Transfer Rumour Unconfirmed · Early speculationFootball.LondonUnverified source· 7 Aug 2026
Chelsea face 25-day deadline to offload 16 players
With 41 senior players, Chelsea must trim their squad before the window shuts.
Chelsea
team
Players
41 senior players
To sell
16 players
Deadline
25 days
Already out
Alejandro Garnacho, Andrey Santos, Marc Cucurella, Tyrique George
Excluded
Disasi, Badiashile, Wiley, Fofana, Guiu
What happened. Chelsea have less than 25 days to sell 16 senior players to reduce Xabi Alonso's squad to 25, with several players already excluded from first-team training.
- Filip Jorgensen and Trevoh Chalobah are heading to Strasbourg and Como.
- Five players are not training with the first team.
- Bomb squads are no longer an option due to FIFA rule changes.
Chelsea must comply with new FIFA transfer rules, making squad reduction urgent.
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