37 players gone: Chelsea’s summer transfers at a glance

All loaned out at the last moment: Trevoh Chalobah, Kepa and Raheem Sterling (from left).
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“I’m glad that UEFA has put in an international break right after the transfer window,” joked Bayern sporting director Max Eberl on Friday, “deadline day.” But what should the decision-maker at Chelsea FC say? According to their own statements, they completed a whopping 49 transfers in the summer transfer window, which, extrapolated over the 61-day period, means 0.8 per day.

Above all, the Blues worked hard to reduce the size of their huge squads and to do so they increased the pressure on the large group of players who had been eliminated. It can now be said that this controversial strategy was successful – the club got rid of numerous players on deadline day alone.

And so the number of players sold far exceeds the number of players signed. The reason Racing Strasbourg keeps cropping up is because the Ligue 1 club, like Chelsea, is owned by Todd Boehly and his consortium. Some players are both arrivals and departures at the same time.

Chelsea signed these twelve players:

Filip Jörgensen (goal) – from Villarreal
Mike Penders (goalkeeper) – from KRC Genk (will only join in the 2025/26 season)
Tosin Adarabioyo (defense) – from Fulham FC
Caleb Wiley (defense) – from Atlanta United
Aaron Anselmino (defense) – from Boca Juniors (was loaned back directly)
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (midfield) – from Leicester City
Renato Veiga (midfield) – from FC Basel
Omari Kellyman (Midfield) – from Aston Villa
Pedro Neto (attack) – from Wolverhampton Wanderers
Joao Felix (attack) – from Atlético Madrid
Marc Guiu (attack) – from FC Barcelona
Estevao Willian (attack) – from Palmeiras (will not join until the 2025/26 season)

Chelsea finally sold these 18 players:

Jamie Cumming (goal) – to Oxford United
Thiago Silva (defense) – to Fluminense
Ian Maatsen (defense) – to Aston Villa
Malang Sarr (defense) – to RC Lens
Lewis Hall (defense) – to Newcastle United
Saheed Olagunju (Defense) – to Wolverhampton Wanderers
Billy Gee (defense) – to Norwich City
Conor Gallagher (midfield) – to Atlético Madrid
Tino Anjorin (midfield) – to FC Empoli
Omari Hutchinson (midfield) – to Ipswich Town
Dion Rankine (Midfield) – to Wigan Athletic
Charlie Webster (midfield) – to Burton Albion
Michael Golding (midfield) – to Leicester City
Romelu Lukaku (attack) – to SSC Napoli
Hakim Ziyech (attack) -to Galatasaray
Diego Moreira (attack) – to Racing Strasbourg
Mason Burstow (attack) – to Hull City
Chinonso Chibueze (Attack) – to Stoke City

Chelsea loaned out these 19 players:

Kepa (goal) – to AFC Bournemouth
Djordje Petrovic (goal) – to Racing Strasbourg
Teddy Sharman-Lowe (goalkeeper) – to Doncaster Rovers
Ted Curd (goal) – to Hampton & Richmond Borough
Luke Campbell (Goal) – to Hendon FC
Gabriel Slonina (goal) – to Barnsley FC
Eddie Beach (goal) – to Crawley Town
Trevoh Chalobah (defense) – to Crystal Palace
Dylan Williams (defense) – to Burton Albion
Alfie Gilchrist (defense) – to Sheffield United
Caleb Wiley (defense) – to Racing Strasbourg
Bashir Humphreys (defense) – to Burnley FC
Aaron Anselmino (defense) – to Boca Juniors
Andrey Santos (midfield) – to Racing Strasbourg
Lesley Ugochukwu (midfield) – to Southampton FC
Leo Castledine (midfield) – to Shrewsbury Town
Raheem Sterling (attack) – to Arsenal FC
Armando Broja (attack) – to Everton FC
Ronnie Stutter (attack) – to Burton Albion