Breaking News:Chelsea Have A ThreadBare Squad Days before The Season Starts Amid Failure To Land Antonio Conte's Transfer Targets - Where Is The Champions' summer Going Wrong?

Chelsea Have A ThreadBare Squad Days before The Season Starts Amid Failure To Land Antonio Conte's Transfer Targets - Where Is The Champions' summer Going Wrong?

• Chelsea lifted the Premier League trophy in May but things have soured since

• After selling Nemanja Matic to Manchester United, they have 17 senior players

• Antonio Conte has seen several key transfer targets missed this summer

It is just 10 days until the 2017/18 Premier League season kicks off, and currently the reigning champions have 17 senior players on their books. 

Chelsea have just sold Nemanja Matic to rivals Manchester United, leaving their squad looking painfully thin ahead of a campaign which, unlike their last, victorious one, will feature the added pressure of Champions League football.

Here, Sportsmail examines the situation Chelsea find themselves in, and who should take responsibility...