Chelsea and Todd Boehly can now sell the attacking player they signed last year, as the west Londoners look to trim Enzo Maresca's squad, bolster his transfer kit and replace their new manager with fresh faces.
Players Chelsea could sell this summer
In raising joint sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, who will oversee Chelsea's recruitment drive in the coming weeks, it is now believed that they must not sell players on June 30.
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The consensus was that Chelsea were under pressure to agree to sell on that day, or risk sanctions, as doubts surrounded their ability to stick to the PSR limit of making a £105 million loss over a three-year period.
Sky Sports recently stated that Chelsea do not need to sell players this month to comply with the PSR, and will instead need to sell in order to decide 2024/2025 next year, but there is plenty of time before that deadline.
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Chelsea's most expensive players under Todd Boehly's ownership |
Price tag |
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Moises Caicedo |
£115 million |
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Enzo Fernandez |
£107 million |
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Mykhalo Mudryk |
£88 million |
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Wesley Fofana |
£72 million |
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Marc Cucurella |
£58 million |
Although this comes as good news, many members of Maresca's squad may be shown the exit door. Indeed, Romelu Lukaku, Armando Broja, Conor Gallagher, Malang Sarr, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Trevoh Chalobah, Ian Maatsen, Omari Hutchinson and Conor Gallagher have all been touted as players Chelsea could sell this summer.
This comes as Fabrizio Romano says Chelsea are set for a busy summer, and could bring in a number of key players in many areas of the club.
“It's going to be a busy summer for Chelsea,” said Romano about Chelsea's transfer plans after bringing in Maresca to replace Pochettino.
“It won't be completely crazy but they will try to make smart things happen, including a new goalkeeper and I expect them to try one centre-back, but maybe two. I also expect Chelsea to be busy with the striker position.”
The Blues will need funding, as they look to comply with the PSR next year, certain players will have to be off the books. A potential surprise newcomer at the exit door, however, is David Datro Fofana.
The Ivory Coast international only joined from Molde in January 2023, spending last season on loan at Burnley and scoring four goals in 15 appearances.
Now Fofana could leave Chelsea this summer
According to The Athletic, Fofana may leave Chelsea this summer, and it is believed that they wish to attract the 21-year-old player. The striker, despite impressing in parts during his time at Turf Moor, has drawn some criticism from Vincent Kompany.
“You can get better,” Kompany said about Fofana after the win over Brentford. “That's what we want to do with him because he scored one but he could have scored two or three. For about 45 minutes he gave us what we needed defensively, but for another 45 minutes he could have done more. “
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