Chelsea are still looking to buy as many as two first-team players before the transfer window shuts.

A central defender and a striker are top of the list of potential buys, with the £87million raised from the sale of David Luiz and Juan Mata being boosted by the start of the new record-breaking Premier League television deal.

Chelsea's new-look squad are expected to hook up for the first time next week, as the team flies to Austria.

Cesc Fabregas (£27million) and Diego Costa (£32million) are expected to join the Blues' returning World Cup stars, including Thibaut Courtois, though, at this stage, it is not known whether Filipe Luis (£20million) will be on the flight.

On Wednesday night the first team will kick off their pre-season action, with a friendly against Austrian side Wolfsberger.

With Chelsea still searching for someone to fill the defensive gap left by Luiz, the run of six warm-up matches will be a particularly important time for Kurt Zouma – who looks to be auditioning for the new season.

Decisions over Jose Mourinho's forward line-up are still to be taken, with Demba Ba on the verge of joining Turkish side Besiktas while Fernando Torrs' future remains uncertain.

Meanwhile, Chelsea, who kicked off their pre-season with a 5-0 win at Wycombe Wanderers last night, now know they will start the new Premier League season with a Monday night trip to Burnley.

The Blues' first six league matches away from London have all been moved to new kick off times for live television coverage.