Two wins, but Conte still in hunt for striker

– Antonio Conte (right) appears destined for a busy end to the transfer window despite Chelsea’s impressive start to the Premier League campaign.

Conte’s side face Burnley at Stamford Bridge today aiming to record a third successive league win following 2-1 victories over Watford and West Ham.

Those performances have provided grounds for optimism that Blues boss Conte is capable of overseeing a title challenge after last season’s disastrous cam- paign, but he would still like at least two more new signings before the transfer window closes next week.

Despite the early form of Diego Costa and new signing Michy Batshuayi up front, another striker is high on the Italian’s wish-list.

Yet it appears a more pressing priority is to bring in defensive reinforcements following the announcement by AC Milan they have rejected a £30 million bid from Chelsea for Alessio Romagnoli.

Milan have made it clear they would not welcome another approach for the 21-year-old and with Napoli having apparently priced Kalidou Koulibaly out of the market, Conte is likely to have to look elsewhere.

Conte admitted his frustration at Chelsea’s limited success in the transfer market, while insisting he does not want to pay inflated prices for average players.

That has thrown fresh focus on the players Conte already has at his disposal and there are grow- ing signs Nigerian winger Victor Moses will finally be given the chance to establish himself.

And the performances of Ola Aina and Ruben Loftus-Cheek in the midweek Football League Cup win over Bristol Rovers provided a reminder of the youngsters pressing for a chance.

Aina was included at leftback, a problem area following the departure of Baba Rahman on loan to Schalke that left first choice Cesar Azpilicueta without an obvious deputy. – AFP