As we approach the start of pre-season, Chelsea have already conducted plenty of business in the summer transfer window.
The Blues' plan all along was to offload a whole host of players in order to trim down the squad for incoming head coach Mauricio Pochettino. Chelsea had such a poor 2022/23 season that this summer was always marked as significant to rebuild the squad, with the club aiming to get rid of ten-plus players over the course of the summer window.
It has been a good start in that respect. Chelsea have already offloaded five players and have received almost £150m in return. N'Golo Kante (free transfer), Kalidou Koulibaly, Edouard Mendy, Mateo Kovacic and most recently, Kai Havertz, have all left the club in recent days.
