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The Italian has wasted no time in splashing the cash this summer having spent big on Michy Batshuayi and N'Golo Kante.
Express Sport understands the Blues aren't finished with their transfer business just yet and Conte wants to spend £140m before the window shuts.
Napoli's Kalidou Koulibaly, Everton striker Romelu Lukaku and Brazilian starlet Thiago Maia are all in his sights.
Five things we learned from Chelsea's clash with West Ham United
Mon, August 15, 2016
Express Sport brings you five things we've learned from Chelsea's Premier League season opener against West Ham United
Express Sport brings you five things we learned from Chelsea's Premier League opener against West Ham United [REUTERS]
1. Diego Costa hasn’t cooled over the summer. A dive, a slap on the turf, a booking for dissent and a leg-breaking challenge. He was lucky not to be sent off. [AFP/Getty Images]
2. How much was Andre Ayew? His only notable touch was a header… to no one. He came off with a thigh strain moments after sprinting after Eden Hazard [Getty Images]
3. Slaven Bilic has some work to do with another new signing in left-back Arthur Masuaku. At one point tonight he was so shaky Andy Carroll dropped into left-left-back to help him out [West Ham United via Getty Images]
4. Chelsea’s defence was rarely tested tonight, which will please manager Antonio Conte. John Terry looks to have lost none of his composure - well worth another contract [Getty Images]
5. Dimitri Payet’s value to West Ham was evident tonight. They created nothing until he came on, despite Bilic spending most of the game ordering his men to spread it out wide. He’s worth keeping [REUTERS]
And while Conte admits he is still in the market for new signings, he insists he won't spend for the sake of it.
"It’s important to have contact every day with the club," Conte said after guiding Chelsea to a 2-1 win over West Ham last night.
"The market is very crazy, the club know my ideas and it’s important to find the right solution to improve this team, not to buy for the sake of it.
