Chelsea are expected to conduct a flash fire-sale before jetting off to the United States to continue their pre-season preparations
Three days later, Chelsea will lock horns with Brighton. Then, on July 27, Whe west Londoners will face Newcastle United and finally Fulham on July 30 before returning to their Cobham training ground to continue preparations for the new Premier League campaign.
Ahead of the summer, co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley were tasked with the difficult mission of conducting a clear-out at Stamford Bridge after the Blues ended last season with a 30-man squad. Numerous high-profile players have already been culled from the first-team, with Kai Havertz, Mateo Kovacic and Mason Mount all finding new homes.
N'Golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy have all moved to the Saudi Pro League, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic have both joined AC Milan. Cesar Azpilicueta has joined Atletico Madrid on a free transfer and David Datro Fofana has joined Union Berlin on loan.
While ten players may have already been taken off the books at Chelsea, the mass exodus is expected to continue. According to the Evening Standard, the Blues told Romelu Lukaku, Hakim Ziyech, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang not to report for pre-season training last week.
As for Callum Hudson-Odoi, he spent last season on loan at Bayer Leverkusen and, ultimately, failed to impress. Aubameyang, on the other hand, hardly featured for Chelsea last season and, even when he was drafted into the first-team, he didn't have the desired impact either.
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