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Scott Trotter

Mauricio Pochettino facing Chelsea blow over four players as transfer need becomes clear

The size of Chelsea's squad has been well-documented since January. The Blues had to remove Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from their Champions League selection while Benoit Badisahile, Noni Madueke and David Datro Fofana also had to sit on the sideliness.

Such is the scale of the west London side's numbers, Graham Potter and Frank Lampard were also tasked with leaving players out of the Premier League matchday squads and faced with questions in press conference to uncover who was injured or simply not selected.

The end of the season will see some slight pressure relieved with the departures of loan players in Denis Zakaria and Joao Felix, but as with most seasons, the Blues welcome back a hefty loan army too.

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