(Video): Chelsea have to dump a player every day from now until deadline to trim insane squad

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·8 August 2024

(Video): Chelsea have to dump a player every day from now until deadline to trim insane squad

Perhaps the most stark stat comes within just seconds of the video – Chelsea have a squad of 45 or 46 first team players depending on who you include.

They want to get that down to a squad of 25 or 25, which is traditionally the numbers that a coach works with.

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That means they have just 3 weeks to loan, sell or demote a full TWENTY players. And that’s before you even start to think about other players coming in… That means a player going almost every day from now until the transfer deadline.

It’s actually comical to hear some of the names being reeled off here. Some positions are so crowded with desperately average options.

You can see their discussion in the clip embedded here: