Over the year, Chelsea have sold many talented players. Some of them have gone on to become some of the world’s best and have often played for rival clubs. This has led to me wondering, how good a team Chelsea could have been had they not sold these players. All of them would easily get into the Chelsea starting line up.
Here is a look at five players who Chelsea should not have allowed to leave.
#5 Romelu Lukaku
Lukaku joined Chelsea in 2011 where he stayed for three years. He did not make an impact for the club and played just 10 times, failing to score even once. During those years he was loaned to West Brom and Everton, where he began to make a name for himself.
He went to the World Cup in 2018 and scored 4 goals and is regarded as one of the best strikers in football.
#4 Kevin De Bruyne
The Man City midfielder joined Chelsea in January 2012, signing a five and a half year contract. However, Jose Mourinho did not favour Kevin and he ended up leaving in 2014 to join Wolfsburg.
#3 Arjen Robben
The Bayern veteran is one of the world’s best. At 34 it looks like he has a few years left playing at the highest level.
#2 Juan Mata
#1 Mohamed Salah
The 2017/18 Premier League Golden Boot winner is having a brilliant time at Liverpool. During his one year so far at Liverpool, he has made himself one of the world’s finest players scoring 44 goals in all competitions last term.
