Chelsea Pursues More Transfers After Signing Record-Breaker Morgan Rogers
Just hours after Chelsea made Morgan Rogers the most expensive British footballer in history by spending £117m to sign him from Aston Villa, they are in talks to loan Alejandro Garnacho to the Villains.
But how can Chelsea afford to sign Rogers?
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Here are the key questions answered…
Who could Chelsea move on?
After signing Rogers, Chelsea are not finished in the transfer market.
Before any further arrivals, and with Dastan Satpaev due to join from FC Kairat in August, Chelsea have 38 senior players on their books.
The solution is likely to be further sales. Sources indicate Benoit Badiashile, Axel Disasi, Trevoh Chalobah and Marc Guiu are among the players available for transfer, while Mamadou Sarr is expected to leave on loan elsewhere in the Premier League.
Most of the remaining squad could also be available at the right price, though a small group of players are considered untouchable. That includes Moises Caicedo, Estevao Willian, Cole Palmer, Joao Pedro and Levi Colwill, as well as some of the club’s most highly rated young prospects, including Josh Acheampong.
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Chelsea have also failed to qualify for European competition.
Analysis of successful seasons without Europe – including Leicester City‘s title-winning campaign in 2015-16, Chelsea’s Premier League triumph under Antonio Conte a year later, and more recent Champions League qualification campaigns by Newcastle United in 2024-25 and Manchester United last season – shows only 13 or 14 players typically exceed 1,500 minutes across all competitions.
It underlines the scale of the task facing Chelsea, with Fifa having also moved to outlaw so-called “bomb squads” this summer.