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The summer transfer window will close three weeks sooner than it did in the past from this year onwards. For Premier League clubs, the last day on which they can register new players is August 9, two days before the 2018/19 campaign gets underway. This means that after the World Cup gets over on July 15, teams in England will have just under four weeks to wrap up their deals.

For Chelsea Football Club, things aren’t looking very rosy. Having finish 5^th last season, there has been absolutely no sign of any movement in the window so far. It was widely expected that Antonio Conte would be sacked as manager if The Blues lost the FA Cup final against Manchester United in May. However, they won, thereby giving the Italian a bit more time to fight his case. However, no resolution has come of this yet and Chelsea are still unsure as to who will be leading them into the next season and beyond.

There have been widespread rumours of former Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri taking over Stamford Bridge, but the club has kept completely mum. Things could still happen in a short span of time, and it could be possible that the management is waiting for a deal to be agreed with Sarri before announcing Conte’s exit. It is believed that the latter already has a pre-season training schedule in place in case he stays on for another year.

Regardless to say, with the managerial issue still up in the air, no new players have been signed yet by Chelsea. Champions Manchester City are on the verge of completing a double deal for Leicester City’s Riyad Mahrez and Napoli’s Jorginho. United have strengthened their midfield with the addition of Fred from Shakhtar Donetsk, and are also reportedly chasing Willian from Chelsea. Liverpool have completed the signings of two box-to-box midfielders in Fabinho and Naby Keita. Arsenal have acted early following the departure of Arsene Wenger, appointing Unai Emery and also signing three players thus far – defenders Stephan Lichtsteiner and Sokratis Papastathopoulos and goalkeeper Bernd Leno. In short, every other big team has already made sides to enhance their squads ahead of the new season. Chelsea, who arguably had the biggest problems among these teams last year, are yet to move a muscle.

The Blues looked threadbare in every area of the pitch at some point or the other last year, with signings like Tiemoue Bakayoko, Danny Drinkwater, Ross Barkley and Emerson Palmieri all failing to establish themselves in the first team. Record signing Alvaro Morata did get off to a good start, but then faded badly in the second half of the campaign. The Blues had to bring in Olivier Giroud in January to split the goalscoring responsibility in the side.

There is no doubt that Chelsea have fallen behind big-time. They have been one of the most successful teams in England over the last decade, but it will not be surprising to see them go on a lengthy drought if things continue to be the way they are. Liverpool, after completing dominating English football in the eighties, are still waiting for their first league title since 1990. Arsenal, having gone the whole of the 2003/04 campaign unbeaten, are yet to replicate that success. Similarly, will The Blues also suffer in the years to come for their lethargy in the transfer window? They need to act, and fast.

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