The Blues reportedly made a £34m bid for the striker.
But Conte has denied talking to Chelsea bout signing the Frenchman.
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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has denied making a move for Celtic striker Moussa Dembele
However, the Italian did admit he was disappointed he couldn’t bring Dembele’s Celtic team-mate Gordon to London.
“Honestly, for Dembele I never talked with my club about this player,” Conte said
“With Gordon we tried because we tried to help Asmir Begovic to satisfy his request to go and play every game.
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Craig Gordon rejected a move to Chelsea to stay at Celtic
“But I always told him that if we were able to find a right solution, he could leave.
“For sure Gordon was one of the goalkeepers in the list to try to bring in here.
“We tried, but when the club told us it was not possible to sell, we finished.”
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