Paul Merson expects these two players to be sold after Abramovich sanctions as he makes Chelsea v Newcastle prediction
The Blues are facing several restrictions, the immediate future of the club has been put into doubt, as a new ownership is set to take charge at Stamford Bridge.
However, making his prediction for this weekend’s clash, Paul Merson has backed Chelsea to beat in-form Newcastle 2-0, but is also predicting a bleak future for Chelsea.
According to Merson, the new owners will try to recoup some money by selling off some players especially Timo Werner, and also admitted that Antonio Rudiger is as good as gone.
Merson told Sportskeeda: “I’m going to be at this game, and I think Chelsea should be able to win. Newcastle beat Southampton this week, and I think that’s it for them – they should be safe in the Premier League now. Chelsea beat Norwich and that’s it for them too – they should make it to the top four.
“Chelsea are in a bit of a situation at the moment. Rudiger’s gone anyway – you don’t refuse to sign a contract and lose eighty grand a week for nothing. When players don’t sign contracts, you can take it for granted that they’ll leave more often than not.
“Where can you take Chelsea from here? They’re the champions of Europe and they’ve won everything. Whoever buys Chelsea at this point will probably just lose money. They’ll have to start selling players – if they can get their money back for Timo Werner, they’ll probably sell him too.
“Newcastle have been absolutely outstanding to do what they’ve done in the Premier League so far, but I’m going to go with a comfortable Chelsea win. To be fair, I’d probably predict the same result if this fixture was taking place a year from now.”