Not every signing will prove a success at a club – not even when they cost tens of millions of dollars. Such is the way of football these days: if you don’t hit the ground running in your first six months at a new club, you won’t have much patience and time to prove yourself.Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly is just one of the players who will be offloaded at the end of the season. The $40 million defender failed to replicate the confident performances he used to produce for Napoli. As a result, Chelsea owner Todd Boehly will sell him to balance the books and avoid financial sanctions.##NAJAVA_MECA_7014860##Koulibaly has started just 12 times in the league this season, and he has been an unused substitute for their last two games against Liverpool and Fulham. As the season went on, the African’s confidence has gone ever so lower and he ended up on the fringes of the first team. The unexpected managerial change didn’t help at all, with the arrival of Graham Potter replacing Thomas Tuchel.His destination is still unknown, but English reporters say a return to Italy is the most likely scenario. One team to watch is Inter Milan – in need of reinforcements with Milan Skriniar leaving soon.Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is another player likely to move on in the coming weeks. He has barely featured for Chelsea recently as he has fallen down the pecking order.Romelu Lukaku, who is on loan at Inter, will hardly be given another chance to play for the Blues, too. A deal will be devised for him to stay at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza beyond this season – or possibly another club willing to pay his massive salary. Good old Koulibaly ⭐️pic.twitter.com/SePzQD5eho— Dr. Dajax Brewoski (@brewoski) February 2, 2023 American attacking midfielder Christian Pulisic had his suitors before the start of the season, but Chelsea refused to let him leave. However, after another season of mostly sitting on the bench, he will surely be gone before the start of the 2023/24 campaign. The same can be said about Hakim Ziyach and Mateo Kovacic.Callum Hudson-Odoi will likely have clubs looking to sign him as well. Since his position at Samford Bridge is far from secure, the club might decide to cash in and put some money in their accounts.After so many arrivals, it’s about time some players departed the crowded dressing room in west London.
