At Cobham Training Base, Chelsea's pre-season training is in full swing. The squad of Chelsea players participating in this pre-season training is quite large, and it is clear that some of these players will leave Stamford Bridge this summer. Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel is reportedly planning to take a ruthless purge in his first summer transfer window at the helm of the club. There are as many as 12 players in Tuchel's purge list, including the names of star players like Callum Hudson-Odoi and Tammy Abraham.
In order to be able to raise enough transfer money to get Erin Haaland or Romelu Lukaku, Chelsea must clear out these players. For Chelsea, they prefer to loan the team's fringe players.
Kurt Zuma has been revealed by a number of media outlets that this summer will be part of the bargaining chip in exchange for Sevilla's Jule Kunde, tammy Abraham will leave Stamford Bridge this summer is no secret, since Tuchel joined Chelsea, the England striker has completely lost his place in the team, there are currently reports that Tammy Abraham will join Arsenal this summer.
Abraham's fellow English compatriot Callum Hudson-Odoi may also see the end of his career at Chelsea, and now that Tuchel has enough wingers under his command, Chelsea are ready to listen to offers from other clubs against Hudson-Odoi. However, Hudson-Odoi's high salary will be the biggest obstacle to his transfer to other teams. Still, there is news that Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich are hoping to get the England wing this summer.
Ruben Loftus-Zeke had high hopes from many fans many years ago, but a succession of injuries has made it difficult for him to survive at Stamford Bridge. After being loaned to relegated Fulham last season, the England midfielder is hoping to get his career back on track in the new season. Although Sieck would very much like to be able to stay at Chelsea, it is clear that he is not in Tuchel's squad plan.
Meanwhile, Marcos Alonso is already completely behind Ben Chilwell at left-back, which will make it possible for him to say goodbye to his Chelsea team-mates in the coming weeks.
Also on Tuchel's purge list is Rose Barkley, the 28-year-old England international who was loaned to Aston Villa last season and barkley's performance after returning to Stamford Bridge did not convince Tuchel to keep him in the squad.
The last star on the purge list is Mitch Batshuayi, the Belgian striker who joined Chelsea in 2016. So far, Batshuayi has been loaned four times to other teams, where Batshuayi has had some success. At the same time, the performance of the Belgian national team also proved that Batshuayi's ability was completely without problems. But now he's no longer young, so he can't be in Tuchel's squad plan for Chelsea's future.
In addition to the aforementioned players, Tuchel's purge list includes a number of Chelsea substitutes. They are: David Zapa Costa, Kenidi, Danny Drywater, Tim Bakayoko and Baba Rahman.
If Chelsea can successfully find buyers for the aforementioned 12 players, their training squad at Cobham in the coming weeks could become less crowded and the club's bank accounts could become more abundant by the end of the summer.