Di list of Chelsea players wey dem retain and release for di end of 2025/26 season don come out. Four players go leave Chelsea when dia contract finish on June 30.
Defender Brodi Hughes don leave di Blues after 13 years for di Academy. Di versatile defender join as Under-8 and move through di ranks for Cobham. He spend di previous campaign on loan for League One club AFC Wimbledon.
Richard Olise also dey move on after a decade with di club. Chelsea sign am as Under-9, and he feature throughout di age groups for Academy. Dem name am for first-team squad for di UEFA Conference League trip to Astana during 2024/25 season.
Midfielder Sam Rak-Sakyi, wey don make four first-team appearances, go also depart dis summer. He join Academy as eight-year-old and move through di ranks for Cobham while featuring for England at youth level. For 2024/25 campaign, he make im debut for UEFA Conference League against Noah and feature three more times for di competition.
Di final departure na Jimi Tauriainen. He join Chelsea for 2020 as Finnish youth international. Dem name am among first-team substitutes for di Carabao Cup final against Liverpool for 2024. For di next game, an FA Cup fifth-round tie versus Leeds United, he make im first-team debut. A Premier League debut follow later dat season, when dem bring am on against Tottenham Hotspur.
Striker Ronnie Stutter go move to month-to-month contract with di Blues. Chelsea thank all dia departing players for dia contributions during dia time with di Blues and wish dem well for di next chapter for dia careers.
Di official Premier League list also include goalkeeper James Hillson, but he dey more like coach already. Di Chelsea website mention say Ronnie Stutter don retain on month-to-month contract, as di young striker dey recover from long-term injury.
Sam Rak-Sakyi older brother, Jesurun, wey leave Chelsea system for 2019, dey on books at Crystal Palace and recently make im senior international debut for Ghana after spending back half of season on loan at Stoke City for Championship. Richard Olise brother na international superstar Michael Olise. Like Michael, Richard don go from Chelsea too, though at slightly older age. Di younger Olise, wey battle and overcome some serious setbacks for im young career to even get dis far, make di matchday squad once for UEFA Conference League for 2024, but di right back leave with zero actual appearances for first-team.
Brodi Hughes, 21, na perhaps di least known of di four, but he don be steady presence for backlines of Academy teams for over a decade. Di 21-year-old join AFC Wimbledon for League One on loan last summer, but injuries limit am to just two appearances.
Di Blues don confirm say dem expect busy summer of arrivals and departures at Stamford Bridge, as dem dey gear up for dia first pre-season campaign and first season under new manager Xabi Alonso. Di Spaniard officially begin work at di club on July 1. Alonso dey in regular communication with Chelsea five-strong team of sporting directors as potential transfers dey discuss.
