Chelsea is the 4th favorite of the bookies compared to other teams because they made such a big overhaul? Maresca being the new coach there may still be hope for change, but still not sure Chelsea will do it significantly.
Yeah, I also think it is a big surprise that Chelse is the fourth favorite considering their performance last season. I'd put Tottenham or Aston Villa at the fourth based on last season placements. Transfers do change things but they have a bumpy transfer records IMO. Not sure if their transfers will massively improve their performance even if they do well in pre-season. Even Liverpool do quite well but their odds are still lower compared to Arsenal, so who knows if the numbers will change significantly latter. CMIIW.
I think that the transfer method that Chelsea is doing is more on young players who will not play in the Premier league, but some of the transfer players will enter the first team and now there is still a chance for Osimhen to join Chelsea this can add strength to them, it's just still skeptical what Chelsea will do later.
Poch in the last season did a good job where Chelsea won in a row which ended up in 6th place could shift Man United, but now Maresca comes as a new coach this will be difficult again to adjust.
We should known that Enzo Maresca is trying to improve the talented and young players in his squad. so the transfer he is doing shouldn't bother us because he known what he is doing and how to control his squad. you should not start judging when you have not seen yet, who told that that the young players he bought won't play even though they are not his starting eleven, but actually the players he bought this season are mostly experience and old players just like Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Pedro Neto, Tonsi Adaradabayo except from which other player the sign except from Marc Guiu. poch was woeful during the starting of the season but actually he tried and put all his effort in the end of the season and he did it, ending up in a good position on the table, just to stay but it did not work. in my opinion Chelsea will not be able to sign the contract successfully with Napoli striker Victor Osihmen.