Chelsea ready to let more than TEN players leave in brutal transfer clear out with Felix and Nkunku at front of queue

The Irish Sun

16-07-2025

JOAO FELIX and Christopher Nkunku are among the TEN-plus players Chelsea are aiming to sell or loan out this summer.
The Blues have already seen goalkeeper
London
for north as well.
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Chelsea won the Club World Cup on Sunday - and now their attention turns to transfers
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Felix is among those on the transfer list
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Nkunku (left) played a big part out in the US, but his future remains unclear
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Now, Felix and Nkunku are also on the long list of players set to leave after both struggling for game time last term.
Felix, 25, joined from
summer
for £46.3million, while
Chelsea
academy product
The Portuguese attacker signed a seven-year deal in west London - but is already out of the picture after making 12 league appearances last term before being loaned to AC Milan, and having his
According to the
Benfica
.
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But his £35million price tag could be a sticking point as the Portuguese outfit.
Benfica president Rui Costa said: 'If we could bring back players from our academy who have the quality and prominence that a player like Joao has, we would all like that.
'All Benfica fans would like that.
'The amounts involved, both in transfers and salaries, are very high and we have to respect that part.'
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Unlike Felix, Nkunku was involved in Chelsea's Club World Cup-winning campaign.
Nkunku impressed club chiefs with his three starts, and one goal, while Stateside.
Cole Palmer and Chelsea celebrate in style as they arrive back at their hotel after Club World Cup victory
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But he is still up for sale, having previously offered to
Manchester
United in a failed swap deal with Alejandro Garnacho.
Raheem Sterling was also left out of the squad for Club World Cup and Chelsea are looking for a buyer or, more realistically, someone who will take him on loan.
Goalkeeper
Djordje Petrovic
While
Renato Veiga
,
Axel Disasi
,
Carney Chukwuemeka
, Lesley Ugochukwu and
Armando Broja
are all on the market.
A decision is yet to be made on academy product
Tyrique George
on whether to send him out on loan or not.
While Chelsea aren't actively looking to sell ex-Leicester midfielder
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
, but are open to reasonable offers.
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