While Thomas Tuchel is still looking to make more signings for Chelsea this summer, he also needs to offload a few players.
Chelsea have backed their managers and spent a lot of money in recent years, leaving them with a large squad that needs to be trimmed.
We’ve built a six-a-side team of players that Chelsea are reportedly trying to get rid of this summer.
GK: Kepa Arrizabalaga – £71m
Kepa became the most expensive goalkeeper of all time when he joined Chelsea in the summer of 2018, breaking the record set by Liverpool’s Alisson Becker.
The Spain international has failed to justify the £71million price tag and made a series of high-profile mistakes in his debut season at Stamford Bridge.
His most notable moments in a Chelsea shirt have come in penalty shootouts. He refused to come off the pitch in the 2019 League Cup final, saved two spot-kicks in the 2021 UEFA Super Cup and then missed the decisive penalty in the 2022 League Cup final.
The 27-year-old has acted as back-up for Edouard Mendy for the last two seasons but Chelsea are reportedly trying to sign Chicago Fire goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina.
They are now willing to offload Kepa and AS report that Napoli boss Maurizio Sarri, who previously managed Chelsea in the 2018-19 season, is interested in signing the goalkeeper either on a permanent basis or on loan.
But talks over a potential transfer have been complicated by his huge £190,000-a-week wages.
#OTD in 2019 it was confusion and confrontation in the Carabao Cup Final…
Kepa Arrizabalaga testing Maurizio Sarri’s patience at Wembley 😬 pic.twitter.com/94SfsgyliK
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 24, 2020
DF: Malang Sarr – £0
After leaving boyhood club Nice in 2020 following the expiration of his contract, Sarr arrived at Chelsea with a bright reputation.
The centre-back was immediately sent out on loan to Porto, but he ended up making as many appearances (eight) for Porto’s B team in the second tier as he did for the first team in the Primeira Liga.
He looked set to spend the 2021-22 season on loan at German side Greuther Furth, only for the deal to collapse on transfer deadline day.
The France Under-21 international remained at Stamford Bridge and made eight Premier League appearances last season but has reportedly been deemed surplus to requirements by Thomas Tuchel.
Chelsea have already bolstered their defence with the signing of Kalidou Koulibaly this summer and also maintain an interest in PSG’s…
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