Stamford Bridge manager set to swing the axe.

Chelsea boss Jose
Mourinho is ready to conduct a major squad clear-out this summer as he seeks to
make way for prominent additions in the upcoming transfer window.

CaughtOffside understands
that as many as a dozen players could be set for a Stamford Bridge exit with
Blues owner Roman Abramovich ready to bankroll significant moves in the
transfer market.

In a bid to heed UEFA’s
FFP (Financial Fair Play) guidelines and to rein in Chelsea’s ever expanding
wage bill Mourinho will seek to cut back numbers in his playing staff and will
hope to garner decent sums for a number of those he is looking cash-in on.

Fernando Torres

29 year old striker has
come nowhere near justifying the £50m outlay Chelsea made back in January 2011
and Jose Mourinho has been given the all clear by Abramovich to offload the
Spanish international, fully aware that they will struggle to garner even a third
of the money they paid Liverpool for his services.

Torres has hit yet
another patch of poor goal-scoring form, managing to net just four goals in 22
Premier League appearances this season.

Thibaut Courtois

Mourinho is said to be
ready to sell the Belgian youngster as he feels that the loaned out custodian
will not be happy to warm the bench at Stamford Bridge.

Now into his third
season at Atletico Madrid the 21 year old is considered one of the best young
keepers in Europe but Mourinho is happy to show continued faith in Czech
Republic international Petr Cech, leaving the way open for Chelsea to make a
big sum from the sale of Courtois.

Vicente Calderon boss
Diego Simeone is likely to make an offer to sign Courtois on a permanent basis
as Chelsea steadfastly refuse to agree another loan deal.

Romelu Lukaku

Though the powerful
forward has proven himself as a Premier League marksman during loan spells at
first West Brom and then Everton the 20 year old is not part of Mourinho’s long
term plans and is seen by the Portuguese boss as another young talent who could
garner a fee of perhaps as much as £20m.

Mourinho has seen the
aforementioned Torres, Demba Ba and Samuel Eto’o fail to make consistent enough
impacts up front and has set his sights on a big name signing to lead his
Chelsea attack, making it all but clear that Lukaku is not a player he rates
all that highly.

Victor Moses

The Nigerian winger is
considered surplus to requirements and Chelsea would have hoped that his loan
spell at Liverpool would help to attract interest from prospective suitors but
the 23 year old simply hasn’t done enough to warrant a regular spot in Brendan
Rodgers’ plans.

This will leave Mourinho
ready to offload the former Wigan Athletic man for a fairly low fee, in the
hope that a buyer can be found.

Moses has started just
six Premier League games during his season long loan spell at Anfield and his
tally of just one goal and zero assists in 16 appearances across all
competitions probably tells it’s own story.

Marko Marin

German international is
another winger who is deeded surplus to requirements though the pint-sized
wide-man has at least shown glimpses of his obvious talent during his spell at
Sevilla.

Chelsea are ready to
sell the 25 year old for a nominal fee, knowing that the La Liga side are
fairly cash-strapped.

Frank Lampard

Though the veteran
England man has impressed in patches this term Jose Mourinho is ready to allow
the midfielder to leave the club on a free transfer so as to clear his massive
salary off the club’s wage-bill.

Any new deal would only
come in the form of a rolling one year extension and by all accounts a number
of MLS sides are ready to offer lengthier contracts and Lampard may be ready
for a fresh challenge.

Whilst Mourinho
understands Lampard’s status with the Stamford Bridge faithful he feels the
time is right to usher in a new era and his efforts to plan for the future with
a more youthful transfer policy may well be undermined by a move to retain the
services of the 35 year old midfielder.

Ashley Cole

Having been frozen out
of the Chelsea first team Jose Mourinho will allow the 33 year old left-back to
leave Stamford Bridge on a free transfer. Similarly to Lampard such a move
would cut the club’s wage-bill and room would be made for a youthful replacement,
possibly Southampton’s Luke Shaw.

