Chelsea have announced that over 5 players will leave the before the start of the 25/26 season. SoftFootball understands that there had been lots of exits from Stamford bridge this summer.
The club who played Bayer Leverkusen today in a preseason game returned to the pitch for the very first time since winning the 2025 FIFA World Cup.
Since the triumph in the United states, the club has witnessed so many player leave the club either on loan or permanently. Noni Madueke, Petrovic, Broja, Arrizabalaga, Joao Felix are a few of the names that have left the Stamford bridge.
The Blues still however have so many they want out. Transfer guru, Fabrizio Romano posted on verified X handle a list of players the club have excluded from the team ahead of next season. Raheem Sterling who was on loan is the biggest star among the players on the list.
Fabrizio wrote:
“Not only Jackson and Nkunku. Ben Chilwell, Raheem Sterling, Axel Disasi and Renato Veiga also out of Chelsea squad.
“They’re all expected to leave before the end of the window.”
Nicolas Jackson has been a subject for a lot of clubs including Manchester United and Bayern Munich who are reported to be interested in the striker. Chelsea are asking for £80m for the Senegalese.
Ben Chilwell and Raheem Sterling were on loan last season to Crystal Palace and Arsenal respectively. Sterling didn’t impress while Ben helped Palace win their first ever trophy. Some players are still unsure about their future as well. Carney Chukwuemeka is a good example as he is till linked to Dortmund.
Despite the desperate outgoings, the club has been active with new signings. Joao Pedro was bought for £60m, Liam Delap was got for over £40m. Dario Essugo, Estevao, Jammie Gittens, Jorrel Hato are other buys of the Blues.
If all the listed players make their exit from the team, the Blues would have been able to retire and balanced their books
