Chelsea put six players on transfer list and perform Nicolas Jackson U-turn

Chelsea have put six players on the transfer list as they aim to expedite further departures. It's been a fruitful week for exits, with both Armando Broja and Lesley Ugochukwu being sold to Burnley. The departure of Broja means that Chelsea have generated over £250million from selling academy players alone in the last three years.

The Blues are now eager to offload Nicolas Jackson, valued at £80m, who has chosen to leave Stamford Bridge and is on Newcastle's radar. Earlier this week, the forward reportedly informed Chelsea of his desire to explore his options for a summer move to another club.

Christopher Nkunku is also available for transfer and is being monitored by Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. Axel Disasi is also free to leave, while Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell and defender Renato Veiga are up for sale despite Levi Colwill's ACL injury.

Chelsea have already utilised four of their six foreign loan spots and Argentine centre-back Aaron Anselmino could be loaned out before the window closes.

The west London side are also expected to bolster their squad before the end of the window. They are in the market for a new central defender with Colwill expected to be sidelined for the remainder of the season.

Enzo Maresca confirmed that the Blues would be looking for defensive reinforcements following their victory over Bayer Leverkusen on Friday night.

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Speaking on Channel 5, he stated: "It's a priority. Levi is a fantastic player. What we achieved last season is because of him. He played a lot of games with me, I love him. We are going to miss him. We are trying also to find different solutions."

Chelsea have already welcomed a plethora of new players to Stamford Bridge this summer. They have invested heavily to enhance their attacking prowess with the likes of Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens and Estevao Willian.

Maresca has also greeted Mamadou Sarr, Dario Essugo, Kendry Paez and Jorrel Hato since the conclusion of last season, although Sarr and Paez have been loaned out to Strasbourg.

When asked about Chelsea's summer dealings earlier this week, Maresca said: "I feel very happy with the signings because they are the ones we were looking at, so very happy with that.

"For sure, they need time because probably Jamie is the only one who knows a little bit the country and the Premier League, even if he was very young.

"The rest, they come from different countries and they need to adapt, so no rush on them. We're going to give them time to adapt. For instance, players like Estevao, they need to adapt.

"Fortunately for us, Dario, Liam and Joao were already with us in the USA (for the Club World Cup) so it's much more easy for them."

This story originally appeared on The Mirror.