Worth 325 million euros: Chelsea wants to drastically reduce selection

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Money makes the world go round. Sometimes that is true, but certainly not at Chelsea. The Blues invested 611 million euros in new staff in the summer, but that yielded little or nothing.

In the Champions League they only came to a halt in the quarter-finals, but in the Premier League the Londoners did not come out on top in 12th place. With 44 points, they were closer to the bottom of the relegation zone (Leicester with 34) than Europe (Aston Villa with 61, Conference League qualifiers). The result: players have to leave.

Including the two loan players Joao Felix and Denis Zakaria (26). While the 23-year-old Portuguese returns to Atletico, Nati’s player returns to Juventus. According to “Dailymail”, 13 other players will also leave the 33-man squad. Chelsea hopes for a total of about 325 million euros!

Transfer plus of about 45 million

The British newspaper lists football players as Christian Pulisic (24), Mateo Kovacic (29) and Mason Mount (24), the latter would earn the most with around 87 million. Liverpool, ManUtd and Arsenal are mentioned as possible buyers.

At first glance, the plan seems like a big plus for the summer, but not at second glance. If you look at how much Chelsea has spent on the 15 players mentioned (around 280 million euros), the possible profit is put into perspective.

In any case, the six-time champion needs to improve massively next season to be able to compete again for European places, let alone the title. Who will be responsible for it from August 12 will become apparent in the transfer summer. (che)

Source : Blick