Antonio Conte reportedly wanted Chelsea to revisit failed summer deals for Alexis Sanchez, Virgil van Dijk and Alex Sandro during the January transfer window, per Dominic Fifield of the Guardian.
Instead, the Blues came through the winter window having signed AS Roma wing-back Emerson Palmieri, Everton midfielder Ross Barkley and striker Olivier Giroud from Premier League rivals Arsenal.
Chelsea's recruitment policy has been a sore subject for Conte for months. The 48-year-old has been vocal about his apparent lack of say regarding signings, comments which have put him at odds with the club's hierarchy, according to Fifield:
"There have been publicly aired criticisms and challenges of authority for weeks, even while the team extended their unbeaten run, if not always with victories.