Stamford Bridge manager is set to send Blues bit-part players packing.
Jose Mourinho has apparently not taken Chelsea’s shock 4-2 home defeat to Bradford City lightly and is ready to offload as many as eight of his second string players.
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The apparent cull isn’t just restricted to those who took to the field for the FA Cup clash but also includes other players on the periphery of his regular starting eleven, such is the Blues boss’s unhappiness about the strength in depth of his Stamford Bridge squad.
German forward Andre Schurrle wasn’t even named in Mourinho’s squad for the Bantams clash but is nonetheless ‘poised’ to leave the club with Wolfsburg ready to pay £23m for the World Cup winner.
22 year old winger Mohamed Salah hasn’t started a Premier League fixture this season and is said to be close to securing a loan move to AS Roma.
Kurt Zouma has been seen as a long term replacement for John Terry but it’s fair to say that the former Saint-Etienne man hasn’t covered himself in glory since moving to Chelsea.
Ramires was a virtual ever present for the first four seasons of his Blues career but is now having to get used to sitting behind the likes of Willian and Nemanja Matic in relation to positions on the far right or in the centre of Jose Mourinho’s midfield and is apparently a player who is ‘fighting’ for his future at Chelsea.
Didier Drogba has impressed in bursts during his second spell at Chelsea but is yet to be handed a new contract and with his current deal expiring in the summer the Ivorian may need to offer more if he is to be retained by Jose Mourinho.
Loic Remy was brought in from QPR to help offer back-up to first choice starter Diego Costa the French international has perhaps only made a moderately successful impact.
John Obi Mikel is a long term favourite of Mourinho’s but having made just four Premier League starts it may be time for the Nigerian to move on.
Petr Cech is the last of the eight named by the Daily Express and is perhaps an unfair inclusion on this list.
The Czech Republic man is getting used to life as a Chelsea back and had performed well in place of Thibaut Courtois when necessary but a move away from the west London side may be best for his career progression.