5 things Chelsea should do to get back their mojo next season

#3 Do something about the loan army

Tammy Abraham is among the 32 on-loan players whose futures need to be decided

Chelsea’s transfer policy concerning young players has long been a discussion on the ethics or otherwise of the loan system in football.

The club currently has a whopping number of 32 players out on loan and something has to be done to bring this list to a manageable number as the modus operandi which has gotten the club in trouble with the authorities is under serious scrutiny.

The manager; Conte or whoever the club decides to appoint will need to take a good, hard look at the players and decide which ones are worth keeping in the first team, which ones would benefit from another loan spell and which players need to be cut loose.

The acquisition of players like Ross Barkley, Drinkwater and Bakayoko means that talented youngsters like Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Mason Mount may need to be sold as the central midfield role seems set for the long haul.

Other talented players like Tomáš Kalas, Tammy Abraham, Matt Miazga may need to decide if they are ready to cut the umbilical cord with the club or believe enough in themselves to continue as the club want them to.

Of the current lot, Loftus-Cheek looks like he is the only one who would fetch a good transfer fee if sold (something Chelsea have been very good at) and this might be the way to move to whittle down this army.