Chelsea drop 9 players from their squad

Chelsea on Monday caused a buzz after they dropped nine players from their squad ahead of the next season.

The Premier League club are said to be looking to get rid all nine players before the close of this summer transfer window.

Raheem Sterling is one of the popular players on the list the Blues want to get rid of this summer.

Recall that Sterling spent all of last season on loan at Arsenal but failed to impress at the Emirates, making the North London to not make any move to sign him permanently.

Following his return to Stamford Bridge, the winger has now been linked to several clubs ahead of an expected exit.

Chelsea have published a 31-member first-team squad on their official website for the 2025/2026 season.

The new squad includes all the new signings the club made this summer, including Jorrel Hato, whose transfer from Ajax was confirmed on Sunday.

However, the likes of Sterling, Ben Chilwell, Axel Disasi, Renato Veiga, Alfie Gilchrist, Carney Chukwuemeka, Lesley Ugochukwu, Armando Broja and David Datro Fofana, were the players who didn’t make the Blues squad list ahead of the new season.