Chelsea has just been crowned world champion, but they are already looking to revise their team before the new season.
A 3-0 demolition of Paris Saint-Germain in New York saw Chelsea stun the favorites and win the FIFA club World Cup, helped by new summer signatures Joao Pedro and Liam Delap. The Enzo Maresca team now has a quick reversal of less than a month before their first pre-season season and new Premier League season after a long campaign that lasted 11 months in total.
After obtaining football in the Champions League for the coming season, Chelsea seeks to rely on their success of the Club World Cup, but must also cut her inflated team. Kepa Arrizabalaga has already left for Arsenal while Noni Madueke should follow him to the Emirates. The goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic sealed a move to Bournemouth on Wednesday after missing the club World Cup.
According to the SunUp to nine additional players could leave before closing the transfer window, including a player who came out of the bench during the final of the club World Cup this weekend.
They say that Christopher Nkunku, a rumor target of Manchester United, should leave with his last appearance potentially in the amazing victory on PSG. The Frenchman started three times in the tournament and marked once but remains on sale. Joao Felix and Raheem Sterling, both left home this summer, would be available for sale or a loan, with Benfica interested in getting Felix and Chelsea placing a price of 35 million pounds on him.
“If we could bring back players from our academy who have the quality and the prominence that a player like Joao A, we would all like that,” said Benfica Rui Costa president according to Standard sport. “All Benfica fans would like this. The amounts involved, both in transfers and wages, are very high and we must respect this part.”
Ben Chilwell, Renato Veiga, Axel Disasi, Carney Chukwuemeka, Lesley Ugochukwu and Armando Broja would also be available for sale before the new season after spending time on loan last season. It is added that Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall is not actively appearing on the transfer list, but Chelsea is also open to offers.
The Maresca team also added Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund before the new season while their high spending approach continues for another summer.
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