Claudio Ranieri expects Antonio Conte to quickly make a start on a 'little revolution' when he takes over as Chelsea manager.
Chelsea play their last Premier League game of the season against Ranieri's Leicester City on Sunday, with Guus Hiddink taking charge of the team for the last time against the newly-crowned champions.
Conte will arrive at Stamford Bridge after leading Italy at this summer's Euro 2016 tournament in France, and Ranieri expects plenty of changes to take place once he settles in.
And the former Chelsea manager is backing Conte to turn the Blues around after the defence of their 2014-15 title ended in disappointment - they can finish no higher than ninth.
Ranieri said: "He is a tough man, it is hard for him to change because he will make a little revolution there.
"I am waiting for it, I await the revolution when he arrives. He changes everything.
"He is very concentrated in his job, the little things. He wants to care for everything, nutrition, everything."
Chelsea plan to give Leicester a guard of honour before their season finale, but Ranieri says he will leave any more celebrations to his squad.
"I will stay in the dugout. I can say thank you to the fans but it is for my players," he added.
Celebrations will continue on Monday with a parade in Leicester, and they then head to Thailand for a goodwill tour before taking part in the International Champions Cup in July and early August.
And Ranieri is looking forward to taking on the likes of Celtic, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.
He said: "The pre-season is more of less the same apart from changing the names of the opponent.
"It's good experience for my players but it's important to feel and understand the difference. It's important to play against these teams. It's different because we travel a lot but it's just this."