The Chelsea dressing room is growing increasingly frustrated and there are mounting fears Thomas Tuchel could leave Stamford Bridge due to the paralysing restrictions the club is operating under, according to reports.
The Blues are prevented from extending player contracts or making signings due to the sanctions imposed on their Russian oligarch owner, Roman Abramovich. As a result, the West Londoners are braced for a defensive exodus with Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen set to join Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively.
Further, captain Cesar Azpilicueta is also linked with Barca and is said to be mulling over his future as three bidders compete to buy the club from Abramovich. Chelsea could also lose important first-teamers in midfield as N'Golo Kante and Jorginho have just over one year remaining on their contracts.
