BREAKING: Chelsea set to receive massive £130million deal this month
According to Daily Mail, Chelsea are set to receive around £130million in transfer fees this month.
Chelsea need to raise funds, slash the wage bill and trim the size of the squad this summer after spending around £600million in the last two transfer windows.
Five outgoings worth a combined £130million are set to be completed before June 30, allowing the transfers to be factored into the current year’s financial accounts, a period in which Chelsea have splashed out around £600m on transfer fees.
Chelsea have agreed a £65million deal with Arsenal for the transfer of Kai Havertz who has already agreed personal terms with Arsenal.
Mateo Kovacic is set to join Manchester City after the Blues agreed a £30million deal with Pep Guardiola’s side for the transfer.
Hakim Ziyech, who joined Chelsea for just over £33million in 2020, has agreed a move to Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr for a fee of around £8million.
A year after moving to Stamford Bridge from Napoli for £33million, defender Kalidou Koulibaly is poised to join Al-Hilal for a fee in excess of £15million.
Edouard Mendy, a £22million signing from Rennes in 2020, is set to join Al-Ahli. Mendy is understood to have been valued at least £10million.
N’Golo Kante has completed a free transfer to Saudi club Al Ittihad after seven years at Stamford Bridge.