play away against Chelsea, you know the difference between the top six and the other teams.”
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