Asmir Begovic will be forced to put a move to Bournemouth on hold until the summer if Chelsea cannot find a replacement that head coach Antonio Conte is happy with.

Despite the fact Chelsea rejected an opening £10million bid from Bournemouth for Begovic, Conte last week suggested the Bosnia international would be allowed to leave this month.

But Conte is adamant Chelsea must first find a replacement to act as understudy to first-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois before reaching any agreement with Bournemouth.