Antonio Conte’s Chelsea appear to be champions-elect in the Premier League this season.
With that, attention can slowly begin to focus towards next season, where Chelsea have the return of Champions League nights at Stamford Bridge to look forward to.
With the extra fixtures, come extra demands and the Blues will need to strengthen their squad to cope with that.
The current squad is nowhere near strong enough in terms of quality or depth to compete in the latter stages of the Champions League. Being in the Champions League will enable the Blues to attract some of Europe’s biggest names.
The Blues are already being linked a huge selection of possible transfer targets, but how will they affect the current 3-4-3?
We’ve taken a look at how Conte could line up next season and how transfers could change the formation to 3-5-2, a formation that the Italian has flirted with throughout this season.
