Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon says it's unlikely
they will sign any new players before the end of the transfer
window next week.
The Blues have brought in Nemanja Matic, Daniel Sturridge, Ross
Turnbull and Yuri Zhirkov so far this summer while star striker
Didier Didier committed their future to the club by signing a new
contract.
And having made a 100% start to the Premier League campaign
after three games - as well as clinching the Community Shield
against Manchester United - Kenyon feels there's little reason to
add further to the Chelsea squad.
"We have concentrated on re-signing the players we wanted and
that has been really successful," said Kenyon. "We have had a great
start to the season and (manager) Carlo Ancelotti, before he
joined, was very happy with the squad, and we have strengthened
that with Yuri Zhirkov.
"We are happy with the squad and we believe this year we can go
on further."
Meanwhile Kenyon was more than happy with the outcome of the
Champions League draw, which put Chelsea in a group with Atletico
Madrid, Porto and Apoel Nicosia.
Portuguese champions Porto have been frequent recent opponents
for Chelsea, having faced the Blues in the group stage in 2004/05
and the quarter-finals in 2006/07.
Atletico Madrid, who finished fourth in Spain last season, will
be new opponents for the Londoners while Apoel, from the Cyprus
capital Nicosia, came through the qualifiers by beating FC
Copenhagen.
"We have to generally be pleased with the draw," said Kenyon.
"There are no easy games and no easy groups but overall there is
not too much travel and we managed to avoid one of the big
ones.
"We have played Porto twice in the competition and ex-Porto
players have been an important part of Chelsea's history. We know
Porto better than most."
- Football365