Chelsea squad 2023/24 players, contracts, transfer fees, salaries for Premier League club

Chelsea’s first full season under the ownership of Todd Boehly was one to forget and the Blues will be looking for a much-improved 2023/24 campaign.

The west London club finished 12th in the Premier League and were knocked out in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Both Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter were sacked during the course of the season.

They also spent over £600 million on transfers, considerably increasing the size of their squad. A lot of new signings were younger players as Boehly is focusing on the future of the club.

The Sporting News looks at the Chelsea players contracted for the 2023/24 season.

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Chelsea squad 2023/24

Chelsea are set to have another busy transfer window this summer as they need to focus on both incomings and outgoings.

Alongside the arrival of Christopher Nkunku, Chelsea have already sold a string of first team players, with Mateo Kovacic joining Premier League champions Manchester City and Kai Havertz crossing the capital to sign for Arsenal.

Senegalese duo Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly have accepted offers to join the Saudi Pro League recruitment drive at Al Ahli and Al Hilal respectively.

The Blues currently have 14 players in the defensive department as Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto, Ethan Ampadu, and Malang Sarr return from loan. Romelu Lukaku is still contracted to the club as he is set to rejoin the squad following a one-year loan at Inter Milan.

Goalkeepers

Name
Number
Age
Nation

Kepa Arrizabalaga
1
28
SPA

Gabriel Slonina
36
19
USA

Marcus Bettinelli
13
31
ENG

Defenders

Name
Number
Age
Nation

Wesley Fofana
33
22
FRA

Benoit Badiashile
4
22
FRA

Trevoh Chalobah
14
23
ENG

Levi Colwill
–
20
ENG

Ethan Ampadu
–
22
WAL

Malang Sarr
–
24
FRA

Thiago Silva
6
38
BRA

Marc Cucurella
32
24
SPA

Ben Chilwell
21
26
ENG

Lewis Hall
67
18
ENG

Abdul-Rahman Baba
–
28
GHA

Reece James
24
23
ENG

Malo Gusto
–
20
FRA

Cesar Azpilicueta
28
33
SPA

Midfielders

Name
Number
Age
Nation

Enzo Fernandez
5
22
ARG

Tiemoue Bakayoko
–
28
FRA

Conor Gallagher
23
23
ENG

Ruben Loftus-Cheek
12
27
ENG

Andrey Santos
–
19
BRA

Carney Chukwuemeka
30
19
ENG

Mason Mount
19
24
ENG

Christopher Nkunku
–
25
FRA

Forwards

Name
Number
Age
Nation

Mykhaylo Mudryk
15
22
UKR

Raheem Sterling
17
28
ENG

Christian Pulisic
10
24
USA

Callum Hudson-Odoi
–
22
ENG

Noni Madueka
31
21
ENG

Hakim Ziyech
22
30
MOR

Romelu Lukaku
–
30
BEL

Armando Broja
18
21
ALB

David Datro Fofana
27
20
IVO

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
9
34
GAB

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How Chelsea were built

Tuchel and Potter signed a total of 14 players across the 2022/23 summer and winter transfer windows. Enzo Fernandez was their marquee signing in January and the World Cup winner is contracted with the club until 2031.

Cesar Azpilicueta is the longest serving player at the club, joining the Blues back in August, 2012. His contract does expire at the end of the 2023/24 campaign and it is unlikely to be extended. Nine of the current first-team squad were promoted from the academy.

Goalkeepers

Name
Date signed
Signed from
Contract expiry

Kepa Arrizabalaga
August, 2018
Athletic Bilbao
June, 2025

Gabriel Slonina
August, 2022
Chicago Fire
June, 2028

Marcus Bettinelli
July, 2021
Fulham
June, 2026

Defenders

Name
Date signed
Signed from
Contract expiry

Wesley Fofana
August, 2022
Leicester
June, 2029

Benoit Badiashile
January, 2023
Monaco
June, 2030

Trevoh Chalobah
–
Academy
June, 2028

Levi Colwill
–
Academy
June, 2025

Ethan Ampadu
July, 2017
Exeter
June, 2024