A storm is brewing at Stamford Bridge. In a ruthless summer shake-up, Chelsea have wiped nine players from their official first-team squad list, sending a chilling message to those no longer in Enzo Maresca’s plans.
Among the high-profile casualties: Raheem Sterling, Axel Disasi, and Lesley Ugochukwu — names once central to the club’s future, now seemingly cast aside.
Sterling, signed for a staggering €56 million in 2022, appears to have reached the end of the road. Despite 82 caps for England and a loan spell at Arsenal last season, the 30-year-old forward has been unceremoniously dropped. No statement, no farewell—just erased from the squad list.
The drama doesn’t stop there. French internationals Disasi and Ugochukwu have also vanished. Disasi, with five senior caps and a recent loan at Aston Villa, has drawn interest from Neom and Villarreal. Ugochukwu, still just 21, is on the verge of a permanent move to Burnley, where a five-year contract awaits.
The Chelsea purge
The purge continues with Armando Broja, the Albanian striker forged in the Chelsea academy and sent on loan after loan, now reportedly bound for Scott Parker’s project. His name, too, has been wiped from Chelsea’s first-team roster.
And it gets even more brutal:
- Ben Chilwell, once a €50m signing, now expendable
- Renato Veiga, gone just a year after arriving for €14m
- Carney Chukwuemeka, the highly-touted prodigy, dropped
- David Datro Fofana, lost in the shuffle
- And Alfie Gilchrist, a Cobham graduate, pushed into the shadows
Chelsea’s message is crystal clear: a new era is being forged, and no reputation is safe. As the transfer window heats up, the West London club is making bold moves—and some familiar faces are paying the price.
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