Realistically, Conte was worth an extra 5pts over the course of last season if he managed the full 38 games = 3rd place, and still about 17pts short of the top. Signings this summer have been ok, but they're all pretty much fillers - £60m on Richarlison who wont even be a starter. Spurs will battle for top 4 again - Zero chance of top 2. Conte will send out a second string in the cups.
Yeah Spurs are pretty much a lock for 3rd place. Chelsea has done nothing to fix their problems from last year, they're actually regressing even more.
Arsenal improved on paper but I have a hard time putting my faith in them after that choke job last year. They'll need Martinelli, Saka and Nketiah to be consistent throughout the whole season. And they'll need Gabriel Jesus not to be a bytch.
I don't know why everyone is writing off Liverpool so early. Nunez should at least give them a different dimension in attack. Diaz will be even better with a pre-season and access to Liverpool's full training program. Injuries and World Cup fatigue might be only things that can take them out of the 2nd place.