The Blues have plans to add more depth to their ranks over the winter transfer window, and in the same vein, they would be discarding some players who are already surplus to requirements.
Here are 2 players Chelsea could do with come January in order to strengthen their title chances and campaign, and 2 others they should let go as they are clearly not going to play any reasonable role under Conte.
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Fabregas
The Spain international couldn’t even find a starting spot for himself while Conte experimented with different formations until the 3-4-3.
Right about now, not only is Matic above him in the pecking order, Oscar, Chalobah and Loftus-Cheek will be brought into play before Cesc is considered.
Given his lack of defensive abilities, pairing him alongside Kante in midfield will definitely leave the back exposed, and seeing him ever make a return to Chelsea’s starting XI is definitely a no-brainer.
Letting him go, on a permanent basis will be the best thing to do. Leaving Chelsea is about anything that can save the dwindling international and club career of this talented midfielder, and he is going to command a respectful fees once put up for sale.
Solanke
The England youth international found the back of the net for England’s under-19’s against their Nigerian counterparts in the Suwon U-19 4-nation tournament in South Korea on Wednesday, but he is yet to see a single minute of action for club in 2016-17.
Having demanded £50,000 in wages and 1st team football assurances prior to the start of the season, contract extension talks broke down a couple of times until it was resolved.
A temporary exit would make sense for the 19-year-old, and spending the latter half of the season on loan where his development could continue is way to go. The young striker isn’t useful on the bench.