Chelsea is facing an unusual situation. The club has far too many players under contract and images of the club’s gym, literally overcrowded, are causing a stir on social media.
Chelsea can’t take it anymore. The Blues have signed about ten players, 9 to be precise, also recovering a series of talents who had left on loan last year (12 in total, including a certain Romelu Lukaku). Result: there are now 43 players under contract in the first team. That’s a lot. Too many, even, according to the coach, Enzo Maresca, who makes no secret of it.
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“Of these 43 players, 28 train with me, the others train individually. It’s not a good situation.”admitted the Italian, questioned at a press conference. Surplus players would still have to leave the ship, but even a squad of 35-40 players would remain too large to manage. The proof is in these images dating from July 31 and taken during a training session in the USA.
It shows players crammed into a packed gym, some having to improvise to find a place and do their exercises. Physical preparation being particularly important at the start of a new season, the scene obviously caused a reaction. The Blues, for their part, are looking for solutions. In particular with players who have signed long-term contracts, but who do not have an immediate future at the club. The transfer window is still long…
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