Five Chelsea players facing the axe this summer, including £26m flop

3) John Obi Mikel

Long-serving Mikel is in line to reach his testimonial if he sticks around for another year, but he is in danger of falling 12 months short of that milestone.

Restricted to only 21 appearances in all competitions this season, the Nigeria midfielder is a cameo act these days, often called upon to stifle a game late on, and with only two years left on his contract he could leave on the cheap.