Chelsea's mass exodus of the playing squad continues this week as the Blues reach a crucial stage in the summer transfer window. With a return to pre-season next week, the side will be looking to have most of the core of the team together to begin preparations with Mauricio Pochettino.
A trimming of the squad is required first, with a whole host of signings over the past year only bloating it out and causing selection issues. That may have then played a part in the poor results suffered last season, where the west London outfit went on to finish 12th in the Premier League.
The recruitment team appear to have made a decent start into facilitating certain exits, even if they come at a slight cost financially. N'Golo Kante was one that was out of their control, having left at the end of his contract on a free to Al-Ittihad, but he signalled the first of many moves.
