Even after just one week of the new Premier League season, Antonio Conte is seemingly under pressure at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea's title defence got off to the worst possible start on Saturday with the 3-2 home defeat to Burnley.

It has put the spotlight firmly on the manager's future - only a few weeks after he signed a new contract at the club.

However, it isn't just that season-opener which has led many to believe Conte will be the first Premier League manager shown the exit this campaign. A troublesome and turbulent summer behind the scenes certainly hasn't helped his cause either.

As well as alienating Diego Costa from the first-team squad and allowing Nemanja Matic to join rivals Manchester United, Conte has been unable to sufficiently strengthen the depth of his team over the course of the summer transfer window.

Despite shipping out more than 20 players on loan, the Blues have brought in just four major signings and their squad looked threadbare, to say the least, vs Burnley.

According to The Times, though, a stand-off between Conte and the Chelsea board means they are still some way away from any other potential arrivals coming through the doors.

The tension between manager and hierarchy appears to have stemmed from Conte's reluctance to bring through young players during his first 12 months in the job.

It is also claimed the board and Conte are at loggerheads over the Italian's current transfer targets.

Rather than look to the future, the former Juventus boss is solely focused on the short-term and has five potential players in his sights, but Chelsea are concerned over the lack of sell-on value each one possesses.

Conte wants Fernando Llorente (32), Ivan Perisic (28), Virgil van Dijk (26), Antonio Candreva (30) and Alex Sandro (26) all to join before the window closes, however, the club's decision-makers would prefer to sign players aged 24 and below so there is a good chance they can be sold on for profit later down the line.

It doesn't exactly send the best message to the talented players at Chelsea's academy either.

Because if Conte does eventually get his way, they know first team opportunities will be extremely hard to come by while the Italian remains in charge.