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Chelsea have 25 days to sell 16 players as FIFA rule causes huge transfer issue Chelsea have 41 senior players and less than a month to move on more than a dozen of them from Xabi Alonso's huge squad before the summer transfer window closes Chelsea have just 25 days to move on 16 senior players before the summer transfer window closes if they are to reduce Xabi Alonso's squad down to a group of 25. The Blues have 41 contracted senior players, even after Alejandro Garnacho, Andrey Santos, Marc Cucurella, and Tyrique George have already headed out. Filip Jorgensen and Trevoh Chalobah are also on their way to Strasbourg and Como, respectively. None of Axel Disasi, Benoit Badiashile, Caleb Wiley, David Datro Fofana and Marc Guiu have been involved in their pre-season preparations, either. Those five are not training with the first team. FOLLOW OUR CHELSEA FB PAGE! Latest Blues news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page However, 'bomb squads' are no longer an option for the club this season. The change came as part of a comprehensive reform of the international transfer system. These decisions were developed through discussions involving CONMEBOL, FIFA, FIFPRO, European Football Clubs (EFC), UEFA and World Leagues Association (WLA). FIFPRO said earlier this summer: "Players will be better protected from abusive practices. "Demoting players, forcing them to train in isolation as a form of pressure, withholding passports or abusing registration procedures are now expressly prohibited. These practices have affected too many players for too long and have no place in modern football." Sky's Ultimate TV and Sky Sports bundle includes at least 215 live Premier League clashes across the 2026/27 season with more than 1,400 live games across the EFL and beyond, plus F1, golf and darts. Every subscription now comes with 135 channels alongside free subscriptions to HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+, discovery+ and Hayu. Disasi and Raheem Sterling were in Chelsea's 'bomb squad' last season. The latter departed by mutual agreement in January, but his old team-mate remains under contract for another three years. There is a £25million price tag on Disasi amid interest from Crystal Palace and West Ham, with the player having been loaned to Aston Villa and the Hammers in recent years. The same amount is sought for Guiu, who briefly joined Sunderland last season before being recalled after Liam Delap's injury. Badiashile has 12 months left on his deal, which adds another £5million to his valuation. Several others could also be on the way out soon. Delap is one of those after Danny Welbeck's arrival. Equally, fellow strikers Emmanuel Emegha and Nicolas Jackson face uncertain futures, with £65million wanted for the latter. Enzo Fernandez, Malo Gusto and Pedro Neto are prominent players who could still leave this summer. Chelsea would want the best part of £200million combined for the first two, who are due back from their extended break after the World Cup next week. Dario Essugo and Gabriel Slonina could also depart. Kendry Paez, Omari Kellyman, Reggie Walsh, Ryan Kavuma-McQueen and Shim Mheuka are youngsters who may be loaned out to reduce Alonso's squad size.