Seven straight wins, six clean sheets, and top of the Premier League – it’s been a great few months for Chelsea and their manager Antonio Conte.

The Blues had just come off a 3-0 defeat at Arsenal, their second successive league defeat, and questions were being asked of Conte’s ability in English football, especially as his Chelsea side were conceding goals at an alarming rate.

However, the Italian switched to a back three, and has since then won all seven league games they’ve played, and up until Christian Eriksen’s strike for Tottenham last weekend, they had not conceded a goal.

Their incredible run of results has propelled them from tenth in the table on September 24 to top of the division presently, and Conte’s men will take their excellent form to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to take on third place Manchester City.

That game will be a serious test of both side’s title credentials, but Conte knows that victory for his men will take them four points clear of Pep Guardiola’s side.

However, Chelsea were far from their best in the first half against Tottenham last week, and many feel that they still need reinforcements to sustain a title challenge come May.

Thus, here are the THREE star signings that top Chelsea’s Christmas list…

Leonardo Bonucci

Chelsea were linked with Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci back then they were struggling defensively, but it’s still a deal Conte should try and get done in January.

The Italian will know all about the 29-year-old from his time in charge of the Serie A giants between 2011 and 2014, and indeed the Italian national side between 2014 and 2016.

Bonucci is widely regarded as one of the best defenders in world football, but more importantly for Conte will be that he has played in back three several times before, and would be able to effortlessly slot into the Chelsea backline.

It could set the Blues back a world record fee for a defender, but having played for Conte before, and in the same system, he’d certainly be worth the money.

James Rodriguez

After lighting up the 2014 World Cup with Colombia, James Rodriguez made a big money move to Real Madrid, and scored 17 goals in his first season at the Bernabeu.

However, his goal and appearance tallies have slowly decreased since then, and it now looks like he is nothing more than a fringe player in the Spanish capital.

Consequently, the 25-year-old could be available in January and, given Chelsea attempted to get a deal done for the attacker in the summer, they should go in for him again in the New Year.

With the futures of Oscar and Willian uncertain, Conte may need to reinforce his attacking options, and a player with the quality of Rodriguez would certainly do just that.

Antoine Griezmann

Manchester United look to have the upper hand in the race for Antoine Griezmann, but Chelsea have also expressed an interest and would be able to match the Red Devils financially if needed.

The Atletico Madrid forward split with his agent back in September, and there have since been murmurings, both in the press and from the player himself, that he may look to move to the Premier League sooner rather than later.

No side in the English top-flight would turn down the opportunity to sign a player who netted 32 times last season for his club, and has started this campaign with nine goals in 17 games.

Adding Griezmann to his squad would be a huge statement of intent from Conte, and would probably give Chelsea the most feared attacking unit in the country.