Chelsea are now open to selling the 2023 summer signing Pochettino has recommended

Chelsea are now open to selling their summer 2023 signing less than a year after they penned a move to Stamford Bridge, as the west Londoners look to trim their depleted squad and secure promotion.

Players Chelsea can sell this summer

Romelu Lukaku, Armando Broja, Conor Gallagher, Malang Sarr, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Trevoh Chalobah, Ian Maatsen, Omari Hutchinson and Conor Gallagher have all been linked with an exit from Chelsea, -Enzo Maresca wants to make room for an important new addition.

Gallagher is set to become a key figure in the aforementioned squad, especially given his importance under Mauricio Pochettino last season. The 24-year-old, who was rewarded for his good form with a place in Gareth Southgate's England squad for Euro 2024, has been a mainstay for Chelsea and fans are eager to see the fan boy leave.

His contract expires next year, however, and with no extension in sight, Chelsea may have to make a brutal business decision to find a buyer for him this summer – or risk seeing him leave on a free in 2025.

The likes of Lukaku, Broja, Maatsen, Sarr and Arrizabalaga appear to be out of favor at the club, so decisions on their futures will be much easier, but there are reports that Chelsea are open to offers for Chalobah despite the Englishman's resurgence in football. at the end of last season.

Soon, several of these players could join Thiago Silva in leaving Chelsea in the coming weeks, and it is believed that the 2023 arrivals have not been excluded from the decision block. There have been suggestions that Chelsea want to lure David Datro Fofana, who joined last January from Molde.

Chelsea obviously do not need to sell players by June 30 this year to avoid PSR sanctions, but they do need to sell to prepare for next year's June 30 deadline.

“We may see a move at Chelsea this summer, especially with the players on loan at the moment,” said Fabrizio Romano on GiveMeSport.

“As previously reported, the plan is that Armando Broja will be sold once he returns from his loan at Fulham, while Hakim Ziyech can still be considered to have played his last game for Chelsea.

“I also expect Romelu Lukaku and Ian Maatsen to leave Chelsea, but for the others, we have to wait and see what happens.”

Chelsea are open to selling Lesley Ugochukwu

Now, alongside the likes of Fofana, midfielder Lesley Ugochuwku is believed to have been named in the trade list.

The 20-year-old, who joined Chelsea from Rennes last summer and signed a seven-year contract, made 12 Premier League appearances last season. The Blues could send him on a short-term deal to accumulate more game time, but journalist Simon Phillips also says Chelsea are open to selling Ugochukwu outright for the right offer.

Less than 12 months into his long-term deal, it would be an absurd end for the Frenchman, especially after being praised by Chelsea officials last year. Pochettino called Ugochukwu a “talented” player, while fellow sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley called him “impressive” (via The Metro).