Arne Slot has tipped Chelsea to problem for the Premier League this season after revealing that they have been his choose for the title final time period.
The Liverpool boss will start the defence of the crown received in his debut marketing campaign on Friday night time when the Reds open the 2025-26 season at Anfield towards Bournemouth.
After following up their spectacular title triumph with a summer season spend set to achieve £270million with the arrival of younger Italian defender Giovanni Leoni, the Merseyside membership are the favourites amongst many to return out on prime as soon as once more.
However the Dutchman has recognized the Blues as a risk, hailing their squad depth and successful mentality, having secured the Convention League and Membership World Cup in Enzo Maresca’s first season in cost.
‘I anticipated them to win final season already,’ he informed talkSPORT. ‘The quantity of high quality they’ve and so they have been there at first of the season. They have been in [the title race] after ten video games. They have been nonetheless there [in December].
‘Squad depth, high quality, they’ve an excellent supervisor as effectively, and I believe they’ve proven this by successful the trophies they received final season.
Arne Slot has tipped Chelsea to problem for the Premier League title this season after revealing that they have been his choose for the championship final time period
The Dutchman hailed the squad depth of the reigning Convention League and Membership World Cup champions
‘It was good for us that additionally they had a interval final season the place they struggled and that is why they could not compete until the tip for the league title.
‘However now they’re strengthening the group once more, so a group that is, for my part, one of many ones which might be going to problem for a league title.’
The Blues, who will return to the Champions League this season after ending fourth final time period, are the outsiders for the largest home prize among the many bookies.
However with a summer season spend topped solely by the Reds, they’re positive to enhance on their factors tally from final time period.
Maresca’s facet has been bolstered by the additions of Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens, Liam Delap, Jorrel Hato and Estevao, although Cole Palmer stays their mercurial talisman.
The Stamford Bridge membership even have the benefit of a mild begin to the marketing campaign, with clashes towards Crystal Palace, West Ham, Fulhama and Brentford earlier than their first assembly towards one other facet within the conventional huge six.
That assembly towards Manchester United at Outdated Trafford on the finish of September, nonetheless, begins a harder run of video games that additionally embrace clashes towards Brighton, Nottingham Forest and Liverpool.
