While the summer period is preparing to ignite behind the scenes of football, Chelsea finds himself confronted with a well-known but still delicate puzzle: the management of his unwanted. The loft, this gray area where players stagnated away from the sports project, is once again full. The London club is struggling to find satisfactory exit doors for these elements whose profile, salary or contractual situation slow down discussions. Some are struggling to attract interest despite their experience, while others refuse the proposals received, hoping better or simply wishing to honor a comfortable contract to the end.
This accumulation slows down the ambitions of the board, well determined to reshape the workforce around younger profiles, more dynamic and above all more compatible with the new sports vision. But impossible to build without deconstructing, and every day passing without departure complicates a little more the sequel to the transfer window. Behind the facade smiles, the negotiations are intense behind the scenes to convince, negotiate or sometimes terminate amicably. The club knows that it plays a tight part: it will be necessary to be skillful to free up space without selling, while keeping a certain authority in the management of its wardrobe.
Petrovic on departure?
Chelsea saw his attempt to attract the French star goalkeeper from AC Milan Capot before the start of the Club World Cup. The London club would have proposed around £ 12–15 million, but Milan remained inflexible, requiring almost 25 million £, causing the failure of negotiations. Consequently, Chelsea chose to trust his current guards, including Robert Sánchez and Filip Jørgensen, as well as the young Mike Penders. Despite an excellent season on loan in Strasbourg, Djordje Petrovic was not recalled, which raises doubts about its place in the long -term project. At the same time, the sports management continues to operate a large cleaning, excluding several players from the trip to the World Cup of clubs.
Among them, three striking names illustrate this desire for rupture: Sterling, Felix and Disasi, all excluded from the group. Their absence confirms that they are no longer considered as central elements of the project, and a departure now seems inevitable. While the arrivals of young talents continue, Chelsea seeks to turn the page firmly, accelerating the transition to a workforce more in line with the requirements of the new coach. To follow during the summer: Chelsea begins a decisive phase of reorganization with a workforce to be reduced and a project to stabilize. The fate of several managers discarded and the strategic choices on the transfer market will set the tone for a crucial summer for the club's ambitions.
