The shocking size of Chelsea's senior squad, including EIGHT goalkeepers, was laid bare

Chelsea's senior squad has grown to 46 players this summer, of which no fewer than eight are goalkeepers.

Since the arrival of Clearlake Capital as new owners in ChelseaThe club has been working at full speed in almost every transfer window.

In total, the Blues have bought 35 players and spent around £1.2bn, including nine-figure sums on Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo and big fees on Wesley Fofana, Mykhailo Mudryk and Marc Cucurella.

But of those 35 players signed, four of them have been goalkeepers: Robert Sánchez, Dorde Petrovic, Gabriel Slonina and the latest addition, Filip Jorgensen.

The quartet have cost Chelsea around £72m, joining the other four goalkeepers in the senior squad. Kepa ArrizabalagaLucas Bergström, Marcus Bettinelli and Eddie Beach.

Kepa, who was bought in 2018 under the previous regime of Roman Abramovich's, costs as much as all four – £72 million Athletic Bilbao.

And despite their efforts, Chelsea are struggling to get rid of the Spaniard, who still has two years left on his contract.

Gives Enzo Maresca a major issue over who will be his number one option for the new season, while Sanchez was handed the gloves in pre-season.

Ex boss Mauricio Pochettino had dropped the Spaniard midway through last year's campaign to give Petrovic a chance.

But the Serbian has been relegated in the pecking order, possibly as low as third after the arrival of Jorgensen from Villarreal this summer.

And Chelsea are not just bloated in the goalkeeping department and still have more than enough players to fill four starting XIs.

Some players have been linked with possible departures, including Conor GallagherWHO talkSPORT understands He has been told to leave, and Trevoh Chalobah, who was left at home for Chelsea's pre-season tour of the United States.

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Romelu Lukaku is on top NaplesThe wish list is still on the cards, although there are rumours that Ben Chilwell could be allowed to leave, as well as Armando Broja.

But even if all five players leave the club, they will still have 41 players in their squad and seven of them will join this summer.

In addition to Jorgensen in goal, Chelsea have signed Renato Veiga, Marc Guiu, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Caleb Wiley, Tosin Adarabioyo and Omari Kellyman.

Speaking about Gallagher, Maresca was cautious but acknowledged that the club and the player are in talks.

“There is no update on this at the moment,” Maresca said.

“The only thing I can say is that he was in contact with the club to find a solution. I don't think it's anything new.”

“In football, every summer, different clubs have problems with some players and, in the end, they find a solution and everyone is happy. Hopefully the same can happen in this situation.”

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