Chelsea players sold 2023: List of all outgoing transfers as Blues clean house

Chelsea have been more active in the transfer market than any other team since Todd Boehly took over in London.

Most fans associate the Blues will large spending sprees and they have invested an astonishing amount in the playing squad in the past 12 months alone, but the two-time Champions League winners are now earning decent sums of money back from selling players.

Chelsea’s roster was very large following an abundance of signings in the 2022/23 summer and winter transfer windows, but the board are now focused on cutting their squad to help solve a few of their problems and recoup some funds.

The Sporting News looks at players Chelsea have sold in the 2023 summer transfer window.

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Chelsea players sold 2023

Chelsea have sold 11 players so far this summer, including club captain Cesar Azpilicueta and USMNT star Christian Pulisic.

Three players have transferred to the Saudi Pro League while Kai Havertz, Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic have all joined rival Premier League clubs.

David Datro Fofana has gone to Union Berlin on a season-long loan to get more minutes and improve his overall game.

Here are all of Chelsea’s outgoings so far in the 2023 summer transfer window:

Name
Date
Position
To
Transfer fee

Christian Pulisic
July 13
FWD
AC Milan
£19.7m/$26m

David Datro Fofana
July 11
FWD
Union Berlin
Loan

Abdul Rahman Baba
July 10
DEF
PAOK
Free

Cesar Azpilicueta
July 6
DEF
Atletico Madrid
Free

Mason Mount
July 5
MID
Man United
£55m/$72m

Kai Havertz
July 1
FWD
Arsenal
£60m/$79m

Mateo Kovacic
July 1
MID
Man City
£25m/$33m

Kalidou Koulibaly
July 1
DEF
Al Hilal
£19.7m/$26m

Edouard Mendy
July 1
GK
Al Ahli
£16m/$21m

N’Golo Kante
July 1
MID
Al Ittihad
Free

Dujon Sterling
July 1
DEF
Rangers
Free

Ruben Loftus-Cheek
July 1
MID
AC Milan
£13.7m/$18m

Todd Boehly net spend at Chelsea

The catalyst that caused the increase in Chelsea’s transfer activity was the introduction of Boehly. The American co-owner wants to build a young squad that also has the ability to win trophies in the present day.

Big signings such as Enzo Fernandez, Wesley Fofana and Mykhailo Mudryk mean that the Blues have a large negative net spend. However, their sales from this window have slightly helped the club close the gap between those two figures.

Incomings
Outgoings

Player
Fee
Player
Fee

Christopher Nkunku
£51.5m/$67.4m
Christian Pulisic
£19.7m/$26m

Nicolas Jackson
£31.7m/$42m
Kalidou Koulibaly
£19.7m/$26m

Enzo Fernandez
£103.7m/$136m
Mason Mount
£55m/$72m

Wesley Fofana
£69m/$90.4m
Kai Havertz
£60m/$79m

Mykhaylo Mudryk
£60m/$79m
Mateo Kovacic
£25m/$33m

Marc Cucurella
£56m/$73.3m
Edouard Mendy
£16m/$21m

Raheem Sterling
£48m/$63.2m
Ruben Loftus-Cheek
£13.7m/$18m

Benoit Badiashile
£32.6m/$42.7m
Timo Werner
£17m/$22.5m

Kalidou Koulibaly
£32.6m/$42.7m
Emerson
£13.2m/$17m

Noni Madueke
£30m/$39.3m
Jorginho
£9.7m/$12.7m