“The need to pack Thier things and leave my club I work with only 25 players-Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has terminated the contract of 2 keys starting Eleven players
Enzo Maresca “doesn’t care” about this lot, so we’ve reassigned them on the fanciful assumption that Chelsea will be able to find buyers for all of them with a little over a week left of the transfer window.
You’ll notice that we haven’t reached the “15-20” Maresca’s washed his hands of, partly because it’s pretty clear the Chelsea head coach doesn’t actually know how many Chelsea players there are, but also because some of those we assume are training way from the first team – like David Datro Fofana – are definitely staying according to reports and will presumably have to be reintegrated into Maresca’s squad, whether he wants them or not. That’ll be nice for them.
Anwyay, we reckon there are 14 players very much up for grabs and here’s where we reckon they’re going.
Djordje Petrovic: Strasbourg
Probably felt pretty good about himself at the end of last season before Chelsea signed Filip Jorgensen to make it eight goalkeepers on their books, and they want to make it nine by signing Mike Penders from Genk. Enzo Maresca doesn’t fancy him and reports suggest Chelsea are trying to palm him off on their sister club in Ligue 1.
Kepa Arrizabalaga: Al Ittihad
A Premier League move is unlikely because let’s face it, they’ve seen him play. He’s also on £150,000 per week, so the chance of him being included in a Romelu Lukaku-Victor Osimhen deal are unlikely without a hefty pay cut. Saudi Arabia it is then, and Al Ittihad are supposedly still interested after an initial offer was rejected by Chelsea. Just take what you can, lads.
Lucas Bergstrom: IFK Norrkoping
Barely got a game for the 10th best team in Sweden last season; might have more luck at the 11th.
Trevoh Chalobah: Newcastle
Didn’t even make it on to the tour of the United States despite looking typically solid having broken into the team under Mauricio Pochettino last season. We reckon he’s comfortably one of Chelsea’s four best centre-backs, but pure profit rules all and we reckon Newcastle may as well sign a guy who could be the next Marc Guehi for less than half the price than the current Marc Guehi.
Ben Chilwell: Manchester United
The Red Devils were keen last summer and they’ve now been ‘offered’ Chilwell by Chelsea.
United’s issues at left-back remain with Diogo Dalot again having to play out of position on that side in the win over Fulham. Perhaps not the best move to add another injury-prone player into the mix, but they should be able to get one of Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia or Chilwell on the pitch most of the time. Knowing Chilwell’s luck, Shaw won’t miss another game.
