This summer, Chelsea intends to take a few cuts here and there in order to give themselves a successful facelift. Xabi Alonso and the leaders will be at the head of operations. According to The Athleticthe residents of Stamford Bridge want to bring in ready-made and experienced players. The new coach wants elements with an exemplary mentality, in addition to players already recruited like Emmanuel Emegha, Geovany Quenda and Mike Penders, who will return to compete with Robert Sanchez. The priority will be to get your hands on a central defender as well as a versatile attacker, capable of playing in several positions on the green rectangle.
The names of Morgan Rogers and Ibrahima Konaté have been linked to the club. Ditto for Valentin Barco. For the rest, it will depend on departures. Because this is especially where the Blues expect movement. Xabi Alonso would like to count on Marc Cucurella, but the Spaniard is open to a departure. Yesterday, The Athletic cited Barça, Real Madrid, Atlético de Madrid and Manchester City as candidates for his arrival. Chelsea want to keep him but will not keep him if a good offer arrives this summer. It’s a bit the same thing for Enzo Fernandez, quoted at Real Madrid and Manchester City. For him, however, it will be necessary to invest around €140 million.
Departures are planned
This is the price set by Todd Boehly and his teams. Which should put off quite a few people. Goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen also wants to leave to get more playing time. The Blues have granted his request. Moreover, The Athletic adds that a forward will be sold this offseason. It will not be João Pedro, for whom the door is closed. Nicolas Jackson, returning from loan from Bayern Munich, and Liam Delap, who did not convince during his first season, can be sold. Still in the sales department, Axel Disasi is also on the market. The Frenchman, who returns from a loan at West Ham, already has touches. It will also be necessary to manage elements like Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah and Benoît Badiashile since Chelsea want reinforcement in defense. Which could impact them.
The sale of Tyrique George should be recorded at Everton. The Blues also want to permanently get rid of David Datro Fofana, who was loaned to Fatih Karagumruk and Strasbourg last season. Chelsea will look to get rid of him permanently during the offseason. For Marc Guiu, the English favor a loan. But a sale is not completely ruled out as he has English, Italian, German and Spanish clubs on his tail. Caleb Wiley and Kendry Paez, who have yet to play for Chelsea, are also expected to go on loan. Leaving aside loans, 8 players are potentially leaving this summer (Cucurella, Enzo Fernandez, Jorgensen, Nicolas Jackson, Liam Delap, Disasi, Tyrique George, Fofana). Xabi Alonso and Chelsea are already experiencing their biggest summer project.