Cole hasn’t started a
Premier League match since early January and is being courted by Real Madrid
with former Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti said to be ready to offer the Chelsea
star a two year contract.

The form shown by
Spaniard Cesar Azpilicueta has made it easier for Mourinho to allow Cole to
leave for pastures new.

Demba Ba

The Senegal
international has failed to hit the heights he reached whilst at Newcastle
United and Jose Mourinho will look to sell the bit-part player for a fee
similar to the £7m they paid back in January 2013.

Ba has started just two
Premier League fixtures this season though has netted five goals in all
competitions this term.

Ryan Bertrand

The England man was seen
as a long term successor to Ashley Cole but Jose Mourinho doesn’t seem to rate
the 24 year old as being able to fill the position, with Chelsea known to be
keen on Southampton youngster Luke Shaw.

Bertrand is enjoying the
taste of some much needed first team action at Aston Villa and Mourinho will
allow the Blues wide-man to complete a permanent switch to Villa Park though
Liverpool are also said to be interested in the left-back.

Gael Kakuta

French midfield dynamo
last played a senior fixture for Chelsea back in May 2011 and has been away on
loan at the likes of Fulham, Bolton, Dijon, Vitesse Arnhem and now Lazio.

In an effort to get his
first team squad down to a more manageable number Mourinho will sanction the
sale of a number of long term loaned out talents and will hope to bank around
£3m from the sale of Kakuta, using his presence in Serie A as a shop window for
his talents.

Samuel Eto’o

The Cameroon
international has shown brief glimpses of the type of form that made him one of
the most feared predatory strikers on the planet some years ago, however
Mourinho is ready to allow the 33 year old to leave Chelsea when his short term
contract expires this summer.

The relationship between
Mourinho and the experienced forward is said to be frosty following the Blues
manager’s comments regarding Eto’o's true age and this has made an exit all the
more likely.

Hilario

Veteran Portuguese
keeper will not be offered a new contract when his current contract comes to an
end in the summer with Chelsea already having Aussie Mark Schwarzer to act as
an able back-up to first choice Cech.

Nah, Lukaku will be enough.. Would be a great signing. I think Ba will go to Aston Villa if Benteke leaves for Arsenal, maybe. Eto'o might go to mls. Torres, hmmm. Not sure where he can go. He'll need to take a big pay cut or maybe Monaco will take him..

Marcus, Lukaku will be enough.. Would be a great signing. I think Ba will go to Aston Villa if Benteke leaves for Arsenal, maybe. Eto'o might go to mls. Torres, hmmm. Not sure where he can go. He'll need to take a big pay cut or maybe Monaco will take him..

@Wayne - Quality of the omelette depends on the quality of the eggs. ;)

@heavenduel

No sht scherlock ! Ofcourse we know it is bs . It is a list of players that many of us , probably including players and club , still uncertain about their future . It is called rumor and as Chelsea fan , I can say it is not a bad list .

@heavenduel

No sht scherlock ! Ofcourse we know it is bs . It is a list of players that many of us , probably including players and club , still uncertain about their future . It is called rumor and as Chelsea fan , I can say it is not a bad list .

@ wayne

We have so many players on loan , that with out joking if all put together we can create 4 teams that can compete in EPL top , mid and bottom table . Most of them are young and still developing , so they will or can become world class .

@wolfie

I never heard Inter being linked to Lukaku . I also think that Lukaku would like to stay in EPL . Plus , I dont know if he lost his love to Chelsea , but apparently he was biggest fan just like De Bruyne sike

@heavenduel

No sht scherlock ! Ofcourse we know it is bs . It is a list of players that many of us , probably including players and club , still uncertain about their future . It is called rumor and as Chelsea fan , I can say it is not a bad list .

@ wayne

We have so many players on loan , that with out joking if all put together we can create 4 teams that can compete in EPL top , mid and bottom table . Most of them are young with high potentials and still developing , so they will or can become world class or leave average .

