Every signing Chelsea have made this summer and their enormous squad in full

Chelsea’s squad is in need of a trim (Picture Getty)

As the clock ticks towards the end of the summer transfer window, Chelsea are still in desperate need of trimming the size of their bloated first-team squad.

Despite the recent departures of Conor Gallagher and Bashir Humphreys, the Blues are is still trying to find homes for several players who are not in Enzo Maresca’s first-team plans.

It comes after a busy transfer window that saw Chelsea bring in ten further permanent signings, with the latest a deal for Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix who returns to Stamford Bridge following a six-month loan in 2023.

Here’s a look a their high-profile summer dealings and the state of their squad as the transfer deadline looms.

Who have Chelsea signed this summer?

Pedro Neto – Wolves, £54m

Pedro Neto made his Chelsea debut at the weekend (Picture: Getty)

Pedro Neto is Chelsea’s most expensive deal of the summer – thus far – having joined from Wolves for £54m.

The Portugal winger has signed a seven-year deal having also attracted interest from Arsenal.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall – Leicester City, £30m

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall joined from Leicester City (Picture: Getty)

Having impressed under Maresca in the Championship, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall followed the Italian to Stamford Bridge over the summer.

The central midfielder made his competitive debut off the bench against City.

Filip Jorgensen – Villarreal, £20.7m

Filip Jorgensen will compete with Robert Sanchez for the number one jersey (Picture: Getty)

With Djordje Petrovic falling out of favour under Maresca, Chelsea moved to bring in a replacement to compete with Robert Sanchez for the number one jersey.

That man was Filip Jorgensen who completed his move from Spanish side Villarreal for a fee just over £20m.

Marc Guiu – Barcelona, £5m

Marc Guiu joined from Barcelona (Picture: Getty)

Spanish youngster Marc Guiu was also picked up by club, signing from Barcelona for a relatively small £5m.

The 18-year-old impressed on Chelsea’s pre-season tour in the United States and came off the bench as a late replacement against City.

And the rest

Aston Villa youngster Omari Kellyman joined the Blues for £19m, while Chelsea also brought in centre-back Tosin Adarabioyo from another Premier League rival – Fulham – on a free transfer.

Further afield, Aarón Anselmino joined from Argentinian side Boca Juniors for £15.6m, while American full-back Caleb Wiley completed his switch from Atlanta for £8.5m.

And finally, versatile Portuguese youngster Renato Veiga completed his move from FC Basel in a deal worth around £11.8m.

How big is Chelsea’s squad?

At present, Chelsea’s first-team squad has 37 players in it, although Maresca was keen to confirm that many players are training separately as they look for moves way from the club.

Here is a look at the complete list of players still at the club:

Robert Sanchez

Marcus Bettinelli

Djordje Petrovic

Filip Jorgensen

Kepa Arrizabalaga

Lucas Bergstrom

Reece James

Marc Cucurella

Ben Chilwell

Tosin Adarabioyo

Ben Colwill

Malo Gusto

Benoit Badiashile

Wesley Fofana

Axel Disasi

Trevor Chalobah

Renato Veiga

Romeo Lavia

Moises Caicedo

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

Enzo Fernandez

Carney Chukwuemeka

Cesare Casadei

Omari Kellyman

Mykhailo Mudryk

Noni Madueke

Nicolas Jackson

Christopher Nkunku

Marc Guiu

Cole Palmer

Raheem Sterling

Pedro Neto

Armando Broja

David Datro Fofana

Romelu Lukaku

Angelo Gabriel

Deivid Washington

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