Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has confirmed that manager Carlo Ancelotti plans to sign two or three new players this summer.
The Blues have enjoyed a season to remember after following up their Premier League title by landing the FA Cup against Portsmouth to complete their first-ever double.
Buck insists the club is always looking to strengthen where possible, although the squad does not require wholesale changes following their successful campaign.
Chelsea could lose the likes of Deco and Michael Ballack this summer and Buck is waiting to see who departs before outlining their options going forward.
Despite the prospect of flexing their muscles in the transfer market Buck insists the club is determined to promote from within and give youth a chance.
"I have said that in every year there is some refreshing of the squad and maybe we can expect three or four in and three or four out," he told the club's official website.
"But this year I think Carlo has said two or three in and two or three out and he is very satisfied with the current squad.
"We can expect a couple of changes but that is just the nature of football, you can't have the jigsaw puzzle together and that is it forever.
"Let's see how the summer pans out. Once we are really clear on the kind of vacancies we may have and what we want to fill, we will decide what kind of player we want.
"Between now and the end of the transfer season there will be a story somewhere that every great player in Europe is coming to Chelsea.
"We will just have to see how it pans out. I honestly think that a year ago I was the one who first used the phrase 'marquee player' and I have regretted it ever since.
"Every year, because of players being injured, players being not as good or better than expected or opportunities arising, it is an ever-changing scene so we can expect some changes during the summer, but we don't agree with some of the comments that we have an old squad.
"Our average age is 27 to 28 years old and we do expect a number of players from the Academy and the reserves to be in the first-team squad next year."
Buck revealed the club saluted Ancelotti and his coaching staff at a board meeting on Monday for their successful season.
"Chelsea had a board meeting on Monday at Cobham and the board formally thanked Carlo and his staff and the players for a job well done but it was also pointed out that Monday was the start of the new season," he continued.
"We have to start looking forward and are planning for the new season.
"The double is something special, very few teams have done it, and certainly in the last seven years this has to be the best season we have had.
"But we have to keep in mind that this is a season that has had a few ups and downs.
"The other Premier League titles that we have won in recent history were, from start to finish, pretty straightforward, if you can use that word.
"We were ahead all the time and won those titles in April. It is a lot different from winning it on the last day of the season."
The Blues have enjoyed a season to remember after following up their Premier League title by landing the FA Cup against Portsmouth to complete their first-ever double.
Buck insists the club is always looking to strengthen where possible, although the squad does not require wholesale changes following their successful campaign.
Chelsea could lose the likes of Deco and Michael Ballack this summer and Buck is waiting to see who departs before outlining their options going forward.
Despite the prospect of flexing their muscles in the transfer market Buck insists the club is determined to promote from within and give youth a chance.
"I have said that in every year there is some refreshing of the squad and maybe we can expect three or four in and three or four out," he told the club's official website.
"But this year I think Carlo has said two or three in and two or three out and he is very satisfied with the current squad.
"We can expect a couple of changes but that is just the nature of football, you can't have the jigsaw puzzle together and that is it forever.
"Let's see how the summer pans out. Once we are really clear on the kind of vacancies we may have and what we want to fill, we will decide what kind of player we want.
"Between now and the end of the transfer season there will be a story somewhere that every great player in Europe is coming to Chelsea.
"We will just have to see how it pans out. I honestly think that a year ago I was the one who first used the phrase 'marquee player' and I have regretted it ever since.
"Every year, because of players being injured, players being not as good or better than expected or opportunities arising, it is an ever-changing scene so we can expect some changes during the summer, but we don't agree with some of the comments that we have an old squad.
"Our average age is 27 to 28 years old and we do expect a number of players from the Academy and the reserves to be in the first-team squad next year."
Buck revealed the club saluted Ancelotti and his coaching staff at a board meeting on Monday for their successful season.
"Chelsea had a board meeting on Monday at Cobham and the board formally thanked Carlo and his staff and the players for a job well done but it was also pointed out that Monday was the start of the new season," he continued.
"We have to start looking forward and are planning for the new season.
"The double is something special, very few teams have done it, and certainly in the last seven years this has to be the best season we have had.
"But we have to keep in mind that this is a season that has had a few ups and downs.
"The other Premier League titles that we have won in recent history were, from start to finish, pretty straightforward, if you can use that word.
"We were ahead all the time and won those titles in April. It is a lot different from winning it on the last day of the season."
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