[Sport News] Paul Merson Sends Warning To Blues: 'Chelsea Are In Danger Of Becoming Another Arsenal'

The ex-Arsenal player believes Chelsea are at risk of losing their key players.

"Chelsea are in danger of becoming another Arsenaland I don’t see how Max Allegri [reported candidate to replace Conte] is going to stop that from happening.

"Antonio Conte is on his way out, but I can’t see the owner spending bundles of money in the summer. I can see Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois leaving.

"These are worrying times for Chelsea. I don’t see any way back for them. I think they’re going to be also-rans again next season. Other teams have come flying past them and will only get stronger. Tottenham and Liverpool are already ahead of them.

"Manchester United will spend big again. I don’t see City dropping out of the top four either, so Chelsea could be out of the Champions League for years to come in my opinion – just like Arsenal.

"Allegri might help. He’s a good manager. But he comes from a league which is nothing like ours and there are no guarantees he will be a big success.

"It’s not the manager you have to worry about though. It’s the owner. He doesn’t seem to want to back his team in the transfer market.

"It’s a big worry because that Chelsea team isn’t good enough and whoever takes over from Conte in the summer is going to realise that pretty quick."