Chelsea's good, but needed, finish to pre-season is not enough to put them amongst the favourites for the Premier League title as the Blues are told they're in a worse position than all of their top four rivals heading into the opening weekend of matches.
Thomas Tuchel's side ended their preparations for the new campaign with back-to-back wins against Udinese, bouncing back well from a damaging 4-0 loss to Arsenal last week that sparked mass panic from their manager and supporters.
It hasn't just been a lack lustre showing on the pitch that worried fans, Todd Boehly's struggles to make a breakthrough in the transfer market has also meant that Tuchel is going into the league opener against Everton with a set of players that would still like to leave the club and up to four players short from new incomings.
