Antonio Conte is looking to keep Charly Musonda for the rest of the season and does not want him to leave on loan in January.

Standard Sport revealed this month Chelsea were considering sending the Belgium Under-21 international elsewhere in order for him to get regular first-team football.

But Conte believes Musonda has a lot to offer, especially with the senior side struggling with their intense fixture list this season.

The attacking midfielder’s future at Stamford Bridge looked in doubt two weeks ago after he posted an angry message on social media.

Musonda wrote on Instagram: “You sacrifice, you work hard, harder, you give more than what’s expected. And what do you get back? Literally nothing…done.”

It was assumed that Musonda was expressing his frustration towards Conte but that is not the case.

The Chelsea coach has consistently spoken about Musonda having a big future at the club. Conte did, however, warn Musonda about his social media activity but named the academy graduate in the squad for the next match against Crystal Palace and used him as a substitute.

In Pictures | Chelsea vs Watford | 21/10/2017 42 show all In Pictures | Chelsea vs Watford | 21/10/2017 1/42 Getty Images 2/42 Getty Images 3/42 REUTERS 4/42 REUTERS 5/42 REUTERS 6/42 REUTERS 7/42 REUTERS 8/42 EPA 9/42 REUTERS 10/42 EPA 11/42 REUTERS 12/42 PA 13/42 REUTERS 14/42 REUTERS 15/42 REUTERS 16/42 REUTERS 17/42 EPA 18/42 AP 19/42 REUTERS 20/42 PA 21/42 REUTERS 22/42 REUTERS 23/42 REUTERS 24/42 REUTERS 25/42 REUTERS 26/42 Getty Images 27/42 Getty Images 28/42 REUTERS 29/42 PA 30/42 REUTERS 31/42 Getty Images 32/42 REUTERS 33/42 Getty Images 34/42 REUTERS 35/42 REUTERS 36/42 REUTERS 37/42 Chelsea FC via Getty Images 38/42 Chelsea FC via Getty Images 39/42 Chelsea FC via Getty Images 40/42 REUTERS 41/42 Getty Images 42/42 Getty Images

Musonda has already made four appearances this term, although only one of them was a start — against Nottingham Forest in the third round of the Carabao Cup. He scored his first goal for the club in a 5-1 victory.

Conte has also earmarked him to start against Everton in their fourth-round tie at on Wednesday. Chelsea have already held discussions about a new contract as his deal expires in 2019.