In a press conference on Wednesday, the speaker stated that he is working with 21 players, rather than the reported 42, as the other 15-20 players are training separately. He emphasized that the situation is not chaotic as it may appear from the outside and clarified that the length of contracts is not the issue. One player mentioned had minimal appearances for the team last season and may be challenging to transfer due to limited experience at the top level.

The “banished XI” from Chelsea includes Kepa; Chalobah, Chilwell, Angelo; Sterling, Anjorin, Vale, Fofana; Broja, Lukaku, and Washington. Joining the new WhatsApp community will allow access to daily Mirror Football content, special offers, promotions, and advertisements from the community and its partners. If not interested, the option to leave the community is available at any time.