Michy Batshuayi has reiterated his frustration at working under former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte during his time at Stamford Bridge.
On the back of netting 23 goals for Marseille during the 2015-16 season, Belgian forward earned a £33.2m transfer to Stamford Bridge.
The Blues won the Premier League title during Batshuayi’s first year in West London, the Belgium international founding back of the net a goal at West Bromwich Albion which secured the top-flight crown.
However, Batshuayi was provided with just 235 minutes of Premier League football by Conte during that season, those minutes spread over 20 games.
Conte instead preferred to use Diego Costa as a lone central forward supported by two wingers, rather than deploy two attackers like he had in previous jobs.
Batshuayi’s game time would improve in his second year at Chelsea, making 12 outings totaling 353 minutes before leaving for Borussia Dortmund on loan in January 2018.
Speaking to Belgian outlet SPORT, the 28-year-old forward has again spoken of his unhappy 18-month period playing under Antonio Conte, who is now at Spurs.
Batshuayi said: “Conte was constantly contradicting himself. To start with my arrival. He called me and explained his project. He wanted me to play in a two-man frontline alongside Diego Costa.
“Did I believe that? Of course, because Conte has played with two attackers all his career. Except at Chelsea with me. I do not understand. The truth is that I have been fooled far too often.”
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