Antonio Conte has stalled Kenedy’s loan move to Newcastle (Picture: Getty)

Chelsea are reportedly delaying Kenedy’s proposed loan move to Newcastle due to Antonio Conte’s concerns over squad depth as the club fail to get transfers in.

The Blues were forced to include the Brazilian on the bench for their opening game of the season, a shock 3-2 home defeat to Burnley that exposed their lack of options.

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Although Chelsea strolled to the Premier League title last season, they were able to field largely the same team each week due to their lack of European football – a luxury they cannot afford this season due to being back in the Champions League.



According to Goal, it seems likely that Kenedy’s move to Newcastle will still go through, but Chelsea have just stalled the deal for the time being as they work on getting new players in.


Kenedy is expected to leave Chelsea (Picture: Getty)

Various reports have suggested Conte wants as many as four more signings before the transfer deadline, with the likes of Danny Drinkwater and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain seemingly priorities.

Other big names such as Virgil van Dijk and Alex Sandro also continue to be linked with the Premier League champions, but Conte is thought to be at odds with his superiors over a number of targets.

Chelsea have also been disappointed in the Italian’s apparent reluctance to blood more young players, with Kenedy one of many to have been signed up at a young age but given barely any playing time in the first-team.

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The 21-year-old arrived at Chelsea as an exciting prospect from Fluminense, but has played just 22 games for the club and spent the first half of last season on loan at Watford.

Kenedy’s future with the Blues looks bleak, however, after he got sent home from their pre-season tour this summer for an offensive Instagram post about China.

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