The next several months for Chelsea will be eventful, as head coach Thomas Tuchel is likely to make significant changes to the team's lineup. As they prepare for a new era of play under Todd Boehly's ownership, the Blues are expected to part ways with a large number of players before the start of the 2022–2023 season.
Tuchel has stated that in order to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool, he wants to start a true title challenge next season. Even if the summer transfer window is expected to be one of the busiest in the club's recent history, significant squad surgery will be required before it can even be considered a viable option.
Many players are rumored to be thinking about leaving their current clubs, with some vying for playing time and others nearing the end of their contracts. In light of the foregoing, let's consider how the Blues might amass financial resources to aid Tuchel's transfer market maneuvering.
Goalkeepers
Since Edouard Mendy joined the club in the summer of 2020, Kepa Arrizabalaga has been the team's backup goalkeeper in the goalkeeping position. Kepa's inability to break into Tuchel's plans as a result of Mendy's great form has made it nearly hard for him to do so, and the fact that he hasn't received any playing time suggests that he may seek a way out of Chelsea this summer.
The Spaniard is still young, at 27 years old, and should have plenty of time left in his career to reach his full potential. Kepa's name has surfaced in connection with a possible move to Newcastle United or a return to his native Spain.
£12.8 million in Kepa funds
Defenders
After almost six years with Chelsea FC, Marcos Alonso, the team's captain, may decide to leave the club in the coming months. Due to Ben Chilwell's injury the previous season, Tuchel depended heavily on the now 31-year-old left defender.
Alonso may want to leave the club this summer, considering that Chilwell is likely to be the team's first-choice left wing-back when the new season begins. The Spaniard has been linked with a move to Barcelona as his contract at Stamford Bridge expires in less than a year. In just over a year, his current contract at Stamford Bridge will end.
Cesar Azpilicueta, meanwhile, is approaching the end of his Chelsea contract. According to football.london, the Blues skipper will be allowed to leave the club this summer if an acceptable offer is made.
£25.7 million Alonso and Azpilicueta funds
Midfielders
Jorginho appears to be on his way out of Chelsea in the coming months, as has been the case for the whole of the summer transfer season. Juventus is said to be interested in signing the Italy international, whose current Chelsea deal expires in the summer of 2023.
Joao Santos, his manager, recently claimed that his client had a "dream" of returning to Italy. "Despite his ambitions to play in Serie A, he will retain his heart in Italy," Santos remarked in an interview with Football Italia. At the moment, he has the option of playing for one of four or five clubs: Milan, Inter, Juventus, Roma, or Napoli.
Ross Barkley, who is 28 years old and has just over a year left on his Chelsea contract, appeared in only six Premier League games last season for the Blues. Barkley may, as a result, decide to quit the club permanently in the summer. Tuchel has stated that Barkley will not be part of his squad, thus the former Everton midfielder will be free to leave.
Funds for Jorginho and Barkley: £31.7 million
Timo Werner, a lightning-quick German striker, had another disappointing season at Chelsea in his second season. With the summer transfer window approaching, the former RB Leipzig star player could start looking for a way out of what has so far been a personal nightmare.Werner's name has been discussed in the context of a possible transfer to Borussia Dortmund. Chelsea, anxious to recoup as much of the nearly fifty million pounds they paid for his services as possible, may see a loan move as the most plausible option.
A situation comparable to that occurs with Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku and his agency have been discussing a possible return to Inter Milan, according to football.london.
Chelsea is demanding a fee similar to the $97.5 million they paid for Lukaku last year, therefore the Italian club will be unable to sign him to a permanent contract. In recent days, the German champions Bayern Munich have been linked with a bid for the Belgian striker.This news comes as Robert Lewandowski appears to be on the verge of leaving the club.
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