​ Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has blasted the "crazy" transfer market for inflating the price of even average players into the region of £50m and beyond, hinting a lack of perceived value could be a factor behind the club's relatively reserved business so far.





"It's very difficult to buy because, if you ask a player of the medium level, they might ask for £55m," a perplexed Conte is quoted as saying the Daily Telegraph.





"It's very difficult to enter the market with these prices and in this condition," the Italian added.

Conte: 'It's difficult to speak about the transfer policy before a game. I repeat: we are waiting for the right solution to improve #CFC.' — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 19, 2016

The former champions have signed only N'Golo Kante and Michy Batshuayi this summer, but Conte has firmly stated that he wants more players.





Whether he will get them for the price that he wants remains to be seen. Chelsea are reportedly currently in the throes of buying Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly for a club record £60m and have been quoted £75m for Romelu Lukaku.





Without mentioning any specific players, Conte admitted that paying way over the odds for any player would make him feel uneasy.

"I'm not comfortable [with the market]," he said.





"I don't like to pay a lot of money. If a player deserves it, then it's right. But for a medium player, it's right to pay the right price, not £20m or £30m [extra]. That's not right. We must be patient and wait. We need to sign some players."





Both Kante and Batshuayi featured in the win over London rivals West Ham last week, but Conte is still mostly relying on simply getting more from the squad that finished 10th last season.





He has already seen a significant improvement from Eden Hazard, while Diego Costa popped up to score the winner at Stamford Bridge in controversial circumstances. Cesc Fabregas, however, has seemingly struggled to impress the new boss.

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