Done Deal: Chelsea first summer transfer completed

Done Deal: Chelsea first summer transfer completed


Chelsea await transfer boost in Declan Rice and Romeo Lavia chase amid Premier League battle
Here we take a look at the players currently at relegation-threatened clubs in the Premier League who could boost Chelsea's squad for the 2023/24 season

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Declan Rice of England celebrates the victory at the end of UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers match between Italy and England at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on 23 March, 2023 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Declan Rice of England celebrates the victory at the end of UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifiers match between Italy and England (Image: Giuseppe Maffia)
With the international break nearly over and Premier League football due to return it's impossible to ignore the implications of entering the final stretch of the season. For Chelsea, they remain in search of moving up the table and into European qualifying positions but ultimately will hope to find their way past Real Madrid and towards Champions League glory.

For much of the Premier League, however, their focus will be on survival. Four points separate Southampton in 20th position and Crystal Palace in 12, while a number of teams in between have a range of games in hand.

With just 11 or so matches remaining of the term however, teams will also be looking towards their summer plans. Chelsea are set for a busy summer of outgoing transfers but still have plans to strengthen their ranks despite their outlay of £600million since the arrival of Todd Boehly and co.

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Clubs will be keeping tabs on those who are in the midst of a relegation battle, with the journey to the Champions often been closely associated with player departures.

So are there any players currently at the relegation-threatened clubs in the Premier League that could help bolster and improve the Spurs squad going into 2023/24? football.london takes a look below.

While Chelsea announced the contract extension of Marcus Bettinelli on Monday evening, the Blues are expected to look at options between the sticks with the futures of Kepa Arrizabalaga and Edouard Mendy remaining uncertain. The duo both have two years remaining on their contracts, a point the club's new hierarchy do not want players to go under as a rule.

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The west London side have previously been linked to Everton's Jordan Pickford and while the former Sunderland goalkeeper penned a new four-and-a-half-year contract last month, relegation would

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