Chelsea aim for €238m cut

They say that appetite comes with eating. At Chelsea, Todd Boehly and his teams are clearly not satisfied yet, despite spending more than €1.75 billion since the arrival of the new management a few years ago. This summer, the Blues have already recruited around ten players. The latest arrival is Pedro Neto and he cost €63 million (including bonuses). But the Stamford Bridge residents are still a little hungry and want to get João Félix (Atlético de Madrid). Very active in terms of arrivals, the Londoners will have to shift into second gear when it comes to departures.

It’s no secret that they have to sell several players, having often been in the sights of Financial Fair Play in recent years. Currently, 50 players are still under contract and Enzo Maresca would like to reduce his squad to 25 players. So they’re going to have to do a big clean sweep. Thus, the Daily Mail explains this Tuesday that the club is pushing for the departure of at least nine players by the end of the summer transfer window 2024. The idea is to recover around €238 million. Among the undesirable elements, we find, unsurprisingly, Romelu Lukaku.

Big Rom’s departure is becoming clearer

The Belgian is loaned out almost every summer. This time, he should leave for good, he who is in Antonio Conte’s sights in Naples. For a long time, the sports press has talked about a possible swap with Victor Osimhen. But the Partenopei striker is not overwhelmed by offers. No matter, Napoli has decided to accelerate. The Sports Gazette suggests a €30m (including bonuses) offer for Big Rom. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that Chelsea were hoping to get around €35m for it.

Like him, Trevoh Chalobah, whose name is mentioned at Crystal Palace, is on the way out. For him, the Blues expect to collect around €30 million. Armando Broja, who is on the short-list of Stuttgart and Wolverhampton, is available for a little over €11 million. More will have to be put on the table to snatch Raheem Sterling from the English. Courted by Juventus, the striker will not be retained in the event of a good offer. By good offer, Chelsea means at least €35 million. Same for Carney Chukwuemeka.

Sales expected quickly

The Premier League team is expecting a little over €11 million for Kepa Arrizabalaga. The latter would like to return to Real Madrid to fill the role of Thibaut Courtois’ understudy. His future depends on the departure of Andriy Lunin. As for David Datro Fofana, the English are expecting a check for around €18 million. Leicester are on the case Ben Chilwell, whose salary is high, will not be retained if a good offer arrives in the offices of Chelsea. For him, it will be necessary to put up around €23 million.

For Conor Gallagher, the Blues want a little more than €40 million. While a departure to Atlético was almost complete and an agreement was reached, the file has been dragging on for a few players. The player is indeed in Madrid, but the Colchoneros must first sell. After the failure of the sale of Samuel Omorodion to the Blues, it is finally João Félix who could therefore return to London. There, Todd Boehly and his teams have made Chelsea a real hub of the transfer window.