Who will exit Chelsea? How Blues could cut 41-man squad

Chelsea are retired of European shot adjacent play aft finishing 10th successful a run wherever Enzo Maresca near the nine and Liam Rosenior was dismissed. Alonso has immoderate hard decisions ahead. His goalkeeping options look set, with Robert Sanchez joined by breathtaking Belgian imaginable Mike Penders, 21, pursuing his awesome indebtedness spell astatine French nine Strasbourg, with with Teddy Sharman-Lowe apt to service arsenic the third-choice understudy. At full-back, nine skipper Reece James, besides susceptible of playing successful midfield, is joined connected the close by Gusto and Palestra. Chelsea person enactment a £75m terms tag connected Gusto aft Manchester City emerged arsenic imaginable suitors. On the left, Chelsea person Jorrel Hato and are adjacent to completing the £16.3m signing of Chavarria. At centre-back, Chelsea person 9 players and Alonso has said the radical needs reducing to "four oregon five". Disasi and Badiashile are disposable for sale, portion Mamadou Sarr is expected to depart connected loan. That would permission caller signing Lacroix competing with Levi Colwill, Josh Acheampong, Wesley Fofana and Tosin Adarabioyo. It remains unclear what volition hap with Argentina Under-20 planetary Aaron Anselmino, though different indebtedness determination appears apt having spent past word with Borussia Dortmund and Strasbourg. In midfield Chelsea person enactment a £120m terms tag connected Fernandez, who is exploring his options, though the nine would besides beryllium blessed to support him. He is joined by chap cardinal cardinal midfielder Moises Caicedo, fit-again Romeo Lavia, caller signing Barco, who tin play a fig of positions successful that area, Henderson and Dario Essugo. Essugo, 21, was antecedently told helium would beryllium staying but is unfastened to a indebtedness determination due to the fact that of his request for regular shot aft an injury-hit campaign. In attack, the daze instrumentality of Mykhailo Mudryk is different concern Chelsea indispensable manage. The nine importune each options stay unfastened and are assessing his fittingness pursuing his instrumentality aft 20 months out, due to the fact that of a suspension relating to a affirmative trial for the banned substance meldonium. Jamie Gittens is different enactment connected the near wing, portion Pedro Neto and caller accomplishment Geovany Quenda are chiefly right-sided players. Cole Palmer and Rogers are the 2 fig 10s. Chelsea would besides similar to person 3 strikers going into adjacent season. Alongside Joao Pedro and summertime signing Welbeck, 1 further guardant is apt to stay successful the squad. That looks apt to beryllium Emegha, though determination remains uncertainty fixed Chelsea besides person Nicolas Jackson and Liam Delap connected their books. There is immoderate overlap but, from accusation gathered by BBC Sport to date, this is the champion projection of what Chelsea's squad could look like. Projected Chelsea squad: Sanchez, Penders, Sharman-Lowe, James, Palestra, Tosin, Fofana, Lacroix, Acheampong, Colwill, Hato, Chavarria, Caicedo, Fernandez, Barco, Lavia, Henderson, Quenda, Neto, Palmer, Estevao, Rogers, Gittens, Emegha, Joao Pedro, Welbeck. Available for loan: Guiu, Wiley, Kellyman, Mheuka, Walsh, Kavuma-McQueen, Kendry Paez. Available for sale/uncertain futures, with desired fees for immoderate players successful brackets: Badiashile (£30m), Disasi (£25m), Guiu (£25m), Datro Fofana, Delap, Jackson (£65m), Slonina, Gusto (£75m), Fernandez (£120m), Emegha, Neto, Essugo.