Chelsea are making plans behind the scenes to ensure there will be no repeat of the implosion that followed their last championship success if Antonio Conte’s team go on to win the Premier League title in his first season in charge.

The biggest difference will revolve around the club’s transfer policy, with Chelsea getting ready for a busy summer. Virgil van Dijk, Alvaro Morata and Moussa Dembele are among their top targets.

While nothing is being taken for granted by anybody at Stamford Bridge, despite Chelsea’s nine-point lead at the top of the table, there is a determination that the lessons of 2015 will be learned and that Conte is given the best possible chance to create a sustained period of success.

While Chelsea were relatively quiet in the transfer window that followed their last Premier League triumph, the Blues are expected to be very active this summer – no matter how the title race, which is in danger of becoming a procession, finishes.