Three players Chelsea could ditch in January without hurting title hopes.
Some believe that Chelsea already have the Premier League title sewn up and in the bag. They’re wrong, of course, but they will be relying on a strong core of players to carry them through to the end. However, there are three names that the Blues could jettison without harming their credentials. The proviso is that they will then seek to replace these players at some point in the near future.
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Petr Cech
The goalkeeper has been a fantastic servant for the club over the past ten years, and has been a key figure in a large part of their success during that time. However, there was always going to come a time when he would be moved on, and with the return of Thibaut Courtois that time is now. At 32 he still has a lot to offer, but he is too good to waste away on Chelsea’s bench, and with Mark Schwarzer behind him Cech will be free to move on and see out his career in the new year.
Mohamed Salah
The Egyptian Messi has struggled to live up to the promise he showed at Basel last year and as a result has had to make do with being a bit part player. It’s unlikely that he’ll establish himself within the starting XI anytime soon and he won’t want to be spending the majority of his time in the Premier League on a bench in west London. The form of those around him mean that he will seldom be missed, and with more arrivals likely in the near future he will only fall further down the pecking order before too long.
Andre Schurrle
Schurrle has endured a strange time at Stamford Bridge so far. Having made 43 appearances across all competitions last season, he followed that up with a World Cup win over the summer. However, he has struggled to find a way into the team this time around and has cut an increasingly peripheral figure at Cobham. Frequently starting from the bench, he has been tipped to be the makeweight in a deal that could see Marco Reus heading in the opposite direction. Whether or not that happens remains to be seen, but the 24-year-old will feel capable of maintaining a regular starting spot, and won’t be afraid to head elsewhere in order to get it.
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