Wenger suggests delay in Arsenal duo’s deals are his fault

But the Italian was denied the double in his first season as Blues boss when Arsenal won May’s FA Cup final 2-1.

Chelsea ended that campaign 10th in the table and thus missed out on qualifying for Europe.

Conte, of course, wants to kick it all off with a win.

In a novelty for the 2017-18 season, players suspected of diving will face retrospective disciplinary action that could result in two-game suspensions.

Kolasinac arrived at Arsenal from Schalke 04 at the start of the summer, boasting more than a hundred games’ experience with the German club. The transparency of society is very pushy but we have to resist a little bit, as much as we can.

Romelu Lukaku has gone to Manchester United and Ross Barkley looks set to follow him out of Everton before the transfer window closes on August 31. Between 2003-2009 though, we saw a young boy with a few fancy tricks and flicks become a man who is now seen as one of the all time greats.

Chelsea broke their transfer record to sign Alvaro Morata for a reported £70million, the Spain striker coming in as a likely replacement for Diego Costa, whose departure appears inevitable after the breakdown of his relationship with Conte.

The very fact that, while Mourinho’s men dominated the first half against Sampdoria, Matic was hardly detectable – calmly shifting play along and routinely putting out opposition attacks – tells a story in itself.

Despite the likelihood of losing two of its best players, Everton remains the club best prepared to displace one of last season’s top six. This type of player finishes their career in the same team.

“We must be ready for all situations. You couldn’t buy a Championship player for £3m”, he continued. But it’s a hard, difficult topic, and it’s an impressive amount of money, £200m. “If PSG is able to do this, why not?”, Conte said.

On his squad he said: “This is the reality, no?”.

With a first-team squad of 33, the Gunners are not short of options, but Wenger said he will be looking to move some players on before the season gets underway.

“It is important that the club knows my opinion about the numbers we need”.

“We want to try to fight for the title until the end but it won’t be easy”.

Antonio Conte addressed the media ahead of the Community Shield clash with Arsenal.