Chelsea finished fifteen points off the Premier League pace last season and only just qualified for the Champions League. However, the Blues might challenge harder for major honours this time around and their Club World Cup success has made the bookmakers sit up and take notice. Enzo Maresca’s side were unlikely 3-0 winners against Paris Saint-Germain in the final after previously coming through the easier half of the draw. The Europa Conference League champions are now priced at 8/1 with bet365 to follow up that global success with a Premier League title in the 2025/26 season. Chelsea are not without a chance and have bolstered their attacking options over the summer, recruiting Liam Delap from Ipswich Town before landing Joao Pedro from Brighton. The big money signings continue to arrive at Stamford Bridge and the team also have a favourable opening set of fixtures.They begin the season with a home clash against Crystal Palace which they will expect to win. Then comes a London derby at West Ham before entertaining Fulham. They will stay in west London for a trip to Brentford and then head north to Old Trafford. Chelsea will also look to deep in next season’s Champions League and their Club World Cup success will certainly stand them in good stead. The bookies have them as 12/1 shots to be kings of Europe next term, with that making them the eighth favourites and a projected quarter final spot.They are considered far more likely to win the competition than last season’s finalists Inter, although there are several other leading contenders including Paris Saint-Germain. The Ligue 1 side were the best team in Europe last season and are marginally ahead of Liverpool in the betting. The latter were beaten on penalties by PSG in the last sixteen of the competition. Chelsea are certainly regarded as top-four material next season, with the bookies making them a 1.61 chance of qualifying for the Champions League again. However, they are trading at bigger odds to land Premier League success than Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal. Last season, the Blues looked like title contenders before Christmas and reeled off eight successive victories in all competitions between the end of November and 19 December. However, a downturn in form saw them collect just three wins from their resulting twelve encounters and they were left to scramble for a top four spot instead.
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