Nathan Ake is the latest player on the list. On June 30, Bournemouth had the signature of the 22-year-old Dutch defender. According to British media, Chelsea have received £20 million from this deal.
Meanwhile, the first person to officially say goodbye to Chelsea this year is midfielder Oscar. Shanghai Club SIPG spent £60 million to get the player in January. To date, this is still the most valuable deal in the history of Chinese football.
Also in the 2017 winter transfer window, Chelsea sent striker Patrick Bamford to Middlesbrough for a fee of £6 million. The value of this deal could be up to 10 million pounds if he brings the Riverside team certain achievements. Before that, Bamford was loaned to Chelsea 6 times in 5 years.
Although the 2017 summer transfer market did not officially open until today, coach Antonio Conte has soon clarified his squad. Before Nathan Ake, 4 other players also had to say goodbye to the Stamford Bridge team.
Chelsea's second-highest goalkeeper of the season - Asmir Begovic has moved to Bournemouth in a £10 million deal. Colombian winger Juan Cuadrado has been a Juventus member since his loan spell here. The "Old Lady" paid 17.3 million pounds to have Cuadrado.
Christian Atsu was a member of Chelsea's squad in 2013-2017, but was loaned to five different clubs by the Blues and has not played a competitive match for Chelsea. In the end, Chelsea sold Atsu to Newcastle in a £6.2 million deal.
Striker Bertrand Traore, after playing for Ajax Amsterdam on loan in the 2016 2017 season, was bought by Lyon for £8.8 million. In addition, talented player Dominic Solanke said goodbye to Stamford Bridge to join the Anfield team. Liverpool had to pay Chelsea for Solnake's training fee in the nfay transfer case.
In addition, a few players have left Chelsea on a free transfer: John Obi Mikel (to Tianjin), Branislav Ivanovic (to Zenit St Peterburgs), Alex Kiwomya (to Doncaster Rovers). Center back Jonh personal and youthful back Alex Harvey have parted ways with Chelsea but have not found a new destination.
The money Chelsea earned from selling the above faces will help them have the funds to pursue goals in the 2017 summer transfer window such as: Tiemoue Bakayoko, Romelu Lukaku or Alex Sandro. Moreover, they will ensure the principles of financial fairness law.
