Chelsea announce Tiemoue Bakayoko is one of 13 players on their released list
Chelsea announce Tiemoue Bakayoko is one of 13 players on their released list in major summer cleanup when Mauricio Pochettino takes the reins at Stamford Bridge
- Tiemoue Bakayoko will leave Chelsea when his contract expires on June 30
- Most of the other departures are from Chelsea’s academy and scholars
Tiemoue Bakayoko is one of 13 players to leave Chelsea on June 30.
The 28-year-old joined from AS Monaco in 2017 and was a fixture during his first season at the club.
Bakayoko made 43 appearances in the 2017/18 season before being loaned out for the remainder of his stay at Stamford Bridge.
The midfielder had two spells with AC Milan, a stint with Napoli and a return to his former club Monaco for one season.
A statement from Chelsea read: ‘We thank Tiemoue for his contribution during his season at Stamford Bridge.’
Tiemoué Bakayoko played one full season at Chelsea and spent the remainder on loan
Mauricio Pochettino has been tasked with cutting Chelsea’s bloated first-team squad
The full list of departers is as follows: Derrick Abu, Prince Adegoke, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Nathan Baxter, Juan Carlos Familia-Castillo, Bryan Benjamin Fiabema, Joe Samuel Haigh, Henry Lawrence, Sam McClelland, Dujon Henriques Sterling, Amari Otieno Thomas Silko, Ethan James Wady and Jayden Darren George Wareham.
This comes at a time when Chelsea are expected to vacate several members of their first team to cash in on their high spending from last season.
Homegrown stars Conor Gallagher, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Mason Mount and Callum Hudson-Odoi are all expected to leave this summer.
Meanwhile, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Hakim Ziyech, Christian Pulisic and Kepa Arrizabalaga are unlikely to be part of Mauricio Pochettino’s plans when he takes charge of Chelsea next season.
Pochettino will meet his team in early July to begin preparations for the season and is already taking part in regular meetings with former caretaker manager Frank Lampard to help shrink his bloated first-team squad.