Jason Cundy wants £48m Chelsea player gone but summer sale would be unfair
Former Chelsea defender Jason Cundy has not held back when discussing what his old side should do with some of their players this summer.
Chelsea need a bit of a rebuild after a disastrous Premier League campaign. They sit ninth in the table, ending their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
As of now, they do not have a permanent manager either after sacking Liam Rosenior, though Xabi Alonso is in contention to take over.
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Jason Cundy tells Chelsea to sell Jamie Gittens
As part of a revamp at Stamford Bridge, Cundy would have no problem with Chelsea offloading Jamie Gittens despite the club only signing him last summer.
Speaking on talkSPORT, the 56-year-old said: “I have the same sympathy that I have with Liam (Delap), not been able to get himself going. I mean, I don’t know how many games he’s played but if he’s got to double figures, I can’t remember them. I remember the goal in the League Cup away at Wolves.
“I have sympathy, he’s had his own injury problems. I think those wide areas do need some attention, but he’d be one that I would make way for that.”
The wide positions have been a major issue for Chelsea of late, with Gittens not being the only winger out injured.
Estevao Willian, Pedro Neto and Alejandro Garnacho all missed the 1-1 draw with Liverpool last weekend because of injuries.
Estevao is set to miss the World Cup because of his hamstring problem in a hugely disappointing development for the young Brazilian.
Jamie Gittens deserves another season at Stamford Bridge
As Cundy touched on, Gittens has missed a lot of games this term because of injury. In total, he has only made 16 appearances in the Premier League.
Bearing that in mind, it would be quite harsh for Chelsea to sell their £48m investment already. Gittens deserves more time, especially considering what he is capable of doing.
It was only a Carabao Cup tie against a Wolverhampton Wanderers side who have been relegated, but Gittens was unplayable that night.
He scored what could easily win Chelsea’s Goal of the Season award and provided two assists.
Gittens is a more skilful dribbler than Garnacho and can play on both wings. Garnacho has had a full season but has not convinced, so if anyone should be sacrificed in the next transfer window, it should probably be him and not his teammate.
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