Mauricio Pochettino starts his work with Chelsea next week as the new head coach begins reshaping the project to improve upon last season's disappointing 12th-placed finish in the Premier League. There has already been some major work conducted to the squad, with the foundations being placed.
With a bloated squad, the previous campaign brought about struggles with consistency in the lineups and in the performances that followed. As a result, exits have come about to try and cut down on those issues, with a number of moves already confirmed this week.
N'Golo Kante left on a free to join Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Pro League, while Kalidou Koulibaly followed to join Al-Hilal, with Hakim Ziyech and Edouard Mendy expected to make the switch to Saudi Arabia too. Mateo Kovacic was confirmed as a new Manchester City player on Tuesday, while Kai Havertz is close to joining London rivals Arsenal.
