'limbo Xi' - Which 'unwanted' Players Need To Move?

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Chelsea's Raheem Sterling of Chelsea during nan pre-season friends against Inter MilanImage source, Getty Images

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Raheem Sterling has scored 123 goals successful 396 Premier League appearances

With little than 2 weeks to spell earlier nan transportation model shuts, location are plentifulness of players who cognize their careers are complete astatine their clubs.

They're unwanted, forgotten, out-of-favour...and successful limbo.

BBC Sport looks astatine who needs to move earlier nan deadline if they want to play regular shot this season.

Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris St-Germain)

Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma celebrates aft helping his broadside triumph nan 2025 Champions LeagueImage source, Getty Images

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Gianluigi Donnarumma has been linked pinch Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea successful this transportation window

A European champion pinch Paris St-Germain and Italy, goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has gone from lifting nan Champions League successful May to being brutally ditched by PSG leader Luis Enrique. Will nan Italy goalkeeper beryllium heading to nan Premier League?

Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United)

Manchester United's Tyrell Malacia successful action against BournemouthImage source, Getty Images

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Tyrell Malacia ended past play connected indebtedness astatine PSV Eindhoven

Tyrell Malacia is simply a left-back but has been known to capable successful arsenic an emergency right-back, external for Manchester United successful nan past. He'll beryllium happy to play successful immoderate position fixed nan Netherlands defender has started conscionable 16 Premier League games successful 3 years astatine Old Trafford.

Ben Chilwell (Chelsea)

Crystal Palace indebtedness signing Ben Chilwell celebrates pinch nan FA Cup aft nan triumph complete Manchester City astatine Wembley successful MayImage source, Getty Images

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Ben Chilwell was an unused Crystal Palace substitute successful nan FA Cup last against Manchester City successful May

Ben Chilwell has not featured for Chelsea successful nan Premier League since April 2024, and nan left-sided England world - who ended past play connected indebtedness astatine Crystal Palace - is successful limbo, pinch reports nan Blues are struggling to find a purchaser for nan player, 28, who costs £45m successful 2020.

Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal)

Arsenal's Jakub Kiwior successful action during a pre-season friends lucifer against VillarrealImage source, Getty Images

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Arsenal signed Jakub Kiwior from Italian broadside Spezia for £17.6m successful 2023

Arsenal's Poland defender impressed while deputising for nan injured Gabriel towards nan extremity of past season. But he whitethorn look a conflict to moreover beryllium a back-up action to either Gabriel aliases William Saliba pursuing nan presence of Spanish defender Cristhian Mosquera this summer.

Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal)

Oleksandr Zinchenko of Arsenal speaks to team-mates Ethan Nwaneri and Martin Odegaard during nan Premier League lucifer against Ipswich TownImage source, Getty Images

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Oleksandr Zinchenko has made a mixed 145 Premier League appearances for Manchester City and Arsenal

Even nan right-sided Jurrien Timber played up of Oleksandr Zinchenko, who has been linked pinch Fenerbahce, astatine left-back past season. Zinchenko besides revealed successful his autobiography that his woman and young daughters were sad erstwhile visiting Emirates Stadium and not seeing him connected nan pitch. Will nan Ukraine defender revive his profession nether Jose Mourinho successful Turkey?

Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City)

Manchester City's Kalvin Phillips smiles earlier a friends against AC Milan successful New YorkImage source, Getty Images

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Kalvin Phillips' past Premier League quality for Manchester City was successful November 2023

Kalvin Phillips, 29, has played 16 Premier League games for Manchester City since joining successful 2022 - and is improbable to play another. After loans astatine West Ham and Ipswich Town, nan midfielder has been linked pinch a return to his erstwhile nine Leeds United this summer.

Yves Bissouma (Tottenham Hotspur)

Tottenham's Yves Bissouma celebrates pinch nan Europa League trophyImage source, Getty Images

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Tottenham signed Yves Bissouma from Brighton successful a woody worthy £25m positive add-ons successful 2022

He started nan Europa League last against Manchester United, but Yves Bissouma has been bombed by caller Spurs leader Thomas Frank for repeated lateness successful pre-season and was near retired of nan Super Cup squad. The Mali midfielder's days could beryllium numbered astatine Tottenham.

Raheem Sterling (Chelsea)

Chelsea's Raheem Sterling successful action during nan pre-season friends lucifer against Inter MilanImage source, Getty Images

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Raheem Sterling has played successful nan Premier League for Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal

Raheem Sterling was expected to beryllium Chelsea's marquee signing for Thomas Tuchel, but respective managers later he is seen arsenic having nary early nether existent leader Enzo Maresca. The winger is connected astatine slightest £300,000-a-week and has 2 years near connected his contract, but contempt liking from Germany and Turkey would ideally for illustration to stay adjacent to London, pinch his boy portion of nan Arsenal academy.

Nicolas Jackson (Chelsea)

Nicolas Jackson of Chelsea celebrates aft scoring a extremity successful nan Europa Conference League ginal against Real Betis Image source, Getty Images

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Nicolas Jackson scored 10 Premier League goals successful 2024-25

Nicolas Jackson, who signed an eight-year statement erstwhile he joined successful 2023, has been Chelsea's first-choice striker for nan past 2 seasons but Maresca's summertime recruitment plans person near his early successful doubt. A move suits Jackson and Chelsea, who dream to person at slightest double nan £32m they spent to motion nan Senegal guardant from Villarreal.

Christopher Nkunku (Chelsea)

Chelsea's Christopher Nkunku poses pinch nan Fifa Club World Cup trophy aft his side's triumph complete Paris St-Germain successful nan finalImage source, Getty Images

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Christopher Nkunku scored 3 Premier League goals successful 2024-25, including a victor astatine Bournemouth

Not different Chelsea player?! With nan arrivals of Liam Delap and Joao Pedro, Christopher Nkunku's days astatine Stamford Bridge look numbered. He costs nan Blues £52m 2 years ago. Will nan Blues let nan France guardant to time off for a cut-price?

Alejandro Garnacho (Manchester United)

Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho walks past nan Europa League trophy aft his side's conclusion to Tottenham successful nan last Image source, Getty Images

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Alejandro Garnacho has scored 16 Premier League goals for Manchester United

Alejandro Garnacho is still only 21 and has his full profession successful beforehand of him - but not, it seems, astatine Manchester United. A move to Chelsea could beryllium connected nan cards for nan Argentina winger.

Limbo XI

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