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Inter Milan coach Conte on buying spree: We haven't bought Real Madrid players

Inter Milan coach Antonio Conte insists their buying spree this month does not guarantee success.

Inter are bringing in Ashley Young, Victor Moses and soon Christian Eriksen.

But Conte says, “The director was very clear, new players can only arrive when others are sold, so this is a perfectly balanced transfer session. Some of these players haven't been active for a while, so we must give them time to get into shape.

“This team overall lacks experience and doesn't have the ingredients that allow you to win despite laying off the accelerator. We have to always be going at full speed.

“For now, we have brought in Young to cover for Kwadwo Asamoah's injury and Moses on loan because Valentino Lazaro left. We are trying to reinforce various areas of the team.

“You in the media seem to act as if we just signed half of Real Madrid, but that's not the right message. It's an emergency situation tomorrow, because Antonio Candreva is suspended, so it's possible Young will start."

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