The Chelsea Blog's Venkatesh Iyer believes that these players should leave Chelsea
Gary Cahill
"Cahill’s form over the last couple of seasons has dipped like a stone. The system with three defenders at the back requires a lot of positional sense and awareness, along with the ability to play the ball out of defence at times.
"We need to make an impact signing here, and even though Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger have done well together, recent defensive performances show that improvements will certainly be welcome."
Victor Moses/Davide Zappacosta
"The Italian is an improvement on Moses in an attacking sense, but is nowhere near solid enough to replace the Nigerian. His time has been restricted to appearances off the bench. This was the perfect example of us spending on players not good enough to start regularly, while also hindering our young starlets’ entry into the starting XI. Couldn’t Ola Aina or Dujon Sterling play the role Zappacosta has this season?"
Tiemoue Bakayoko/Danny Drinkwater/Cesc Fabregas
"We need cover in this position, as Bakayoko and Drinkwater have simply not been good enough. We’ve been linked to the likes of Rajda Nainggolan and Arturo Vidal in the last year, and signing either of them will be hitting the jackpot. We’ve also been linked with Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey in the last few weeks. The Welshman will be a very smart signing."
Pedro
"The former Barcelona man was fantastic last season, and scored some seminal goals. This year, he has offered nothing. He is now on the wrong side of 30, and is slowly but surely moving past his prime. Willian and Eden Hazard are still there, but we need depth in those positions. We have the likes of Charly Musoda and Jeremy Boga out of the loan, and these youngsters could certainly come in and make up the numbers. One can only hope that the club doesn’t go out and splash £30 million+ on a player who is not good enough."
Thoughts?