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·17 July 2025
Chelsea stalwart could finally leave this summer with huge wages still an issue

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·17 July 2025
With the Club World Cup now over, we’re back in a similar situation to the one we were in a year ago at Chelsea – business has been done on bringing players in, now the hard work begins on shifting those we don’t need.
Last summer there was a full on bomb squad of first team players kept separate from the main group to encourage them to find a move. That won’t be quite as necessary this year as those first team players who were at the CWC will be on holiday anyway.
But those players who arrive at Cobham in the next couple of weeks know they’re in the out tray.
Ben Chilwell applauds the fans. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
One player who the club would love to move on is Ben Chilwell. The left back spent the second half of last season on loan after a summer move couldn’t be found, and so far has limited interest in his services pretty limited this summer too.
We do finally have a new rumour to report on though – CaughtOffside claim that newly promoted Leeds are interested in filling the gap on their left created by the departure of Junior Firpo with the England international.
As ever with Chilwell, his large wages are what create an issue, especially for a newly promoted team. But he will hope that by lowering his demands, Chelsea and Leeds can figure out how to make that work between them.
Chelsea would likely accept a very small transfer fee just to get the former Leicester man off their books at this point.
After missing half of last season and missing so many games in his career with injuries, he will surely be desperate to get back to action soon.
It’s not an easy deal to get done, but all 3 parties should be keen to do it.
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