Yossi Benayoun and Florent Malouda are among eight players Chelsea have released following the end of last season.

The Blues were asked, like every club, to submit a list of players they are releasing and retaining to the Premier League on the third Saturday of May.

Published today, the list shows that Ross Turnbull and Paulo Ferreira have also been let go by the Stamford Bridge club while 55 have been kept.


Jose Mourinho will be looking to add to his squad over the next couple of months, with Hulk the latest to speak about a move to the club.

And Edinson Cavani is also thought to be high on his list after Napoli's president Aurelio De Laurentiis said the Blues were looking to get in contact with the club.

Released players

*Affane Amin
*Benayoun Yossi
*Deen-Conteh Abdul Aziz
*Ferreira Paulo Renato Rebocho
*Hilario Meireles Alves Sampaio Henrique
*Malouda Florent Johan
*Nkumu Archange
*Turnbull Ross

Retained players

Ake, Nathan Benjamin - Retained
Azpilicueta, Tanco Cesar - Retained
Ba, Demba - Retained
Baker, Lewis Renard - Retained
Bamford, Patrick James - Retained
Bertrand, Ryan - Retained
Blackman, Jamal Clint-Ross - Retained
Cahill, Gary James - Retained
Cech, Petr - Retained
Chalobah, Nathaniel Nyakie - Retained
Clifford, Billy - Retained
Cole, Ashley - Retained
Courtois, Thibaut - Retained
Davey, Alex James - Retained
Davila, Plascencia Ulises Alejandro - Retained
De Bruyne, Kevin - Retained
Delac, Matej - Extended
Dos Santos Emboaba Junior Oscar - Retained
Essien, Michael - Retained
Feruz, Islam - Retained
Hazard, Eden - Retained
Hazard, Thorgen Ganael Francis - Retained
Hutchinson, Samuel Edward - Retained
Ivanovic, Branislav - Retained
Kakuta, Gael - Retained
Kalas, Tomas - Retained
Kane, Todd Arthur Lucien - Retained
Lalkovic, Milan - Offer
Lampard, Frank James - Retained
Loftus, Cheek Ruben - Retained
Luiz, Moreira Marinho David - Retained
Lukaku, Romelu Menama - Retained
Marin, Marko - Retained
Mata, Garcia Juan Manuel - Retained
McEachran, Joshua Mark - Retained
Mikel, John Obi - Retained
Moses, Victor - Retained
Musonda, Lamisha Chashi - Retained
Musonda, Tika Kafusha - Retained
Nditi, Adam Eric Richard - Retained
Oliveira, Dos Santos Wallace - Retained
Omeruo, Kenneth - Retained
Osmanovic, Anjur - Retained
Pappoe, Daniel Mills - Retained
Piazon, Lucas Domingues - Retained
Pirez, Araujo Jhon Alexander - Retained
Santos, Do Nascimento Ramires - Retained
Saville, George Alan - Retained
Swift, John David - Retained
Terry, John George - Retained
Torres, Sanz Fernando Jose - Retained
Van Aanholt, Patrick John Miguel - Retained
Van Homoet, Bruma Jeffrey Kevin - Retained
Vidal, Oriol Romeu - Retained
Walker, Samuel Colin - Retained

Scholars

Beeney, Mitchell Ryan - Retained
Christensen, Andreas Bodtker - Retained
Cole, George - Retained
Conroy, Dion John - Retained
Dabo, Fankaty Sheikam - Retained
Gnahore, Ambrose Gnahoua - Retained
Houghton, Jordan - Retained
Kandi, Chike - Retained
Killip, Ben - Retained
Kiwomya, Andrew Alexander - Retained
Mitchell, Reece Steven - Retained
Muleba, Jonathan - Retained
Ssewankambo, Isak Ssali - Retained
Starkey, Jesse Aaron - Retained
Wright, Kevin - Retained

Thanks for the info. Chelsea 4 life.

Victor Moses might soon join the league of players leaving. Everton are interested in signing him.

http://futbolgist.com/2013/06/09/martinez-wants-moses/