London
side Chelsea has been one of the forces to reckon with in the modern era of
English Premier League. The club has been in the top tier for a long time now
and one of the most successful clubs after Manchester United and Arsenal. Run
by Russian business tycoon Roman Abramovich and currently being managed by
Italian manager Antonio Comte, the club has been a massive threat to the other
title challenging rivals for a long time now.
Italian
boss Antonio Conte was appointed as manager of Chelsea only last season after
the club endured a lacklustre season under Jose Mourinho. Mourinho, who also
had spell at Real Madrid, guided them to win the Premier League in the 2014-15
season and backed it up with a lacklustre campaign in 2015-16 season as Chelsea
finished outside top ten. This led to sacking of the Poutuguese manager who got
replaced by Italian manager Conte who had successfully managed the Italian
national team back then. Antonio Conte joined the club eventually and after a
slow start in the Premier League with the first five matches panning out to be
drab matches for the side, the club gained pace and turned out to be runaway
champions. The Blues – the nickname of Chelsea, gained pace and outdid their
rivals to win the English Premier League title last season.
From
winning the Premier League and defending the league this season, Chelsea has
been ensuring that they build a squad that is capable enough to compete in the
cup games and the league and also the Champions League this campaign after
coming back into the competition after a season. The club has been trying to
make deals in order to ensure that all the bases are covered and there is
adequate backup for players in each position in order to make sure that the
players are refreshed and suitable players replace the ones who are injured
during the season.
To
be very honest, Chelsea’s transfer plans have not been that great this season
and the club has made some bizarre sales during the summer transfer window,
with the like of Nemanja Matic leaving the club. The Serbian midfielder was one
of the mainstays for Chelsea last season as the club won the league. Having
said that, they have looked to replace Diego Costa who has been having problems
with Conte. The Blues have managed to secure service of Alvaro Morata. Assessing
Chelsea’s transfer plans this season and given the formation they use, the club
is likely to need more reinforcements as the squad looks too thin and that
would be costing them dearly if players in vital positions get injured during
the season with the numbers of games spiking up for the club competition this
season.
TheBlues are not short in fund and can spend a lot to buy some high-profile
players in the summer. However, this summer transfer window does not seem to be
a happening one for them. It is now to be seen how the squad perform and whether
they are able to endure the gruelling season that awaits them.
