The 2022/23 Premier League season has barely finished and already attention has firmly turned to next term. Fixtures will be released in seven days time and clubs will begin to be able to build a picture of what they are working towards ready to kick things off in August.
Chelsea will be looking to bounce back under new management in Mauricio Pochettino, and hoping to quickly forget their 12th-placed finish and realise loftier aspirations. The club's ownership even commented on Thursday of the dreams to 'transform' the Blues to challenge for the Premier League, cups and in European comeptition.
Pochettino will have wait at least 12 months before being able to launch an assault on such aspirations with no European football on offer for the Blues. That will however, mean a reduced schedule for the new Chelsea boss to prepare his team within.
