since Chelsea’s When the new owners take over in 2022, one of the most important things in their business will be to reduce wages and adopt a more structured approach within the division. This worked to great effect during their few years in charge.

In the 2022/23 season, the Blues have seven players earning more than £200,000 a week, which does not include loan players like Romelu Lukaku, who also earns a high salary. Their total weekly salary is approx. £4.3 million at the time.

Fast forward to the 2024/25 season and Chelsea have managed to reduce that number to £3,297,500 per weekwith more than £1 million deducted from their weekly wages. Consider that players such as Ben Chilwell and Raheem Sterling (out on loan) remain at the club despite efforts by directors to let them leave in the summer.

While some of the club’s top players, such as Moises Caicedo and Cole Palmer, earn £150,000 a week or less, Chelsea directors will be looking to move the last few high-profile players who don’t start for the club. Revenue players are being sent away, and that may continue with some exits this month.

Players who could leave Chelsea this month

Sterling and Chilwell are two key players at the club who are well paid but need to leave. Although Sterling is currently on loan at Arsenal, he is unlikely to be recalled so his future will be assessed and dealt with in the summer.

Chilwell could leave the club this month, however. Made just one appearance for the Blues this seasonHe came on as a substitute against Barrow in the League Cup and played 45 minutes. The 28-year-old still has many suitors, such as west ham united But his high salary could be a stumbling block.

Another Chelsea star who could leave this month is Axel Disasi, who was only signed in the 2023 summer transfer window, joining the club from Monaco The cost is approximately £38.8 million. Since arriving, the 26-year-old has achieved Made 60 appearances for the clubscored 5 times, assisted 2 times, and played a total of 4,961 minutes.

The Frenchman was a regular starter under Mauricio Pochettino but found himself on the bench under new manager Enzo Maresca, with the stylistic differences not suiting the situation Defender. Last season, Chelsea defended their own penalty area more often, with the centre-backs having less responsibility on the ball when building play out from the back.

Under Maresca’s leadership, Chelsea’s formation is 4-2-3-1/4-3-3, and the ball-holding formation changes to 3-2-5. The three backs are responsible for circulating the ball and looking for breakthrough passes. For midfielders and forward players. They also need to defend man-to-man and stay out of their own box, which doesn’t suit Disasi’s style of play.

The last player likely to leave this month is Carney Chukwuemeka, who also started his first window under new ownership as Approximately £20 million. The 21-year-old only Only made five appearances so far this season.

Chukwuemeka’s talent level is obvious, which is why a loan move might be the best move to give him consistent playing time before Chelsea finally decide whether to sell him permanently or give him more chances at the first opportunity Time proves it – team.

But there’s one man who just needs to leave Stamford Bridge for the sake of his career…

Why Christopher Nkunku should leave Chelsea

One of the main links that has popped up over the past week is Nkunku’s future at the clubnow linked with a move to Bayern Munich. The player is said to be keen on a move to Germany as he looks to get more playing time.

The 27-year-old man Jamie O’Hara on ‘Moan’ this seasonreplacing Nicholas Jackson and Cole Palmer who were left out of the starting lineup. While Nkunku’s goalscoring record is impressive, with 13 goals in 28 appearances this season, many of his contributions have come in UEFA conference leagues, which are largely seen as weaker opposition , which overstates his output.

this £52m forward He found himself playing as a backup striker in Maresca’s system, but was left out of his preferred attacking midfield position by Palmer and Joao Felix. When comparing Nkunku (as a forward) and Jackson, you can see both want to contribute in the build-up, dropping deep to link up play.

This often means that when Maresca feels the need to change the tempo of the game through substitutions, he is unable to do so because his two forward options offer similar attributes to the team. Since Nkunku is a backup in both areas, it was considered a smart move to move him and replace him with another striker who can offer something different to the squad.

One of the players mentioned in Nkunku’s deal with Bayern Munich That’s Matisse’s phone numberbut much like Jackson, he has similar characteristics in terms of contribution at all stages. Another name that would provide more of a box presence and more of a bully image is Liam DelapBut getting Nkunku available will be a vital part of anything Chelsea do at the top of the pitch in this window.

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