Chelsea have released 13 players ahead of the 2023/24 season with Tiemoue Bakayoko finally shown the door at Stamford Bridge.
The 28-year-old joined the Blues from Monaco in 2017 for a whopping £40million fee.
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His first season in west London saw him scoop the FA Cup where he started in the 1-0 final victory against Manchester United.
But that turned out to be the last of his 43 appearances for Chelsea, with the midfielder continuosly shipped out on loan.
Bakayoko was offloaded to Milan and then Monaco and Napoli, before returning to the Rossoneri on a two-year loan in 2021.
He helped the San Siro outfit win the Scudetto in 2022, but was a peripheral figure in the recent campaign having been limited to just three Serie A outings.
The Frenchman will leave Chelsea on a permanent basis when his deal expires at the end of the month.
A club statement read: “We thank Tiemoue for his contribution during his season at Stamford Bridge.”
Joining Bakayoko out the Chelsea door includes right-back Dujon Sterling, who will link up with Rangers, goalkeeper Nathan Baxter and defenders Henry Lawrence and Juan Carlos Familia-Castillo.
Chelsea have also confirmed they will be parting ways with Derrick Abu, Prince Adegoke, Bryan Fiabema, Joe Haigh, Sam McClelland, Sliko Thomas, Ethan Wady and Jayden Wareham.
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Though Chelsea didn’t include N’Golo Kante on their released list, despite the World Cup winner also set to become a free agent.
The Blues have stated they have offered the 32-year-old a new deal.
However it is believed that the ex-Leicester star is closing in on a move to join Saudi Pro League champions Al Ittihad.
