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Chelsea is ready to unload midfielders Danny Drinkwater and Tiemoue Bakayoko after the duo failed to impress Frank Lampard in the pre-season.
The Blues boss has evaluated his team during their tours in the Far East in games against Kawasaki Frontale and Barcelona and is ready to let both players leave, reports the Daily Mail.
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Drinkwater, who played a leading role in the Premier League clash of Leicester in 2016, has only played 23 times since moving to Chelsea and last season.
Bakayoko was another player who had failed to impress Maurizio Sarri after suffering a difficult first campaign at Stamford Bridge and who had been loaned to AC Milan, but he seems ready to leave permanently this time.
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It seems that Everton is interested in French while they are looking for a replacement for Idrissa Gueye, who should join Paris Saint-Germain.
Lampard would be happy with his options in the midfield: Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Ross Barkley and N'Golo Kante, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek has still not recovered his injury.
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Tiemoue Bakayoko in action against the Bohemians in a friendly game before the season
The Blues are back at the game today with a visit to the Reading Championship at Madejski Stadium, as they continue preparations for the opening match against Manchester United on August 11th.
Three days later, they will travel to Turkey for their UEFA Super Cup match against Liverpool.
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