Chelsea’s hopes of raising funds and lightening their squad have been given a major boost by three of their outcasts – Édouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly and Hakim Ziyech – closing in on lucrative moves to clubs in Saudi Arabia.
Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital are under pressure to move players out of Chelsea and the ownership hopes to offload a number of expensive misfits to the big-spending Saudi Pro League.
