Chelsea have 41 senior players and less than a month to move on more than a dozen of them from Xabi Alonso's huge squad before the summer transfer window closes
Xabi Alonso looks on during a game
Xabi Alonso has a huge squad of senior players at Chelsea this summer(Image: VCG via Getty Images)
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Chelsea have less than 25 days to move on 16 senior players before the summer transfer window closes if they are to reduce Xabi Alonso's squad down to a group of 25.
'Bomb squads' are no longer an option this summer. The change came as part of a comprehensive reform of the international transfer system developed through discussions involving CONMEBOL, FIFA, FIFPRO, European Football Clubs (EFC), UEFA and World Leagues Association (WLA).
FIFPRO said earlier this summer: "Demoting players, forcing them to train in isolation as a form of pressure, withholding passports or abusing registration procedures are now expressly prohibited."
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