No shorts, no sun cream and sun lounger for Thomas Tuchel this summer.
Instead a scramble for players as a Premier League title arms race begins in earnest ahead of next season. Chelsea’s Champions League winning head coach has had to sit and suffer this season as Manchester City and Liverpool’s superior squad depth left the Blues choking in their dust.
Now that Todd Boelhy has pretty much been given the green light from the government and the Premier League to assume control from Roman Abramovich, Tuchel intends to change all that. He has to with Tottenham not messing around. Antonio Conte is expected to have as much as £250million to spend once his dead wood is offloaded.