Chelsea 20/21 Premier League Odds

Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva and Malang Sarr. Oh, and Kai Havertz is reportedly imminent.

Chelsea are showing serious intent to challenge next season.

After securing Champions League football without making a single signing last summer, the board are clearly backing Frank Lampard's project. They have provided sufficient funds for the Englishman to go on and invest to elevate his starting XI, and he looks to be doing exactly that.

There is a growing sense of optimism around Stamford Bridge this summer, so we've taken a look into some pre-season 20/21 Chelsea odds - take a read of the betting markets below.

Breaking into the top two of the Premier League is by no means an easy task - both Manchester City and Liverpool have raised the bar in recent years.

Both clubs have finished either 1st or 2nd over the past two seasons, with Pep Guardiola's side occupying one of these positions in the last three.

City are the big favourites at 8/11 to win the 20/21 title, with the defending champions dropping out to 11/5, despite finishing 1st by a record-breaking 18 points. However, there is a consensus amongst some fans that the Reds will soon start to fade, as their board continue to be reluctant to invest.

On the back of their activity this summer, Chelsea look the most likely PL side to capitalise and push on. They are 12/1 to win the league next season, a price many of their optimistic supporters may fancy.

It must be noted though, that the Blues finished 33 points of Liverpool last season, and it may take another year to completely bridge this gap.

At 8/13, there looks to be big value in Chelsea making the top four for the 20/21 campaign, particularly in a pre-season acca.

Lampard's men needed to wait until the final day of last season to secure CL football, but were in this position for the majority of the year.

Their closest competitors in Manchester United are yet to make a signing this summer, despite their depleted squad needing reinforcements. The likes of Tottenham, Arsenal and Leicester will be looking to challenge, but Chelsea look stronger on paper.

They have addressed longstanding issues in the side with their summer signings, and such investment will make top four an absolute minimum, when the club set out their pre-season goals.

Chelsea registered 69 league goals last season and are a generous 5/2 to score 85+ this time out.

With recruits like Werner and Ziyech coming through the door, the Blues' have seriously bolstered their attacking frontline. The two duo scored 34 goals between them in their respected divisions last season, and both will be expected to hit the ground running.

Havertz is also heavily expected to join, a midfielder that managed 12 in the Bundesliga. Lampard will no doubt be welcoming such numbers from his new men.

Alongside what the above trio would be bring on the pitch, they also allow for more squad rotation. Chelsea finally have depth in quality, and surely enough to get 85 goals across the entire PL season.

Coinciding from above, Chelsea will be expected to find the back of the net next season.

A lot of expectation will be placed on Werner's shoulders, after his 34 goals across all competitions with RB Leipzig. The German is a pacy, prolific forward, who Lampard will try and build around. There is plenty of creative figures in Chelsea's side, and chances will fall his way. He will no doubt be setting a target of 20+ in the league.

Christian Pulisic registered 9 league goals last season, despite missing 13 games. The American came on strongly towards the back end of the campaign, scoring 4 goals in Chelsea's last nine league fixtures. At 21-years-of-age, there seems to be no ceiling on his potential, and we expect big things from the young talent next season.

On the opposite flank to Pulisic will be Ziyech, an inside forward that loves coming inside on that wicked left-foot. He only managed 6 league goals for Ajax last season, but he did miss four games, and the division was ended prematurely. Of the three, he will not be expected to score as many, but ten is a reasonable target.

The trio are likely to start most games for Chelsea, making the overall RAB price at 15/8, one with decent value.