New Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca has put four first team stars up for sale this summer, according to reports.
Maresca, 44, was appointed to the role of head coach at Stamford Bridge after guiding Leicester City back to the Premier League in his first season in charge of the club.
The Italian had previously worked under the guidance of Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and is now set to take the reins at their rivals Chelsea - following the departure of Mauricio Pochettino.
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The former Tottenham Hotspur and now Chelsea boss had guided the Blues into sixth place in the top flight of English football - which also earned them a spot in the Europa Conference League. However, he was dismissed from his role nonetheless.
Maresca is now being tasked with restoring Chelsea to their former levels of glory as he approaches his first transfer window in charge of the club.
Chelsea have spent over £1billion on transfers since Todd Boehly inherited the club from Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich in 2022, but it is outgoings that Maresca is targeting first.
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According to TEAMtalk, the new Chelsea boss is ready to sell four first team stars in the coming weeks in order to fund incomings.
Centre-back Benoit Badiashile, goalkeeper Robert Sanchez, left-back Marc Cucurella and defender Trevoh Chalobah are all on the chopping block.
Chalobah is a product of the Cobham youth academy and would offer pure profit on Chelsea's financial records ahead of the imminent Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR) deadline at the end of June - which makes his sale enticing for the club.
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Elsewhere, the other three players cost the club around £123m in transfer fees and they will be eager to recoup some of these outgoings in order to balance the books.
The transfer window is set to open for Premier League teams on June 14 and will run until August 30.
Topics: Chelsea, Transfers, Enzo Maresca, Premier League, Marc Cucurella, Trevoh Chalobah
Patrick Rowe