Chelsea to sell 10 players in brutal clearout as Enzo Maresca attempts to fund transfers

Chelsea are prepared to axe a whole host of squad players this summer in order to give Enzo Maresca the financial clout he needs to finetune his squad for the upcoming 2025-26 campaign.

The Blues finished fourth in the Premier League last season and have already added to their squad with the FIFA Club World Cup. And it would appear that further transfer activity is highly likely both in and out of Stamford Bridge over the coming months.

Chelsea have spent huge sums of money on a number of signings in recent years and, with more new faces expected, a significant player turnover is all but guaranteed.

As per The Athletic, this summer could see as many as 10 players moved on by the Blues, who are currently locked in talks to sign Jamie Gittensfor £50million.

Among those who are expected to depart Chelsea this summer include Christopher Nkunku: the versatile French forward who was linked with Manchester United earlier this week.

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Nkunku has struggled to make an impression since joining the Blues and a parting of the ways this summer is on the cards.

Djordje Petrovic is also in line to depart; he is keen to be a No.1 and exploring a move away after asking to be left out of Chelsea's squad for the FIFA Club World Cup following an impressive loan spell with Strasbourg last season.

Players who spent time out on loan last term, such as Armando Broja, Ben Chilwell, Axel Disasi and Raheem Sterling, are also free to leave permanently.

Carney Chukwuemeka and Renato Veiga are two other players who the club would like to sell, per the report, which adds that Noni Madueke and Nicolas Jackson could also be on move.

For Madueke and Jackson, though, things are more fluid. Neither are explicitly viewed as 'for sale', however, serious offers would give Chelsea something to think about with neither viewed as 'untouchable'.

Arsenal have been credited with an interest in Madueke and could round back to the England star later this summer depending on how their search for a new left winger goes.

Chelsea are expected to recruit another versatile forward in addition to Gittens, who is poised to snub interest from Bayern Munich to join the Blues.

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