Antonio Conte is one of the few managers in the Premier League next season who will be under immense pressure to help his side to a top-4 finish come the end of the next campaign.
The former Italian boss has already added a few strong players to his squad as he looks to go into the new season with a quality squad and he will go on to look in the window for further additions to strengthen some parts of the squad and also to provide some depth.
However, in recent days, star striker Diego Costa is rumored to be unsettled at the club.
The 27-year old moved to Chelsea back in 2014 and helped the Stamford Bridge outfit to a title victory in his debut season under Jose Mourinho.
He has so far scored 36 goals in 77 games for the Blues and has been an influential player even under Guus Hiddink last season.
However, with the new manager taking over, there were rumors that his former club Atletico Madrid want him back this summer.
The Spanish giants need a backup striker for French starlet Antoine Griezmann and are in search of a top class striker. They were rumored to be moving for their former player but that move now seems to have collapsed.
The Chelsea manager revealed earlier today that the Spanish striker is integral to his plans for the English league next season and that he will not be leaving the club this summer.
“Diego stays with us. He is working very hard. He is very happy to work with his team-mates and with me,” said Conte.
“He is a fantastic player, a player with a fundamental importance, and there is no problem. He is an important player, one of the best in the world, and I am sure when he goes into our ideas he will score a lot of goals for us,” he added.
With Michy Batshuayi also primed for a lead role in the squad next season, it will be interesting to see how the Belgian and the Spanish partnership develops under Conte next season.
With no European football on the cards, Conte might not look at anymore big-name attacking additions to the squad this summer.