Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has suggested Chelsea will have to sell players to balance their books after spending £600million on new signings this season.
The Blues splashed out £323m in the January transfer window on the likes of Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk and Benoit Badiashile.
That followed American owner Todd Boehly sanctioning the big money purchases of Wesley Fofana, Marc Cucurella and Raheem Sterling last summer.
The influx of eight new players during January has already caused issues for Graham Potter, with Sportsmail reporting his fears training session are being undermined by a bloated 31-man squad.