{"id":290674,"date":"2023-09-14T09:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/?p=290674"},"modified":"2023-09-14T09:34:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T09:34:01","slug":"chelsea-axe-forgotten-star-from-their-25-man-premier-league-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports-life-news.com\/soccer\/chelsea-axe-forgotten-star-from-their-25-man-premier-league-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea axe forgotten star from their 25-man Premier League squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Chelsea axe forgotten \u00a3100,000-a-week star from their 25-man Premier League squad&#8230; with the Blues defender failing to feature in Mauricio Pochettino&#8217;s plans<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chelsea have submitted their full 25-man squad list to the Premier League<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Head coach Mauricio Pochettino has been forced to leave out a defender<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast It&#8217;s All Kicking Off!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Chelsea have axed a former rising star earning \u00a3100,000-a-week from their 25-man Premier League squad, after registering players for first half of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues have undergone a significant transformation since the start of the Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital era at the club.<\/p>\n<p>Significant changes have been made to the playing squad, with over \u00a31billion spent in three transfer windows under the new regime.<\/p>\n<p>The influx of signings has pushed some fringe players closer to the sidelines, which left them at risk of being left out of their Premier League squad.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino had 17 spots available for\u00a0homegrown or foreign stars, with a further eight slots reserved for homegrown players.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/09\/75420543-12517061-image-a-6_1694678625782.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea have named their 25-man Premier League squad for the first half of the season<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/09\/75420539-12517061-image-a-7_1694678629920.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mauricio Pochettino was forced to take tough decisions over his new-look Blues squad<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/14\/09\/75420555-12517061-image-a-8_1694678655237.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Defender\u00a0Malang Sarr has been left out of the squad and appears likely to leave the club<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Malang Sarr has failed to make the cut, with the 24-year-old having been left out of the official list submitted to the Premier League.<\/p>\n<h3>CHELSEA&#8217;S PREMIER LEAGUE SQUAD LIST<\/h3>\n<p>Badiashile Mukinayi, Benoit Ntambue<\/p>\n<p>Bettinelli, Marcus*<\/p>\n<p>Broja, Armando*<\/p>\n<p>Caicedo Corozo, Moises Isaac<\/p>\n<p>Chalobah, Trevoh Tom*<\/p>\n<p>Chilwell, Benjamin James*<\/p>\n<p>Cucurella Saseta, Marc<\/p>\n<p>Cumming, James Andrew*<\/p>\n<p>Disasi Mhakinis Belho, Axel<\/p>\n<p>Emiliano Da Silva, Thiago<\/p>\n<p>Fernandez, Enzo Jeremias<\/p>\n<p>Fofana, Wesley Tidjan<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher, Conor*<\/p>\n<p>Jackson, Nicolas<\/p>\n<p>James, Reece*<\/p>\n<p>Lynch Sanchez, Robert*<\/p>\n<p>Mudryk, Mykhailo<\/p>\n<p>Nkunku, Christopher<\/p>\n<p>Petrovic, Djordje<\/p>\n<p>Sterling, Raheem*<\/p>\n<p>Notable U-21s: Romeo Lavia, Ian Maatsen, Cole Palmer, Lesley Ugochukwu<\/p>\n<p>* &#8211; denotes players who fulfil the homegrown quota\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The French defender was signed by Chelsea from Nice in 2020, penning a five-year contract worth a reported \u00a3100,000-a-week.<\/p>\n<p>Former\u00a0Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia had said at the time that the opportunity to sign Sarr was &#8216;one we could not miss.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The highly rated defender was loaned to Porto\u00a0during the 2020-21 season, before making his breakthrough at Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Sarr made 21 appearances in all competitions for the Blues during the 2021-22 season, but was loaned back to Ligue 1 with Monaco for the 2022-23 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old&#8217;s time at Stamford Bridge looks likely to be coming to an end, amid links to joining clubs in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino memorably had forgotten the defender and goalkeeper Jamie Cumming when asked by a journalist about the duo earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Who?&#8217; Pochettino replied. &#8216;Oh my goodness. I don&#8217;t know what I can tell you.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don&#8217;t know because you surprised me! It&#8217;s like you punch [me in the face] and I am like this [startled].<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Because we were talking about Luton!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Cumming, who had been on loan a MK Dons last season, has made the squad with the 24-year-old expected to provide cover to\u00a0Robert Sanchez, Djordje Petrovic and Marcus Bettinelli in the goalkeeping position.<\/p>\n<p>Benoit Badiashile, Trevoh Chalobah, Ben Chilwell, Marc Cucurella, Axel Disasi, Thiago Silva, Wesley Fofana, Reece James were the defenders included ahead of Sarr.<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino\u2019s 25-man squad is completed by midfielders Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez and Conor Gallagher, as well as forwards Armando Broja, Nicolas Jackson, Mykhailo Mudryk, Christopher Nkunku and Raheem Sterling.<\/p>\n<p>Romeo Lavia, Ian Maatsen, Cole Palmer, Lesley Ugochukwu are among the notable players under-21, who did not need to be named in the squad.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12517061\/Chelsea-axe-forgotten-100-000-week-star-25-man-Premier-League-squad-Blues-defender-failing-feature-Mauricio-Pochettinos-plans.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea axe forgotten \u00a3100,000-a-week star from their 25-man Premier League squad&#8230; 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