Chelsea could allow up to six players to leave in the remaining three weeks of January transformation window, at least in part motivated by raising money for the potential prosecution of Mark Guehi.
Guehi links appeared In the wake of injuries to Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana, highlighting the need for further defensive reinforcement.
Guehi, who was sold by Chelsea to Crystal Palace for £18m in the summer of 2021, was valued at £70m last summer when the England centre-back was the subject of several bids for Newcastle United. It is believed that Chelsea have a sell-on clause in any future deal for Guehi.
Chelsea was too Linked to Trevoh Shaloba rear shockHalf a season after the local defender was completely frozen and loaned to Palace.
According to telegraphThe Blues insist that any January recruitment does not amount to panic buying, but they want to be prepared to move for the right opportunities.
Getting rid of an bloated squad has been a tall order for some time, as Chelsea simply have too many first-team players for Enzo Maresca to use regularly. It has been well established that Ben Chilwell, Carne Chukwuemeka, Cesar Casadei and even summer signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are available for transfer. The club wants around £60m for Chukwuemeka and Cassady alone, while Dewsbury cost Hall £30m from Leicester City just six months ago.
The two new, and therefore more surprising, names cited telegraph Which Chelsea He would be willing to part ways with Axel Disasi and Christopher Nkunku this month.
Disasi has often captained the team, albeit alternately, in the Conference League and Carabao Cup this season. But the £38.5m Frenchman has rarely featured in the Premier League and has been identified as someone who does not fit Maresca's style of play.
Nkunku was signed for £52m after a prolific spell at RB Leipzig, but was plagued by injuries that ruined his first season with Chelsea. He has featured more under Maresca than the others mentioned here, yet is still primarily a substitute when it comes to the Premier League's bread and butter.
