Chelsea ready to sell 2 stars on combined £345k-p/w to fund striker signing

Chelsea are in a position to kick on under Enzo Maresca and it appears plans are in motion for another busy summer transfer window at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea’s summer transfer plans start to take shape

The Blues are off and running in the market after agreeing deals to sign Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo from Sporting Clube de Portugal for a combined fee of just above £62 million, as confirmed by Fabrizio Romano.

While two exciting new arrivals are welcomed at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea are also reportedly working on a surprise deal to bring Ola Aina back to the club from Nottingham Forest. However, they will need to wait and see whether the Nigeria international commits to a new long-term deal at the City Ground.

No strangers to moving swiftly on the transfer front, the Champions League qualification contenders will hope to rubber-stamp their involvement in the competition for next season to give themselves a better chance of landing key targets. Simultaneously, they may have to be wise to avoid any PSR-related drama once the window opens.

Arrivals are the exciting part of squad building, but little attention is paid to how clubs claim the financial expenditure necessary to pull off such deals.

In Chelsea’s case, they could now aim to sell off two of their higher earners to make way for one of their priority swoops this summer, per reports.

Chelsea line up Raheem Sterling and Joao Felix sales

According to TEAMtalk, Chelsea are willing to sell Raheem Sterling and Joao Felix in the summer to aid their pursuit of a new attacking addition to compete with Nicolas Jackson for a starting spot.

£130,000 per week earner Felix is a target for Aston Villa and there is scope for a permanent deal. The Blues would also be willing to send him out on loan if no direct buyers come forward.

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One of the Blues’ Premier League rivals have made an approach to sign a player Enzo Maresca is desperate to keep hold of.

On the other hand, AC Milan aren’t keen on signing the Portugal international long-term due to a combination of their tight financial constraints and his struggle to make a major impact at San Siro out on loan.

Sterling is also on the chopping block, and clearing his current £215,000 weekly pay packet at Stamford Bridge could free up further expenditure to sanction incomings following a return of just one goal in 23 outings at Arsenal.

Combined, the pair command a wage of £345,000 every seven days, which isn’t ideal when neither player is currently in the first-team squad. Chelsea have a habit of incurring a large player turnover from season to season, so it will come as no surprise to supporters that the duo may now be set for the exit door.