Chelsea are expected to sell a host of players in the summer transfer window to help the club with the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR), football.london understands.
The Blues are set to address a number of key positions at the end of the season in the window, including a new striker and a left-sided winger. Although, to do that, a number of players will be sold - with plenty in the squad facing an uncertain future.
Chelsea currently have 16 players out on loan but there are only a select few that will definitely be at the club next season. The west Londoners have just spent almost £60million over the last week on two new signings from Sporting CP - one for next season and the other for the future.
Geovany Quenda has agreed a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge - with the option of a further 12 months - with Chelsea paying Sporting a fee of around £40million to sign the 17-year-old. Quenda, who is extremely highly-rated in Europe, was wanted by Manchester United with former Sporting manager Ruben Amorim keen to reunite with the teenage sensation.
However, Chelsea have promised Quenda the opportunity to be an attacking winger - something that was integral in the Portuguese choosing west London over Manchester, football.london understands. Quenda, though, will not move to Chelsea until the summer of 2026 with the Blues agreeing he can remain at the Portuguese club for next season.
Another piece of business was also completed between the two clubs, with Dario Essugo signing for a fee just under £20million. Essugo will move to Stamford Bridge in the summer and is expected to be available for the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup, with Chelsea's opening game on June 16.
This is just the beginning for Chelsea, who are set for another extremely busy summer transfer window in terms of incomings and outgoings. The Blues are getting some transfer business done early with the summer set to be an unusual one with the revamped Club World Cup taking place as the west London club try to get ahead of the game and, crucially, their rivals.