Chelsea duo Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mateo Kovacic are unlikely to sign contract extensions beyond 2024.
With Chelsea bringing in a slew of new players in recent transfer windows and spending likely to continue into the summer, some of Chelsea’s current players may be sweating over their future at the club.
If Chelsea continue to add a number of players through the window, they will naturally have to shed a few to form a 25-man Premier League squad.
Now, according to Simon Phillips, speaking to GiveMeSport, Kovacic and Loftus-Cheek could be two of the players leaving Chelsea in the next 18 months.
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“You’ve got the situations with Mateo Kovacic’s contract, 2024, Loftus-Cheek as well, 2024. So those are two midfielders I’d be surprised if any of them ended up stretching as it is.”
Chelsea have plenty of midfield options now that Enzo Fernández has joined the club and if Denis Zakaria signs a permanent contract, you’d imagine Loftus-Cheek or Kovacic will start to consider their options.
Both players only have a year left on their deals in the summer, so it might be time for Chelsea to cash in to prevent them from leaving on free transfers.
Chelsea are continually linked to more midfielders despite their recent signings and you wouldn’t miss Todd Boehly spending the money yet again in the summer.
