Chelsea Transfers: Three Players Who Should Leave Stamford Bridge This January

As I write this, Chelsea have already racked up a great 3-0 win over Southampton away from home and have made it look very simple. The Blues are currently third in the Premier League table and the way they have been playing in the past few game weeks, 2014 might just be the year, when Jose Mourinho might bring their lost Premier League Trophy back home to Stamford Bridge. There is no doubt that Chelsea are after a striker and have been linked to Falcao, Lewandowski and Guarin in recent weeks, the London side will also sell some of their players who are on the look out for more gametime. As Mourinho looks to his options come the January Transfer window, which is open currently, we here at Soccersouls  provide the options whom he can allow to leave this winter.

Demba Ba:

It’s not a surprise that Chelsea are certainly in the search for a new striker who can bolster their attacking weak links. The Stamford Bridge outfit have been linked to Fredy Guarin of Inter Milan over the past few weeks and the Columbian would definitely find it hard to resist down a move to the Premier League. With neither Torres, Eto’o or Ba finding their striking instincts this season, it looks like Mourinho will be handed enough money to sign a major name in the transfer market.

It has also been reported that Ba might be used as a bait to lure Inter into selling Guarin. This perhaps signals the end of Demba Ba’s career at Stamford Bridge. The former Newcastle man has already fallen down the ranks in the Chelsea squad and would probably be sold this window. Newcastle might want to take their former striker back and so might Arsenal given Wenger’s frugal economics and the search for Olivier Giroud’s back up. But will Mourinho budge and sell to a direct Title rival?

Juan Mata:

The match against Southampton has been a clear indication of things that might happen this January window. Having been substituted during the 50th minute, the Spaniard vented his frustration and was clearly not happy. It is really disheartening to see a player of such a caliber finding difficult to get a place in the starting berth.

Jose Mourinho has preferred Oscar over Mata in the number ten role, thus resigning the Spaniard to the bench and it surely has been the right choice as far as results are concerned. Oscar too deserves the plaudit having been absolutely sublime in the centre of attack linking time and well with the lone striker up front and also finding the back of the net at regular occasions, but the fact that he has managed to push Mata to the bench means that the Spaniard has to leave the Bridge for his own good. With the Worldcup imminent at the end of the season, Mata can easily find a club which can offer regular first team action.

After yesterday’s substitution in the second half against Southampton, Mata hit a seat in disappointment, with Mourinho saying,

‘I don’t want him to go, that is my opinion and that is my wish – but my door is open.

‘The club door is open too, so when a player wants to speak with us we are there waiting for them. But if you ask me do I want to sell him, I don’t want to. 

‘I didn’t see the reaction, his frustration was because of the result – we have to win.

I have written this before and if rumours are to be believed French side PSG are ready to splash the cash for Mata, who would also look out for a move for more time on the pitch ahead of the showcase World Cup next year in Sambaland. 

Kevin De Bruyne: On loan to a German club

The German wonder kid was expected to have a brilliant career in front of him but an injury ravaged season has meant that he has had limited game time. With the plethora of midfielders Chelsea have at this moment of time, De Bruyne must look at other options possibly in his native country to be on the pitch more often rather than warming the bench on the sidelines.