As the summer transfer window inches ever closer to its conclusion, there is still much to be done by new Chelsea co-owner and interim sporting director Todd Boehly. And the American billionaire's focus will be on outgoings as much as incomings over the next two weeks.
Thomas Tuchel's squad needs trimming down. That much is clear. So far, club-record signing Romelu Lukaku has returned to Inter Milan on a season-long loan deal, Timo Werner has rejoined RB Leipzig in a deal worth up to £25million, and Malang Sarr has moved to Monaco for the 2022/23 campaign.
There were also the departures of Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger on free transfers back in July; the former opted to sign a deal with Barcelona while the latter, despite the efforts of Chelsea prior to the club being sanctioned, agreed a lucrative four-year contract with Real Madrid.
