Antonio Conte has claimed Chelsea’s young players are not ready to help the club fight for the Premier League title, and admitted he would like to add more Englishmen to his squad.

Conte is attempting to sign three new English players, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Danny Drinkwater and Ross Barkley, before the transfer window shuts, rather than promote Chelsea’s home-grown youngsters.

Conte has allowed Tammy Abraham, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Kurt Zouma and Ola Aina to leave on loan, while Nathaniel Chalobah, who has been included in the latest England squad, and Holland international Nathan Ake have joined Watford and Bournemouth permanently.