Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer believes Chelsea face being caught short due to their slow market campaign.
Shearer wrote for The Sun: "Yes, they have signed some good players in Alvaro Morata, Antonio Rudiger and Tiemoue Bakayoko, but they started yesterday's Community Shield without any of them.
"And they have also let six of last season's title-winning squad leave, including John Terry and Nemanja Matic, with Diego Costa seemingly soon to join them.
"There is no doubt they look short, which showed in yesterday's penalty shootout defeat to Arsenal.
"What doesn't help is the fact that their best player, Eden Hazard, is set to miss the start of the season due to a fractured ankle.
"Chelsea have 13 or 14 very good players who will match anyone. But with Champions League football this season, they are going to need more than that if they want to compete on all fronts.
"They would need a lot of luck with injuries to get through the campaign and be successful with the squad they have at the moment.
"I think they still need at least two or three new additions between now and the end of the transfer window."
Source: tribalfootball.com