A Chelsea team that finished fourth last term and won the Conference League has been strengthened by a £250m summer spending spree. The Blues spent almost £200m on the signings of Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens, Jorrel Hato and Liam Delap, while bolstering Enzo Maresca’s squad with a number of other additions.

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