At the time of writing, Chelsea have already signed 12 new players this summer with seven exiting Stamford Bridge. But the Blues are not yet finished in the transfer market, not even close.
Chelsea’s most expensive deal of the summer so far was completed on Sunday when Pedro Neto arrived from Wolves for £54million.
That took Chelsea’s summer spending beyond £160m. The sales of Ian Maatsen, Hakim Ziyech, Omari Hutchinson and Lewis Hall have seen the London outfit recoup just over half that figure.
However, desperate to balance the books and avoid a potential PSR penalty, Chelsea’s free-spending American owners are keen to raise another £200m through player sales before the window closes on August 30.
So, who might be sold and where might they go? Mail Sport takes a look at the candidates below.
Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has been very busy in the transfer market and is not done yet
Enzo Maresca only joined the club earlier this summer but has already seen his new side bring in 12 players and allow seven to leave
Conor Gallagher
Estimated sale value: £33.7m
Conor Gallagher captained Chelsea last season and was one of their better players.
But he only has a year left on his contract and, because he is a homegrown player, his sale can be recorded as pure profit.
Therefore, Chelsea have been pushing to get Gallagher out the door this summer.
He had looked set for a move to Atletico Madrid until the deal hit the rocks, and he is now training with the ‘bomb squad’ – the club’s Under 21s and discards.
Chelsea want to sell Conor Gallagher, despite the midfielder captaining the side for the majority of last season
Ben Chilwell
Estimated sale value: £20m
Ben Chilwell cost Chelsea £50m when he arrived from Leicester in 2020 but his stock has plummeted since then.
So much so that Chelsea could be willing to move him on for around £20m this summer.
Chilwell was widely criticised by a section of the Blues fanbase last season and currently finds himself firmly on the periphery of manager Enzo Maresca’s first-team plans.
Ben Chilwell could bid farewell to Chelsea for just £20m this summer after falling out of favour
Romelu Lukaku
Estimated sale value: £20m
Yes, he is still a Chelsea player. Romelu Lukaku’s last appearance for the club came back in May 2022 – four managers ago – before he made it clear he wanted to be elsewhere.
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