Chelsea Place Three Players On Transfer List Amid Summer Overhaul

Chelsea trio Xavier Mbuyamba, Matt Miazga and Baba Rahman are all on the transfer list this summer, according to reports.

With a few weeks left to go in the transfer window, the Blues are set to begin their work on departures ahead of the new season, having already welcomed two signings to the club.

Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly have both arrived as new additions at Stamford Bridge, with the club expected to welcome more before the deadline.

While incomings are important and key to boosting their chances of success next season, Chelsea have so far been slow in terms of sales this summer.

Many players within the pre-season squad are still unsure about their futures, with some of them unlikely to gain regular minutes in a royal blue shirt next term.

Thomas Tuchel questioned the current mentality of some of his players after their embarrassing 4-0 loss against Arsenal at the weekend.

“I saw today a team in Arsenal who are mentally committed to an idea of playing, a level of exhaustion, a level of physical commitment that we could not match,” said the German.

"Also, a level of mental commitment that we lacked because we have a lot of players who are thinking about leaving and looking at their options. We have players that have left and I think at the moment that's obvious."

Earlier in the week, it was revealed that Cesar Azpilicueta, Marcos Alonso and Timo Werner all want to leave Chelsea this summer.

Azpilicueta and Alonso are both key targets for Barcelona, whilst Werner has been linked with a move back to RB Leipzig, the club in which he signed from back in 2020.

Now, the Evening Standard are reporting that Mbuyamba, Miazga and Rahman have all been placed on the transfer list.

Such decisions are said to stem from the fact that FIFA are introducing new loan limits for the forthcoming season.

Chelsea FC Head Coach Thomas Tuchel looks towards the pitch prior to the start of the FC Clash of Nations 2022 match featuring Chelsea FC vs Club America. (Alamy)

Mbuyamba joined the Blues two summers ago from Barcelona, although his first season at the club was hampered due to injury and he ended the campaign with just five appearances in Premier League 2.

Last season saw him feature more for the youth side as he played 26 games in all competitions, including being named on the bench for Chelsea’s Carabao Cup quarter-final against Brentford.

In January of 2016 Miazga signed for the Blues from New York Red Bulls, but the American has played a total of just two games in six-and-a-half seasons in west London.

The 27-year-old has spent most of his time on loan away from the club, playing for Vitesse Arnhem, Nantes, Reading, Anderlecht and Alaves.

Rahman has suffered a similar fate, having signed from Augsburg in 2015.

He made 23 appearances in his first season but has failed to feature since then, instead spending time on loan at Schalke, Reims, Mallorca, PAOK and Reading.