Chelsea prepare to axe underperforming stars

Chelsea’s underperforming footballers face a fight for their futures with the club’s owners planning to overhaul the squad and end the era of player power at Stamford Bridge. Previous owner Roman Abramovich repeatedly backed Chelsea’s players over his managers, but Telegraph Sport understands that the possibility of sacking manager Graham Potter has not even been discussed internally and that Chelsea will consider a squad clear-out if results do not dramatically improve.