Chelsea are looking to raise cash in the summer transfer window (Picture: Getty)
Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly recently visited Saudi Arabia for talks with the nation’s sports minister and the Saudi Pro League director of football, according to reports.
It is understood the meeting took place in Riyadh in the last few weeks and that the Blues are looking to raise cash by selling players to Saudi teams this summer, while they are also seeking a new front-of-shirt sponsor for the 2024-25 season.
Chelsea are under financial pressure after it was announced last week that they had made a pre-tax loss of £90.1m and may be forced into offloading some stars.
Boehly, who replaced Roman Abramovich in May 2022, successfully sold Kalidou Koulibaly and Edouard Mendy to Saudi side Al-Hilal last summer.
He has now hatched a new transfer plan for the end of the season and is looking to sell three more players to Saudi clubs, according to The Telegraph.
That includes forgotten striker Romelu Lukaku, currently on loan at Roma, who rejected a move to Saudi Arabia last summer but later appeared to change his stance and insisted that it could become one of the best leagues in the world.
Boehly is also hoping a Saudi team will want to snap up Chelsea’s 29-year-old goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who is out on loan at Real Madrid.
Chelsea want to sell Kepa Arrizabalaga – who is out on loan (Picture: Getty)
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The La Liga giants have big concerns over Arrizabalaga and are not expected to try and extend his loan or turn it into a permanent deal, meaning Chelsea find try and find a buyer who would be willing to pay his £150,000-a-week wages.
The third player is Spanish left-back Marc Cucurella – who like Lukaku and Arrizabalaga is expected to be offered to Saudi clubs.
Cucurella almost moved to Manchester United in the summer but the deal fell through and they opted to bring in Sergio Reguilon on loan instead.
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