New Chelsea goalkeeper Willy Caballero says the atmosphere at the club is ‘very good’, and that he is confident the squad will defend their Premier League crown.

Chelsea’s squad has had a massive shake-up this summer, with 26 squad members already departing the club on loan or permanent transfer this summer. Conte has added players to the club, but his side have only 17 senior players in their ranks as they prepare for the 2017-18 season.

Caballero is one of the four players that have moved to Chelsea this summer, arriving from Manchester City on a free transfer. The goalkeeper believes that the squad have a strong connection, and will be prepared to defend their Premier League title – as well as going for glory in the Champions League.

“The staff are working really hard to reach this level and most of the new players arrive here to keep this level or improve it,” he told the club’s official website.

“It is going to be hard when the season starts but the most important thing is the atmosphere there is in the changing room. With this group, we have very good achievement in this.”

As Chelsea end their pre-season tour of Asia, Caballero says he is happy with the way the tour allowed him to get to know his team-mates and understand the ethos of his new manager. However, the Argentine revealed that he was not prepared for the club’s famous initiation ceremony.

“It was a good pre-season tour,” he said. “After a long career it is a new one, in this case with a manager from Italy so I was expecting training like that, and it was good.”

“The way we work with Thibaut Courtois and Eduardo, it was fantastic. The way they gave me a very warm welcome, it was amazing and also the whole squad. Pre-season was good and it was what I was expecting, but it was a surprise for me to have to sing!”

“That was a very good night but it was a little bit stressful because I wasn’t expecting something like that. It was funny and a new culture for me, although when you are in front of the players and the boss, close to you, it is not so funny! I sang a Spanish reggae tune.”