Premier League champions Chelsea are planning a radical overhaul of their first-team squad at the end of the season, with the first two players set to depart Stamford Bridge being France internationals Nicolas Anelka and Florent Malouda, says the Daily Mirror.
The Blues’ billionaire owner Roman Abramovich is determined to freshen up the West Londoners’ playing staff by getting rid of a lot of the dead wood currently at the club, which also includes the likes of Paulo Ferreira, Jose Bosingwa and Yuri Zhirkov, and replacing them with players aged between 21 and 28, with the first two names on the Russian’s wish list said to be Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale and Ajax right-back Gregory Van Der Wiel, as well as a new midfield playmaker.
Meanwhile, Anelka and Malouda will both be deemed surplus to requirements come the summer, regardless of whether the current head coach Carlo Ancelotti is still in charge next season or not.
The Blues’ billionaire owner Roman Abramovich is determined to freshen up the West Londoners’ playing staff by getting rid of a lot of the dead wood currently at the club, which also includes the likes of Paulo Ferreira, Jose Bosingwa and Yuri Zhirkov, and replacing them with players aged between 21 and 28, with the first two names on the Russian’s wish list said to be Tottenham Hotspur winger Gareth Bale and Ajax right-back Gregory Van Der Wiel, as well as a new midfield playmaker.
Meanwhile, Anelka and Malouda will both be deemed surplus to requirements come the summer, regardless of whether the current head coach Carlo Ancelotti is still in charge next season or not.
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