According to rumours, MAURICIO POCHETTINO wants to let go of THREE more Chelsea players before the transfer season closes.The 51-year-old Argentine head coach oversaw a sea change this summer as 19 PLAYERS left the team, either permanently or on loan.
Before the transfer market closes, Mauricio Pochettino wants to downsize his roster.
Pochettino wants to fire Malang Sarr and Romelu Lukaku.
Chelsea, though, has also added eight new players for about £400 million.With the transfer market scheduled to close on September 1, it indicates that Pochettino still has an oversized roster.
Despite the widespread exodus, Chelsea has 32 players on its roster.
Romelu Lukaku, Callum Hudson-Odoi, and Malang Sarr are reportedly the three players Pochettino wants to get go of during the next nine days, according to The Evening Standard.
Due to their lack of numbers and training with the U21s, the trio has been excluded from the rest of the team.
At £325,000 per year, Lukaku, who returned to Chelsea from Inter Milan for £97.5 million in 2021, continues to be the team’s highest earning.
It is said that since moving to West London, he has not spoken to Pochettino.
A loan agreement is not an option because the Blues will only accept a transfer fee for the striker.
Juventus is interested in signing the 30-year-old Belgian for £35 million, but they won’t make the offer unless they can trade Dusan Vlahovic for £50 million.
Chelsea rejected a part-swap deal involving Lukaku and Vlahovic because of the Serbian’s salaries and injury problems.
After Al-Hilal acquired Aleksandar Mitrovic from Fulham, Saudi Arabia’s interest in Lukaku has diminished.
The former Manchester United forward has been linked with a move to Tottenham, but it’s not certain if the Blues will sell to a Premier League competitor.
Hudson-Odoi’s transfer to Fulham appears to have fallen through in the interim.Sarr, 24, is also having trouble finding suitors despite earning £100,000 a week at Stamford Bridge.
Callum Hudson-Odoi appears to be leaving Stamford Bridge as well.
