Maresca gets approval to offload these 12 players

Chelsea have given their newly appointed manager Enzo Maresca the go ahead to offload as many as 12 players from the club this summer.

A report via Mirror UK disclosed that the Blues hierarchy have given their new manager, Maresca the chance to offload 12 players.

The players include assistant captain, Ben Chilwell, Djordje Petrovic and Romelu Lukaku, who has not played for the Blues in two seasons.

It is no longer news that the West London club have attempted and failed to sell the Belgian star and remove him from their books.

Spanish goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga, who recently moved back to the club after a loan spell at Real Madrid, is also on the list.

Armando Broja, David Datro Fofana, and Cesare Casadei’s names were included in the list of players to be offloaded.

Star players on the list are Conor Gallagher, Trevor Chalobah, Ben Chilwell, and Djordje Petrovic.

While Malang Sarr has already exited the club, others like Alfie Gilchrist, Lesley Ugochukwu, and Andrey Santos are expected to leave Stamford Bridge on loan to find more game time elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Chelsea are also linked with moves for new players this summer as they are working on signing additions before deadline.