SARRI FOR THE DELAY

in a holding pattern while the Blues sort out their managerial impasse.

Chelsea’s non-world Cup players return from their summer holidays this weekend. They will spend around 10 days at the club’s

Cobham HQ before leaving for a training camp in

Perth, Australia.

Although the players will merely be having medical and fitness tests on their return to London, Chelsea chiefs want to have Sarri in place by the time they report for duty.

The players in action at the World Cup have been given staggered return times, dependent upon progress in Russia.

While Chelsea have been trying to unravel the Contesarri puzzle, some players have already decided they want to move on.

Willian (far left) wants to join Barcelona in a £70million deal. And Belgian international keeper Thibaut Courtois (left), who has just a year left on his contract, has indicated a interest in joining Real Madrid, leaving Chelsea to weigh up a bid for Roma keeper Alisson.