Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson, Renato Veiga, Axel Disasi, Carney Chukwuemeka and Ben Chilwell will also be allowed to leave either on loan or permanently if the right opportunity presents itself; the former is still being heavily linked with a move to Bayern Munich.

Chelsea have rejected a loan offer from Bayern Munich for forward Christopher Nkunku and will only sanction a permanent transfer. (Times - subscription required) Aston Villa have added Blues striker Nicolas Jackson to their shortlist of attacking options but could face competition from Bayern. ( Florian Plettenberg)

CHELSEA are willing to send Raheem Sterling on loan again – as they try to shift up to TEN players before the transfer window closes. Both the Blues and Sterling would prefer to find a

Xhaka would never swim in the same levels of success in North London, unfortunately, with Sterling also more hungry to prove a point than his Swiss counterpart, arguably, considering his past couple of seasons of underwhelming performances at both Arsenal and Chelsea. As noted by ex-England boss Gareth Southgate, he is a "fighter".

The former Arsenal and Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling has been linked with a move to Sunderland amid uncertainty over his future. He has also been linked with Fulham.

Chelsea's transfer business is far from over this summer with a number of exits from Stamford Bridge required as the Blues negotiate for two more deals before the window shuts

The ex- Manchester City star would be the ideal makeweight in talks with the Eagles to sign Guehi for a cut-price fee. They could offload a wantaway star and bring in a ready-made star who can hit the ground running. Guehi is the ideal defender and Chelsea should make a move.