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Defence Is Chelsea's Biggest Area of Concern Ahead of 2016/17 Season

With the new Premier League season almost upon us for Antonio Conte and Chelsea, we're seeing the Blues squad come together.

The new manager has been at the club since mid-July, and he's seen enough to allow him to make decisions with conviction. Note that until Papy Djilobodji's £8 million transfer to Sunderland on Friday, no permanent transfers out of Stamford Bridge had been made on Conte's watch.

We're beginning to witness the Italian allow more of the players he's worked with in the past few weeks to depart, whether that be on loan or permanently.