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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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MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 22: Juan Guillermo Cuadrado of Juventus FC in action during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Juventus FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 22, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa./Getty Images)
MILAN, ITALY – OCTOBER 22: Juan Guillermo Cuadrado of Juventus FC in action during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Juventus FC at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 22, 2016 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa./Getty Images) /

3. Juan Cuadrado

This one is essentially a bit of a cheat since Cuadrado is basically out of the door.

That said, he is subject of something of a convoluted loan deal that involves yearly fees and a tack on fee if current club Juventus decide to keep him.

Cuadrado is symptomatic of the muddled thinking that has gone into Chelsea’s transfer spending in recent years.

Signed by Jose Mourinho from Fiorentina during the winter window of the  2014-15 season, the early signs were good for the Colombian international but he slowly faded out of favor.

Mourinho shipped him off to Juve on loan at the start of the 2015-16 season and the rest is history.

The simple fact is the Colombian seems to favor life in Italy ahead of England’s Premier League.

Chelsea are stuck now is a stasis with a player they probably should never have signed. It’s very unlikely anyone will be able to intervene in the current Juventus deal in this January window, and equally unlikely Cuadrado will want to return after success in Italy.

The strange case of Juan Cuadrado is a head scratcher and  cautionary tale for spendthrift clubs.

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