Chelsea have conducted a summer clearout over the past few weeks but there are still four players Mauricio Pochettino must get rid of in the next few days.
New Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has one week before the team jet out for pre-season and there are a number of players that must be sold before then to avoid a difficult and potentially awkward situation.
The Blues have already let go of Kalidou Koulibaly, Mateo Kovacic, Mason Mount, Edouard Mendy, Kai Havertz and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, while N'Golo Kante has departed on a free transfer.
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According to Mirror Football, Pochettino only wants to work with players who have a burning desire to remain at the club and is intentioned to cut off any players with designs on a Stamford Bridge exit.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Romelu Lukaku, Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech are all either far from the manager's plans or have been vocal about their desire to play football elsewhere.
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Aubameyang, who has flopped badly since joining Chelsea from Barcelona has also attracted interest from Saudi Arabia, with Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard keen to bring him to Al Ettifaq.
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