“First eleven clearouts” – Chelsea could sold these entire first eleven players in summer
As per reports, Chelsea are set to undergo their own fair share of a major clear out this summer, and “fair share” is quite the understatement, really. Reports say the Blues could offload up to as many as 11 players, a full starting lineup, under the chaos of Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali’s ownership.
The Chelsea transfer strategy would be Fast & Furious: London Drift—fast out the door and drifting off the edge of the market. Sure, there is no lack of ability at Stamford Bridge, but Stamford Bridge is as rotten with talent as a post-Christmas dinner belly.
A Long List of Departures on the Horizon
According to the Daily Mail, we could see these faces turn in the direction of the exit door: Raheem Sterling, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ben Chilwell, David Datro Fofana, Joao Felix, Christopher Nkunku, Armando Broja, Trevoh Chalobah, Axel Disasi, Renato Veiga, David Washington and Carney Chukwuemeka.
The idea is such as a luxury garage sale, but instead of a vintage lamp, you get a goalkeeper for whom fans can’t accept the fact that he is not an outfield player.
Would Chelsea say goodbye to all of these players? We will see that. However, it is obvious that many of these haven’t delivered any value for the bulky price they came with.
Chelsea’s Transfer Strategy: Genius or Madness?
There are signings that Chelsea have nailed, such as Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Cole Palmer. However, for everything that’s a gem, there’s that something that you scratch your head about. Is Nkunku the future of the game? Your first instinct is to blink twice if you have totally forgotten he even plays there.
This scattergun feel finds its way less like a well-conceived master plan and more like shooting in the dark in a luxury department store. Normally they’ve invested over £1 billion in the past couple of years—the kind of money that would make Roman Abramovich’s ghost twitch an eyebrow — and yet they’re still a million and a half miles away from the glory days.