Express Sport takes a look at the dream scenario for Chelsea on deadline day. (Image: GETTY)
There is still time for Chelsea to finalise at least three more deals before the transfer window slams shut. The Blues have been the Premier League's most active club in the market, spending over £200million on a frantic summer recruitment drive.
Enzo Maresca has been heavily backed with Tosin Adarabioyo, Marc Guiu, Caleb Wiley, Renato Veiga, Aaron Anselmino, Mike Penders, Omari Kellyman, Filip Jorgensen, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Joao Felix and Pedro Neto all arriving at Stamford Bridge.
A handful of players have also left Chelsea, with the likes of Conor Gallagher, Ian Maatsen and Romelu Lukaku departing for new horizons. The Blues are still looking to trim their squad, though, with time running out to get deals done.
Express Sport looks at the dream scenario for Chelsea on the final day of the window...
Victor Osimhen could still join Chelsea before tonight's 11pm deadline (Image: GETTY)
Osimhen finally signs
Chelsea will be hoping to finally bring Victor Osimhen to Stamford Bridge after years of being linked with his signature. He was expected to leave Napoli this summer after informing the club of his desire to take up a new challenge, but is yet to find a new club.
It has been reported that Osimhen is demanding a salary of £500,000 per week, which is putting clubs off trying to sign him. However, if he decides to reduce his expectations in an attempt to push through a move, it could allow Chelsea to pounce in the final hours of the window.
£54m double deal agreed
Chelsea would ideally like to offload several players in order to trim their bloated squad after so many incomings. Raheem Sterling has been deemed surplus to requirements and will reportedly be allowed to leave, with his England team-mate Ben Chilwell in the same boat.
Both players have been linked with Manchester United and selling them to the Red Devils would allow Chelsea to kill two birds with one stone. They have a combined value of £54m, according to Transfermarkt, which the Blues could use to help balance the books after such a busy window.
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Five more players seal exits
The size of Chelsea's squad means that several more players could be shipped out alongside Sterling and Chilwell before the window closes. Trevoh Chalobah has reportedly been ostracised from the first-team group and it would make sense for him to go somewhere he will be appreciated.
Armando Broja was set to join Ipswich Town on loan but that move is now off due to a problem which flagged up during his medical. It has been claimed that Everton could swoop before tonight's deadline, but whether Broja's issue will stand in the way of a deal remains to be seen.
Angelo, David Datro Fofana and Cesare Casadei spent at least part of the previous campaign out on loan and are unlikely to play a role for Chelsea this season. All three players, as well as Deivid Washington, could make temporary exits in the final hours of the window.
