Clearance operation! Chelsea 10 confirmed departure, saving nearly 100 million salaries!
In the latest news, AC Milan signed Chelsea midfielder Ruben Ira Loftus-Cheek for a fixed price of €16 million plus €4 million, which was announced by authoritative transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano. And this summer, Chelsea's purge has also escalated.
Chelsea had a miserable performance in the Premier League last season, finishing 12th with just 44 points. So they spent 600 million euros on bailouts, but they still turned out to be a mess. Now Chelsea have begun to tear down and rebuild, and this summer's purge has been quite vigorous.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea have purged 10 players this summer, including:
1. Kalidou Koulibaly joins Al-Hilal for a transfer fee of 23 million euros, which has been officially announced;
2. Hakim Ziyech joins Riyadh Victory for a transfer fee of 15 million euros;
3. Édouard Mendy joins Saudi Ahli for a transfer fee of 17 million euros;
4. Ruben Loftus-Cheek joins AC Milan for a total of 20 million euros;
5. Kai Havertz has completed a medical examination for Arsenal for a transfer fee of €76 million;
6. Mateo Kovacic joins Manchester City for a transfer fee of up to €35 million;
7. N'Golo Kanté joined the Etihad on a free transfer.
8. Joao Felix's loan expires;
9. Denis Zakaria expires on loan;
10. Tiemoue Bakayoko on loan to AC Milan and left at the end of his contract.
Chelsea have confirmed the departure of 10 players, which could bring Chelsea €190 million in transfer revenue.
Now that the players have confirmed their departure, how much does that mean Chelsea can save each year? According to the professional salary statistics website Spotrac, the players' pre-tax salaries total 80 million euros. And that's just the official numbers, with more likely departures from players such as Mason Mount, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Conor Gallagher and Romelu Lukaku, to name a few.
