Chelsea has left off fairly just a few notable gamers for his or her upcoming tour of the US. New Blues boss Enzo Maresca not too long ago named a 28-player squad for his or her sequence of preseason friendlies throughout America. The Premier League facet will first face Wrexham on Wednesday, July 31 in California.
They are going to then go up in opposition to Celtic, Membership America, Manchester Metropolis, and Actual Madrid earlier than heading again to England. In complete, Chelsea is scheduled to play 5 matches within the States in lower than two weeks.
Attributable to Euro 2024 and Copa America 2024, 5 key gamers didn’t journey with their teammates. Spanish defender Marc Cucurella and disgraced Argentine star Enzo Fernandez are nonetheless on trip after having not too long ago triumphed on the two tournaments.
England duo Cole Palmer and Conor Gallagher, in addition to Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo, had been omitted from the tour listing as nicely. The latter trio could finally be part of up with Chelsea sooner or later in the US. Goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic additionally remained again in England after struggling a latest harm.
Chelsea more likely to promote omitted gamers at a major loss
A number of different gamers, nonetheless, are lacking from the touring roster with out a lot of an evidence. Headlining the listing of omissions are Romelu Lukaku, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Trevoh Chalobah, Cesare Casadei, David Datro Fofana, and Malang Sarr. Consequently, there’s now elevated hypothesis that the sextet will quickly depart the membership.
Sarr is reportedly leaving the Blues after workforce officers agreed to tear up his present contract. The Frenchman beforehand joined Chelsea as a highly-coveted free agent again in 2020. However, the center-back solely made eight Premier League appearances for the membership and spent spells on mortgage at Porto and Monaco.
Lukaku and Arrizabalaga are additionally unfavored by Chelsea brass as nicely. The striker price the membership round $122 million in a transfer from Inter Milan in 2021. He, nonetheless, solely managed one disappointing marketing campaign with the English facet. Most anticipate him to affix Napoli later this summer season. The Spanish goalkeeper can be virtually sure to depart Chelsea as nicely after spending final season on mortgage at Actual Madrid.
Chelsea continues to swell squad for US tour after signing new gamers
Chalobah’s absence from the touring squad might be essentially the most shocking although. In any case, the English defender has featured pretty closely for the membership in latest seasons. Regardless of this, Blues brass have continued to usher in a plethora of gamers in Chalobah’s place.
This prolonged listing consists of Wesley Fofana, Axel Disasi, and Tosin Adarabioyo. Consequently, the previous youth product is now on the chopping block. There have additionally been claims that Chalobah feels as if Chelsea is forcing him out of the workforce.
David Datro Fofana and Cesare Casadei should not on the workforce’s touring listing. Chelsea solely not too long ago bought the kids in latest seasons. However, the duo has didn’t impress throughout their quick time with the membership.
In complete, the Blues spent about $225 million on the six key gamers failing to function within the latest squad. Chelsea will generate funds by possible promoting 5 of them. Regardless, the Stamford Bridge facet is taking a monetary loss. The Blues won’t even recoup half of the aforementioned collective switch charges in these gross sales.
Chelsea’s insistence on spending freely has undoubtedly bloated their general squad. Regardless of spending over $1 billion on revamping the roster within the final two earlier years, they proceed to usher in new gamers. The Blues have already added six stars to the squad throughout the present switch window. Consequently, Chelsea now has 43 complete senior gamers on their roster for the time being.
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