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Five players Chelsea must sell in January

By Ryan Willox

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea gives his team instructions during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on October 15, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 15: Antonio Conte, Manager of Chelsea gives his team instructions during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Leicester City at Stamford Bridge on October 15, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 05: Pedro of Chelsea celebrates scoring his sides fifth goal with his Chelsea team mates during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge on November 5, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 05: Pedro of Chelsea celebrates scoring his sides fifth goal with his Chelsea team mates during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Everton at Stamford Bridge on November 5, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Darren Walsh/Chelsea FC via Getty Images) /

My oh my! Where to start with this Chelsea squad?

In his first season at the helm, manager Antonio Conte has been charged with putting his stamp on proceedings at the Bridge.

But the Italian has inherited a squad that is bloated, unbalanced and the product of several managerial changes in a short space of time.

Conte is the tenth ‘permanent’ manager since the end of Jose Mourinho’s first spell in September 2007, accounting for oddities like Guus Hiddink’s extended vacations.

As each manager has come and gone, they have brought with them scores of ‘next big things’, favorites and other assorted bench warmers.

It seems as if the hierarchy in West London have become so paranoid about overlooking another Romelu Lukaku or Kevin De Bruyne that they have taken to hoarding players!

As a result the Blues have almost FORTY! players out on loan. We could make this a really short post and recommended Conte jettisons all of them.

In the interests of being more diligent, there are a handful of players that could offset some of the cash Conte intends to spend to bring in his type of player.

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