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It's not long now until Chelsea return to Premier League action, with their opening game at home to Crystal Palace on Sunday (August 17, 2pm).
Enzo Maresca's side go into the new season in high spirits after their FIFA Club World Cup success. The Blues beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-0 in the final at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, back in July.
Cole Palmer, who bagged a brace in that game, will be looking for a quick start in the league. Alongside him, new signings Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens, and Estevao Willian will all be raring to go.
Bookmakers bet365 are backing the team to fight amongst the division's top places. They are priced 1/20 to finish in the top half of the table and 9/4 to be the top club in London. It promises to be an exciting campaign at Stamford Bridge, and here's a closer look at how they could do this season.
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The view from football.london content editor, Joe Doyle
It's been a fine summer for Chelsea, both on and off the pitch. The club have built an exciting squad for Enzo Maresca with attacking arrivals like Pedro, Delap and Brazilian wonderkid Estevao. And the head-coach has already started to repay them by lifting the Club World Cup in the USA.
The only issue at this stage is likely to be the fatigue setting in from that summer campaign. Can the Blues sustain a Premier League challenge as well as the Champions League campaign?
The goal in the league will certainly be to finish in the top four, which is 4/7. Winning the title may be out of reach this season, but the club have shown year-on-year improvement, and at 8/1 the odds are good for any supporters dreaming of big things this year.
The best bet may be in the cup competitions, though. As Blues fans will be keen to point out, they've won it all - and are 2/1 to win a major trophy.
Transfers in
Joao Pedro from Brighton
Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund
Jorrel Hato from Ajax
Liam Delap from Ipswich Town
Estevao from Palmeiras
Dario Essugo from Sporting Clube de Portugal
Mamadou Sarr from Strasbourg
Kendry Paez - Independiente
Transfers out
Joao Felix to Al-Nassr
Noni Madueke to Arsenal
Djordje Petrovic to Bournemouth
Lesley Ugochukwu to Burnley
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Everton
Armando Broja to Burnley
Mathis Amougou to Strasbourg
Kepa Arrizabalaga to Arsenal
Bashir Humphreys to Burnley
Marcus Bettinelli to Man City
Lucas Bergstrom to Mallorca
Loans
Mike Penders to Strasbourg
Kendry Paez to Strasbourg
Mamadou Sarr to Strasbourg
Marc Guiu to Sunderland
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