Chelsea
are willing to listen to offers for up to 10 first-team players, including
goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, Jorginho and centre-back trio Antonio Rudiger,
Kurt Zouma and Andreas Christiansen.
Frank Lampard has admitted his side need to improve defensively, but that
Chelsea would need to sell before they can buy, having already spent big in
the attacking areas by bringing in Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech.
The club are actively pursuing the purchase of a new left-back and have
joined Everton in the race to sign Real Madrid's Sergio Reguilon, voted the
best left-back in La Liga last season.
Last week, Everton bid £18m for the Real Madrid academy product - who
received rave reviews while on loan at Sevilla, helping the club to fourth
place and Champions League qualification.
Chelsea's interest may cast doubt over whether the club will continue their
pursuit of Leicester and England left-back Ben Chilwell, having so far
failed to reach a deal with the two clubs poles apart on a valuation.
A new goalkeeper is also high up on Chelsea's wish list. They will look to
sell Kepa in this window or find a club who will take him on loan.
Emerson, Jorginho, Victor Moses, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Danny Drinkwater and
Michy Batshuayi are among a long list of players Chelsea would also be
willing to offload.
Pedro surgery spells end of Chelsea stay
Pedro has had surgery on his shoulder, leaving Saturday's 2-1 FA Cup final
defeat to Arsenal as his last game for Chelsea.
The Spain winger confirmed his successful operation on social media, ahead
of his move to Roma.
The 33-year-old landed awkwardly on his right shoulder when appearing as a
replacement in the Blues' Wembley defeat.
Pedro will now miss Chelsea's Champions League last-16 second leg at Bayern
Munich on Saturday, before he leaves Stamford Bridge.
In a post on Instagram, Pedro said: "The surgery went well, I will be back
soon. It was a pity not to win the FA Cup. Thank you for all your support."
Pedro has spent five years at Chelsea, having joined the Blues from
Barcelona in 2015.
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