Chelsea boss Antonio Conte decided to sell Nemanja Matic to Manchester United, according to Paul Ince.

He told Paddy Power: “There’s talk of Conte’s relationship with Abramovich and the sale of Nemanja Matic.

“I can’t help but think that if you’re the manager who has just won the Premier League in your first season in England, who’s now in the Champions League, the decision of whether or not to keep Matic came from Conte and no one else.

“I think people just like to say Abramovich was involved to make an exciting story.

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“You’ve got Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher saying he didn’t want to sell Matic – well I’m fairly sure he mustn’t have had a huge issue with him going, or he’d still be at the club.

“So now you’re in a situation where everyone is asking how he could sell Matic to a rival like Man Utd, but at the end of the day that was his decision and he clearly thought that it would be okay.

“Who Conte buys and sells comes from him and no one else. I refuse to buy anything else.”

Chelsea are ready to double Danny Rose's wages but getting Tottenham to sell one of their key men will prove extremely difficult.

The England full-back is currently on around £65,000-a-week at Spurs but he wants a major boost, especially following the mammoth contract Manchester City handed Kyle Walker following his £50m switch.

The Evening Standard say Chelsea are looking to lure Rose across London to Stamford Bridge.

Blues boss Antonio Conte is ready to offer the 27-year-old a massive £120,000-a-week if he makes the move.

But Tottenham are not expected to entertain any bids from their Premier League title rivals.

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Conte has issued a transfer plea to Chelsea chiefs to sign Inter Milan pair Ivan Perisic and Antonio Candreva.

That is according to Italian journalist Tancredi Palmeri.

He tweeted: “Conte explicitly asked Chelsea to try to take Perisic, and to make another attempt for Candreva with Inter.”

The Blues are desperate to make more signings before the transfer window shuts following their 3-2 defeat to Burnley last weekend.