While there is no doubt that Chelsea need a new manager in time for the summer, there remains plenty of questions over the squad that the figure could look over. For any new head coach who takes the Stamford Bridge hotseat, they will hope to see a significant reduction in players, but at the same time may hope for some new additions to aid their attempts to return Chelsea to European football and beyond.
Mauricio Pochettino is the leading figure to take the Chelsea job and will have his work cut out if recent weeks are anything to go by. The Blues have lost six matches in a row since Frank Lampard took the helm as caretaker manager until the end of the season.
Chelsea will hope to complete plenty of business to begin to trim their squad and give Pochettino a manageable number to work with come the start of pre-season. That will be imperative with 20 loanees to return in addition to the 31 senior players the Blues recognise.
