Chelsea are in a race against time to trim their big squad ahead of the summer transfer window deadline. The Blues must offload 16 players in 25 days. Alonso is expected to go into his first season at Stamford Bridge with 25 players. When teams failed to move players on, they freeze them out and make them train with the U-23 squads. However, the ban means that Chelsea would have to find a way to offload the players they won’t need for the new season, either on loan or on permanent deals.