At Stamford Bridge on Sunday, the forgotten record signings will step into the spotlight. Premier League champions Chelsea spent heavily over recent months amid regular prompting from head coach Antonio Conte, warning of the perils of fighting for honours on two fronts. The Blues have impressively hit their stride following the 3-2 opening day defeat to Burnley in the Premier League, but the defining image of their close season was Conte's irritation at targets that got away. The players Chelsea did not manage to buy, like Romelu Lukaku, are as much a part of the story as ones they did, but no more so than one in particular who they failed to shift. At Arsenal, the focus was trained upon...
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