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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants four more players, including Virgil van Dijk before season starts

Antonio Conte wants to add Alex Sandro, Antonio Candreva, Fernando Llorente and Virgil van Dijk to his squad before Chelsea kick-off the defence of their Premier League crown.

Conte has already spent £130million on Tiemoue Bakayoko, Alvaro Morata and Antonio Rudiger, but wants more with the addition of Champions League football this coming season.

The majority of the Blues’ title rivals have all spent big money on high-profile additions this summer, only Tottenham, who came second last year, have failed to add a single player.

Manchester United (£101m), Manchester City (£230m), Arsenal (£48m) and Liverpool (£39m) have taken great strides in improving their squads and Conte wants to keep pace with the pack.