John Terry has Steven Gerrard plan to help Chelsea with £72m transfer trick
Chelsea still have plenty of players that need to be sold by the club in order to give Mauricio Pochettino his dream squad at Stamford Bridge
Chelsea could make a whopping £72million if John Terry copies Steven Gerrard's plan to help a former side in the transfer market. The Blues legend is on the verge of becoming Al-Shabab manager just days after the Saudi Arabian transfer window slammed shut.
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard helped his former side out by signing Jordan Henderson for Al Ettifaq from the Reds in a £12million deal - a fee they would have struggled to recoup from any European side. Chelsea still possesses a bloated squad under Mauricio Pochettino, but Terry could help the Blues reduce that if several of their current players could join up with Terry in Saudi Arabia.
Pochettino has already admitted he wants to work with a squad size of around 20-22 players - with his current team featuring around 28-30 players. This could see as many as six players leave the club in the next 12 months - with some still set to return after season-long loan spells in the 2023/24 campaign.
Five players have been linked with exits from Stamford Bridge over the course of the summer - and Terry may look to use the financial power in Saudi to help Chelsea reduce their squad size. Malang Sarr is not a part of Pochettino's plans - but the French defender failed to secure a switch away from the club before the transfer deadline.
Ian Maatsen refused to return to Burnley after the Blues agreed an initial loan deal - with an option to buy clause for £31.5million included next summer - but a move to Saudi Arabia may be on the cards as the Dutch defender has 12 months on his contract at the end of the season. Marc Cucurella saw a loan move
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