THERE'S A SALE ON IN WEST LONDON

THERE'S A SALE ON IN WEST LONDON

Chelsea face a tough summer of sales as the Blues attempt to clear the deadwood from their squad and cut their wage bill. Expected incoming manager Mauricio Pochettino has reportedly already requested for the bloated squad to be "cut ahead of pre-season". However, Chelsea believe the summer clear out will be tougher than anticipated and demands may have to be lowered.

The Telegraph confirm: "Potential suitors for (Pierre-Emerick) Aubameyang - including Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and AC Milan - are unlikely to agree to pay a fee for the player, who will turn 34 in June.

"Mateo Kovacic has attracted interest from Manchester City and Mason Mount is a Liverpool target, other highly paid players such as Christian Pulisic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Hakim Ziyech, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Kai Havertz, Edouard Mendy and Kepa Arrizabalaga will be much harder to sell for big fees. Chelsea’s £40m valuation of Conor Gallagher may even be considered too high by interested clubs.

"Romelu Lukaku will be asked if wants a chance to be part of Pochettino's revolution. But Chelsea will face a huge task to move the Belgian if he decides he does not want to return following a season on loan at Inter Milan."