August 18. Before the first Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City, both teams announced their starting lineups. None of Chelsea’s nine new players who joined this summer were included in the starting lineup.
After continuous recruitment, Chelsea’s squad has grown to over 40 players, including Sterling, Chilwell, Chalobah, Gallagher, and others, none of whom made it into the lineup, leading to speculation that these players may be offloaded.
Chelsea’s starting lineup: 1-Sanchez, 27-Gusto, 29-Fofana, 6-Coulibaly, 3-Cucurella, 8-Enzo Fernández (C), 45-Lavia, 25-Kiese Thel, 20-Palmer, 18-Nkunku, 15-Jakobsen
List of Chelsea’s summer signings:
Pedro Neto – €60 million
Hall – €35.4 million
Philip Jorgensen – €24.5 million
Kailman – €22.5 million
Anselminho – €16.5 million
Vega – €14 million
Giu – €6 million
Willy – €10.1 million
Adarabioyo – Free transfer