Antonio Conte wants Chelsea to sign two wing backs this month despite his side’s outstanding defensive record during their 13-match winning run.

West Ham United’s Michail Antonio and Jonas Hector, of Cologne, are Conte’s targets for the right and left wing-back positions respectively as the Chelsea head coach seeks to improve a squad that is five points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Chelsea have conceded only six goals in their past 14 Premier League games, with their club-record 13-match winning running ended by Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday, but Conte believes that more improvement is required if they are to regain the title that they won under José Mourinho in 2015. The Italian believes that Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso performed at their