As Chelsea prepares to play their summer tour in the United States, the staff of Enzo Maresca, the new Blues coach, has made a big decision by leaving out no less than 48 players. Forced rest, transfer in progress, unwanted players on the way out… the reasons are multiple but the London team intends to carry out a major summer clean-up after recruiting Omari Kellyman, Estevão, Renato Veiga, Caleb Wiley, Marc Guiu and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
In this context, The Sun indicates, this Saturday, that the English club chaired by Todd Boehly has decided to kick out no less than 12 players. If Malang Sarr has officially joined RC Lens, Conor Gallagher could soon follow the 25-year-old French defender. Recently, the Spanish press claimed, in this regard, that Atlético de Madrid was very interested in the English midfielder. But that’s not all. In addition to the 24-year-old player, Trevoh Chalobah – excluded from the team for the summer tour – could also leave the Blues.
Chelsea wants to clean up!
Having arrived only a year ago, the 24-year-old Serbian goalkeeper, Djordje Petrovic, is also among the candidates for departure. The British daily also specifies that Chelsea is open to offers for the former New England Revolution player. Not necessarily in Maresca’s plans, Ben Chilwell is also getting closer to the exit even if the Blues will not let him leave at any price. Tracked by Saudi Arabia and in particular Al-Ittihad, Kepa Arrizabalaga sees his future darken in London.
While the Blues are currently continuing discussions with the Saudi team, they are also waiting for a sign from Napoli for Romelu Lukaku. Furthermore, and as we recently revealed, Lesley Ugochukwu could be loaned out while several Premier League teams are on the lookout. Excluded from the Chelsea first team and the U21 tour in Portugal, Harvey Vale is also one of the undesirables. Finally, while Leo Castledine should also leave on loan, although he travelled with the U21s, Armando Broja, Cesare Casadei and David Datro Fofana could all be sold in the event of satisfactory offers. As you will have understood, a major summer clean-up is in the works at Chelsea…
