Chelsea and chairman Todd Boehly will be looking to find a new club for one player who's attracted criticism for his "horrendous" attitude behind-the-scenes, according to a new report this week.
Chelsea set for mass summer sale in transfer overhaul
Enzo Maresca will have many key decisions to make when the transfer window reopens for business, as a host of players are set to return spells out on loan and face uncertain futures at Stamford Bridge.
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Los Blancos have had a real influence on BlueCo's transfer plans.
Kepa Arrizabalaga, Alfie Gilchrist, Armando Broja, Raheem Sterling, David Datro Fofana, Renato Veiga, Carney Chukwuemeka, Ben Chilwell and Axel Disasi all appear very likely to leave Chelsea this summer, either on loan again or permanently, while Trevoh Chalobah is also expected to depart, regardless of the Blues activating their recall clause for him in January.
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Brentford (away) April 6th
Ipswich Town (home) April 13th
Fulham (away) April 20th
Everton (home) April 26th
Mykhailo Mudryk has been linked with a move to Sevilla after his failed drugs test as well, and versatile forward Christopher Nkunku actually agreed personal terms with Bayern Munich in the winter, only for his Bundesliga move to fall through.
In-form goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, amid Chelsea's links with Liverpool shot-stopper Caoimhin Kelleher, has also refused to rule out remaining at sister club Strasbourg beyond this season.
"We’ll see after what could happen this summer. It could be a very good option to stay here if Strasbourg qualify for the UEFA Champions League," said Petrovic on his Chelsea future.
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“I always had confidence in my ability to improve. I have progressed more than I thought (at Strasbourg), but I can still improve more between now and the end of the season."
It is set to be a big summer of transfers again at Chelsea, and they'll be getting busy early. The Premier League confirmed that the window will be open from June 1st to June 10th, allowing BlueCo to conduct business before the Club World Cup, and there is every reason to believe that outgoings could occur in this period.
Joao Felix attitude slammed as Chelsea look to sell
AC Milan loanee Joao Felix is another who's set to return to London after his temporary stint in Serie A, which really hasn't gone according to plan.
Despite a promising start, the Portugal international's form has seriously tailed off in recent months, and Fabrizio Romano confirms that Milan have no intention of signing Felix on a permanent deal.
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Now, reliable journalist Simon Phillips has shared what sources have told him about Felix's "horrendous" attitude behind-the-scenes - which could be the reason why his career has stunted since a mega-money move to Atlético from Benfica a few years ago.
He adds that Chelsea are looking to sell the attacking midfielder again this summer, with Felix even separately linked to a surprising Galatasaray transfer.
"An SPTC source has been speaking with some Atlético Madrid staff members as well as some current Portuguese internationals, and we have heard that Felix’s talent as a youngster was the best they’d seen at that level from a Portuguese player but according to the source, it is his attitude and arrogance that let’s him down and is ‘horrendous’," wrote Phillips, via his Substack.
"I guess this could explain a lot and why he floats from club to club trying to find a new home."
Questions will now really be asked of Boehly and why Chelsea elected to re-sign him on a permanent deal just last summer.