Chelsea have just made their first signing of the summer transfer window in what is sure to be the start of a busy period for the Blues’ new manager Enzo Maresca.
With the free arrival of Tosin Abarabioyo on Friday morning, it marks a big swoop from Maresca just a few days into his role as Chelsea boss. While the deal had been lined up plenty of weeks beforehand, it’s still the first name of the new era at Stamford Bridge in what has been something of a revolving door in recent years.
The Blues have made some of the most high-profile moves in world football over the last year, including two £105m-plus moves for midfielders Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo, while Mykhailo Mudryk’s £62m move, a £75m swoop for defender Wesley Fofana and a £52m deal for Christopher Nkunku over the last few seasons have meant a huge spending spree and that’s certainly set to continue this summer.
With the Premier League’s Profitability and Sustainability Rules in place and the concerns around the club facing those, it’s inevitable that the club will need to sell some of their stars to balance their books. To do so, one of the club’s former head coaches could help them out.
Jose Mourinho was announced as the new Fenerbahce head coach earlier this week in a dramatic unveiling that saw crowds upon crowds welcome him with open arms. His new side have already been linked with a few of Chelsea’s stars so with all that being said, here are the seven players that could leave Stamford Bridge this summer in favour of a move to Turkey with ‘The Special One’…