Former Liverpool great Graeme Souness says Chelsea FC will be major contenders for the Premier League title this season as the the south west London side began their Premier League campaign with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Stamford Bridge on Saturday as they kicked off their first full season under Thomas Tuchel.
After finishing in fourth place last term, the Blues will be aiming to challenge for the Premier League title this season as they began the new season with a comfortable win over Palace in their opener at Stamford Bridge with goals from Marcos Alonso, Christian Pulisic and Trevoh Chalobah.
Chelsea have bolstered their squad with the addition of former striker Romelu Lukaku in recent days and are expected to make some further additions with some possible surprises up director Marina Granovskaia’s sleeves before the summer transfer window closes at the end of the month.
Former Liverpool star Souness believes that the Blues are poised to be one of the main challengers for the Premier League title this season, saying on Sky Sports Football Podcast:
“Tuchel is getting a tune out of all of them.
“With the addition of Lukaku, it makes them genuine title contenders. If Lukaku stays fit, he’ll get 20-plus goals in that team.
“[Timo] Werner excited me because he always runs in behind but he doesn’t take [the chances].
“As a manager, you can’t wait for someone to start scoring 20-plus goals a season. He spent a lot of money but on someone where there is zero question marks against him because he’s performance in our league before and done well before. He looks to be a different animal coming back [from Serie A].”
Lukaku could be set to make his first appearance of the season for Chelsea FC when the Blues take on Arsenal away from home on Sunday afternoon.