Hema Kanani ponders on the future of some of Chelsea current players and, in light of the Champions league exit on Tuesday, which players may be coming through the doors in the summer.
If rumours are to be believed then there is to be a massive shake-up happening at the Bridge. Roman Abramovich wants answers as to what happened on Tuesday night against Inter Milan and what needs to be done to strengthen the team to ensure that next season they win the coveted Champions League.
Will Roman hand Carlo Ancelotti a war chest in the region of £100m to make the necessary changes?
If so, who would you like to come in and go out?
The wish list below is of a group of players, Chelsea-mad followers have mentioned and one if not a couple are sure to figure in Chelsea’s summer spree.
Fernando Torres
David Villa
Franck Ribery
Sergio Aguero
Marek Hamsik
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Angel Di Maria
Jack Rodwell
Maicon Douglas Sisenando (Maicon)
Wesley Sneijder
Out of the above, the player which has hit the headlines most recently is Fernando Torres.
The news of a possible transfer has not only caused a smile among Chelsea fans, but has Liverpool shocked.
Could they take their star player going to another English team? Will the fans accept that? I am sure Abramovich will be bidding for Torres.
If the price is right, anything could happen.
But to bring in this multimillion-pound talent require players going through the SW6 exit door.
It could be that we are seeing the end of the Chelsea careers of some of the players below.
Joe Cole (who has been faced with injury after injury) Ricardo Carvalho, Paulo Ferreria, Salomon Kalou, John Obi Mikel, Juliano Belletti, Hilario, Michael Ballack and Nicolas Anelka.
Also did the John Terry and Ashley Cole sagas wreck the unity of the team and affect their performances on the pitch?
Tuesday’s lamentable displays would suggest it was a combination of poor and inflexible tactics and too many aging players not performing.
The next big test is on Sunday when the boys travel to Blackburn - always a battle there.