Since the arrival of co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital in May 2022, Chelsea have been proactive in the transfer market, largely purchasing young talent with potential on long-term contracts.
However, such a splurge on new signings has led to the Blues having work to do in order to comply with the Premier League's Profit and Sustainability regulations.
Earlier this month, losses of more than £90m were recorded for the 2022-23 campaign, taking the figure to well in excess of £200m across the last two campaigns.
As a result, Chelsea are under pressure to get their accounts in order ahead of the June 30 deadline, it widely reported that sales need to be made before that date.
Officially, Chelsea have denied that it will be a struggle to abide by the rules, yet it is evident that their squad will requiring streamlining, particularly if they have plans to make further additions in the summer.
According to the Daily Mail, the likes of Marc Cucurella and Raheem Sterling are among the players who will be made available for transfer.
Although Cucurella has arguably made improvements in his second campaign at Stamford Bridge, the left-back has not lived up to his £62m price-tag, and is behind Ben Chilwell and Levi Colwill in the pecking order.
Sterling's numbers during his time at Chelsea are respectable enough — 17 goals and 13 assists coming from 73 appearances — but ineffective displays and squandering big chances has undermined his stint in the capital.
Trevoh Chalobah — despite his recent reintroduction to the first team after injury — and Armando Broja, who is currently on loan at Fulham, remain obvious candidates to
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