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Louie Chandler

Xavi looking to hand Chelsea £50m transfer blow as Barcelona join race for Jules Kounde

Chelsea are set for a busy transfer window with plenty of work to do to close the gap on Liverpool and Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table. A number of first-team stars are set to depart Stamford Bridge in the summer too leaving new owner Todd Boehly with plenty of work.

The departures of Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen have already been confirmed by Thomas Tuchel but they may not be the last to leave. Marcos Alonso and Cesar Azpilicueta have also been slated for the moves while the futures of Timo Werner, Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech remain up in the air too.

Chelsea were put on the back foot ahead of the summer after Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the UK government. It left the Blues unable to negotiate transfers or even new contracts, leaving Tuchel frustrated.

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