Exits being sanctioned at Stamford Bridge look set to more important for Mauricio Pochettino than any other Chelsea priority this summer. That is because the Blues have an extremely bloated squad which will only become bigger once several stars return from loan spells away from west London, with two arrivals also having already been sealed.
Including loans in, there are 27 members considered to be part of Chelsea's senior squad and with a further eight stars set to return from loan stints, before any sales are confirmed, there will be 35 players in the first-team picture.
Denis Zakaria and Joao Felix will likely both return to their parent clubs, although there is some hope that Felix will seal a permanent return, but if that does not happen those two vacated spaces in the squad will be filled by Malo Gusto and Christopher Nkunku. To put it lightly, Pochettino has one heck of a job on his hands to sanction exits and do so quickly in order to meet an FFP deadline on June 30.