@wolfie

I never heard Inter being linked to Lukaku . I also think that Lukaku would like to stay in EPL . Plus , I dont know if he lost his love to Chelsea , but apparently he was biggest fan just like De Bruyne sike

@heavenduel

No sht scherlock ! Ofcourse we know it is bs . It is a list of players that many of us , probably including players and club , still uncertain about their future . It is called rumor and as Chelsea fan , I can say it is not a bad list .

@ wayne

We have so many players on loan , that with out joking if all put together we can create 4 teams that can compete in EPL top , mid and bottom table . Most of them are young with high potentials and still developing , so they will or can become world class or leave average .

@wolfie

I never heard Inter being linked to Lukaku . I also think that Lukaku would like to stay in EPL .

@tiki I dont know if he lost his love to Chelsea , but apparently he was biggest fan just like De Bruyne sike .

He needs to mature though and not talk bad about coach or club . It was just plain dumb move from him .

@heavenduel

No sht scherlock ! :) Ofcourse we know it is bs . It is a list of players that many of us , probably including players and club , still uncertain about their future . It is called rumor and as Chelsea fan , I can say it is not a bad list .

@ wayne

We have so many players on loan , that with out joking if all put together we can create 4 teams that can compete in EPL top , mid and bottom table . Most of them are young with high potentials and still developing , so they will or can become world class or leave average .

@wolfie

I never heard Inter being linked to Lukaku . I also think that Lukaku would like to stay in EPL .

@tiki I dont know if he lost his love to Chelsea , but apparently he was biggest fan just like De Bruyne sike .

He needs to mature though and not talk bad about coach or club . It was just plain dumb move from him .

@heavenduel ,

Thank you for feedback . Point taken . I will do my best to make my threads titles clear next time and categorize it accordingly .

Out of all this transfers one that pisses me off the most is Gael Kakuta . We got in trouble because of this player and were banned for one transfer window . Now we may have to get rid of him . Our sport director Michael Emelano was the force behind many transfers and half of them were plain dumb . We got at least 4 left wingers , for what ?

I honestly do not know what will happen to Peter Cech because he obviously still can pull superb saves . Therefore Courtois should return and challenge him . If Peter Cech can go on , Like Van Der Sar who got better as he got older , all the way till 40s than Courtois is better to be sold.

As far as Frank Lampard , I always want this player to stay but he is not Ryan Giggs . Lampard is one of those players who has completely ran out of energy due his amazing consistent performances literally every season . I am sure he has a huge desire and motivation , but I think his body just can't go on anymore . He has had an amazing career in EPL and to me he is the greatest English midfielder of all time and one of the greatest world midfielders . However, MLS or going to another league Europe probably best option for him . Due to competition in Chelsea , he will not have a chance next season to even get to the bench .

@heavenduel ,

Thank you for feedback . Point taken . I will do my best to make my threads titles clear next time and categorize it accordingly .

Out of all this transfers one that pisses me off the most is Gael Kakuta . We got in trouble because of this player and were banned for one transfer window . Now we may have to get rid of him . Our sport director Michael Emelano was the force behind many transfers and half of them were plain dumb . We got at least 4 left wingers , for what ?

I honestly do not know what will happen to Peter Cech because he obviously still can pull superb saves . Therefore Courtois should return and challenge him . If Peter Cech can go on , Like Van Der Sar who got better as he got older , all the way till 40s than Courtois is better to be sold.

As far as Frank Lampard , I always want this player to stay but he is not Ryan Giggs . Lampard is one of those players who has completely ran out of energy due his amazing consistent performances literally every season . I am sure he has a huge desire and motivation , but I think his body just can't go on anymore . He has had an amazing career in EPL and to me he is the greatest English midfielder of all time and one of the greatest world midfielders . However, MLS or going to another league Europe probably best option for him . Due to competition in Chelsea , he will not have a chance next season to even get to the bench .

As far Ashley I wish he can stay few more season . He can still do it .