Chelsea
captain Gary Cahill tells Soccer AM's Tubes as many as six teams could
challenge for the Premier League title this season.
The defender has been handed the captaincy at the Premier League champions
for the 2017/18 season following John Terry's departure.
With the Blues and Liverpool returning to European football, and all top six
clubs strengthening considerably in the transfer market along with Everton,
Cahill believes the title race will be more open than ever.
In an exclusive sit down with Soccer AM's Tubes, which will air on Saturday
as the show returns after the summer, Cahill said: "At the minute I think
there are any of six teams who could lift the trophy, maybe even more, so
it's going to be tough.
"But that has to be our aim and ambition. As do the other big clubs, that's
what they strive to achieve. We managed to do it last year and we know how
difficult it is. We're going to work extra hard, even harder than last year,
to make sure we compete."
On Chelsea's return to the Champions League, a competition they won in 2012,
Cahill said they are back where they belong in Europe's elite competition
"It's amazing to be back in the Champions League, we want to be back on the
big stage. Last year it was annoying when you were at home watching the
games, where you used to be involved in those games. We're back where we
belong, and for the players and fans it's very exciting."
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