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Chelsea are launching a fire sale as they prepare to sell players before they sign more players, sources have told Football Insider.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Blues are currently under UEFA sanctions<\/a>, which require them to balance out their transfer outlay with player sales in order for them to register new signings for the Champions League next season.<\/p>\n Sources say that the West London side are aiming to offload some of their fringe players to raise funds and avoid further punishment.<\/p>\n If Chelsea<\/a> can find buyers for enough of the unwanted members of their squad, then they could still go back into the transfer market to bolster their ranks further.<\/p>\n Over the last week, Chelsea have brought in around \u00a377million in revenue after completing the sales of Noni Madueke to Arsenal<\/a> and Djordje Petrovic to Bournemouth<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, the Blues are looking to offload further fringe players over the coming weeks, with Christopher Nkunku, Joao Felix, and Raheem Sterling all on the chopping block.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES<\/p>\n At the start of the month (1 July), Football Insider<\/strong> revealed that Nkunku was close to a Chelsea exit<\/a>, after Enzo Maresca\u2019s side brought in Joao Pedro.<\/p>\n Both Felix and Sterling spent last season out on loan, with the pair attracting interest from Benfica and Bayer Leverkusen respectively.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Xavi Simons will cost Premier League clubs in excess of \u00a360million<\/a> this summer, sources have told Football Insider.<\/strong><\/p>\n Simons, 22, has informed RB Leipzig of his desire to leave, and both Chelsea and Arsenal<\/a> are considering an approach for the Dutchman.<\/p>\n Sources say that the winger would prefer a move to the Premier League, despite interest from the likes of Barcelona and Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n The Netherlands international only completed his permanent switch to Leipzig in January but is already pushing for a move away.<\/p>\n For more Chelsea and exclusive news, follow us on Facebook<\/a> or join our brand new WhatsApp Channel<\/a> for instant updates to be sent straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Imago\/Getty Tue 22 July 2025 21:30, UK Chelsea are launching a fire sale as they prepare to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":283912,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[885,94,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-283911","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-chelsea","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-sports","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114899886087158347","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283911","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=283911"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/283911\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/283912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=283911"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=283911"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=283911"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Chelsea](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Chelsea-1-1024x576.png\")
Chelsea are working under UEFA restrictions (Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking Media)Chelsea aim to sell Nkunku, Felix, and Sterling<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Chelsea,](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Joao-Felix-1024x682.jpg\")
Felix has been linked with Benfica (Credit: Imago)Chelsea learn Xavi Simons price tag<\/strong><\/p>\n