Mason Mount to Liverpool, Kalidou Koulibaly exit – 10 Chelsea stars Mauricio Pochettino may sell

Unargualbly, Chelsea have an astonishing 30 first-team players to choose from for their match day squad.

That’s not even to mention the likes of Lewis Hall and Omari Hutchinson who have both appeared in the senior side this season at points. Thirty players is a ridiculous amount for any head coach to choose from, so no wonder it’s difficult for whoever is in charge to pick what supporters would describe as the ‘right team’.

There’s no doubt the squad needs trimming this summer and that, as it’s understood, is the club’s intention. Multiple first-team squad members will be offloaded to firstly cut down the amount of players and also to get some money back for Financial Fair Play reasons after an extortionate couple of transfer windows in terms of incomings at Stamford Bridge.Information Guide Nigeria

Mauricio Pochettino is the front-runner for the job at Chelsea and while nothing is agreed yet, football.london understands there remains confidence from both parties that there will be a deal struck to make him the new permanent head coach. One of the Argentine’s first main jobs, if he comes in, will be to help the recruitment team decide who he wants to keep at the club or the players he doesn’t have plans for who can therefore be offloaded.Information Guide Nigeria

Mason Mount

Mount will enter the final 12 months of his contract in June and has been strongly linked with a move away from Chelsea. As reported by football.london earlier in the month, Liverpool have made the England international their priority this summer.Information Guide Nigeria

Trevoh Chalobah

Chalobah has been linked with a move away from Chelsea in the past couple of transfer windows with the 23-year-old defender admired by numerous clubs across Europe. The Cobham graduate is still eager to make it at Chelsea but the lack of first-team football he has got this season could have a big influence on his decision.

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Kalidou Koulibaly

So much was expected of Koulibaly when he arrived at Chelsea from Napoli last summer, but things haven’t quite gone to plan for the 31-year-old defender. He has still played 22 times in the Premier League in his debut season in England but has failed to impress in plenty of those appearances..NYSC Portal

Cesar Azpilicueta

Azpilicueta, who is the club captain, will enter the final 12 months of his deal at Stamford Bridge at the end of June. The 33-year-old has been a fantastic servant to the club since signing from Marseille over a decade ago but his best days in terms of playing are undoubtedly behind him now.NYSC Portal

Mateo Kovacic

Kovacic is another one of the multiple Chelsea players about to enter the final year of their respective contracts. The Croatian has not shown his best form this season at all and many supporters believe he should be dropped from the first team.NYSC Portal

There are no talks yet with the former Real Madrid midfielder over extending his deal, football.london understands. Kovacic is admired by Manchester City and Pep Guardiola, who have been strongly linked with making a move for the midfielder.JAMB Result

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

Loftus-Cheek is now in the latter stages of his Chelsea contract with the midfielder’s deal due to expire in June 2024. At the moment, he is very much a bit-part player at Stamford Bridge but has still racked up 20 Premier League appearances this term.JAMB Result

Conor Gallagher

Jurgen Klopp is said to be a big fan of Gallagher with Liverpool interested in making a move for the midfielder in the summer transfer window, as we reported earlier this month. Prior to Frank Lampard coming in, Gallagher was struggling to get many starts for Chelsea but since the interim head coach took charge, he has been virtually an ever-present figure in the XI.JAMB Result

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

The Aubameyang experiment has failed for Chelsea. Thomas Tuchel signed the Gabonese striker as he wanted to reunite with him following their shared success at Borussia Dortmund. So when Tuchel was sacked in September, just days after bringing in the former Arsenal captain, the experiment looked doomed.JAMB Result

Christian Pulisic

Pulisic is almost in the final 12 months of his contract with Chelsea and the American could look to start a new chapter in his career this summer. The 24-year-old has failed to hit the heights expected of him since signing from Borussia Dortmund in 2019 for just short of £60m.JAMB Result

Hakim Ziyech

Ziyech is similar to Pulisic in the way both of them have not been able to show consistency since making moves to Chelsea. The Moroccan undoubtedly has brilliant technical ability but the rest of his game hasn’t really suited the three permanent managers he has played under at Stamford Bridge.JAMB Result

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