Abraham flying in Rome but Caballero clubless: Rating the 43 players who left Chelsea this summer
Chelsea are top of the league after seven games and going from strength to strength under Thomas Tuchel.
After winning the Champions League in Porto last summer the Blues added additional ammunition to their squad.
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Hide AdBut some players also left to pursue their career elsewhere, so LondonWorld brings you ratings of how those who left Stamford Bridge are bedding in.
Fikayo Tomori: AC Milan - £25m
Fikayo Tomori is enjoying life in the Serie A and has helped Milan to a strong start in the league, with the club second in the league table.
His strong form has also earned him a recall into the England national team for this month’s World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Hungry.
This is his first England call in two years and proof that there is life after Chelsea.
Rating: 7
Olivier Giroud: AC Milan - undisclosed
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Hide AdOlivier Giroud left Chelsea this summer for Milan and scored in his second game against Cagliari, before suffering a knee injury.
He has since missed four league and two Champions League games. Reports in Italy say he will be back after thei international break.
Rating: 5
Victor Moses: Spartak Moscow - £4.5m
Victor Moses is not pulling trees in the Russian league at the moment.
He has eight games in his legs but no goal or assists yet.
Rating: 4
Tino Livramento: Southampton - £5m
The 18-year-old has been a massive success so far at the St Mary’s and has featured in all the seven Premier League games so far.
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Hide AdHis best performance came against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge over the weekend, when he lured a penalty out of Ben Chilwell.
Southampton eventually lost 3-1 but Livramento would have been proud of his performance.
Rating: 7
Lewis Bate: Leeds United - undisclosed
The youngster has been with the U-23 set up since signing this summer and will be hoping to get a chance into the first team soon.
Rating: 4
Luke McCormick: AFC Wimbledon - undisclosed
Luke McCormick has gone straight into the Wimbledon team and gone to work with 10 games and two goals to show for it so far.
Rating: 5
Myles Peart-Harris: Brentford - undisclosed
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Hide AdMyles Peart-Harris has gone into the junior team at Brentford and will be hoping to get a chance in the first team at some point.
Rating: 3
Dynel Simeu: Southampton - undisclosed
Dynel Simeu has been playing with the B team set-up and patiently hoping for an opportunity to jump into the first team.
Rating: 3
Marc Guehi: Crystal Palace - undisclosed fee
Marc Guehi has gone straight into the Palace team and established himself as one of the pillars of Patrick Vieira’s exciting set-up.
The Eagles have only won once but are yet to lose a game at home.
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Hide AdGuehi is looking like a man who is enjoying his football and it’s just a matter of time before he is being talked of as a potential new England centre-back.
Rating: 6.5
Tammy Abraham: AS Roma - £34m
Tammy Abraham’s move to Roma has already got him back to the England national team.
Four goals in his first 10 appearances and six shots that hit the woodwork is enough evidence that the hitman is enjoying his time in Rome.
Rating: 6.5
Davide Zappacosta: Atalanta - £8.5m
The full-back has gone and made Atalanta his home with six appearances and a goal to show for it.
Rating: 6.5
Ike Ugbo: Genk - £5m
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Hide AdIke Ugbo has two goals in six games since moving to Genk and his overall play has been impressive. One to keep an eye out for the future.
Rating: 6
Kurt Zouma: West Ham - £29.8m
Zouma has played in three league games and a couple Europa League ties so far.
As usual, very dependable and a great addition to West Ham.
Rating: 6
Pierre Ekwah Elimby: West Ham - undisclosed
Pierre Ekwah Elimby was signed for the academy and hasn’t been given a chance at first team football yet.
Rating: 3
Charlie Wiggett: Newcastle United - undisclosed
Charlie Wiggett has gone straight into the U-23 team and will be hoping that he gets some first team opportunities soon.
Rating: 3
Danilo Pantic: Partizan Belgrade - undisclosed
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Hide AdAfter a few loan deals away, Danilo Pantic seems to be loving life in Belgrade and has played six times with a goal to show for it.
Rating: 6
Marcel Lewis: Union Saint-Gilloise - free
The youngster quit Chelsea this summer and reports are that he even turned down offers from the Championship to move abroad.
He is yet to play with reports that he picked up an injury in training.
Rating: 3
Billy Gilmour: Norwich City - loan
Billy Gilmour has played four times for struggling Norwich and he’s shown glimpses of his talent but Norwich are yet to record a win this season and confidence is low across the team.
Rating: 4
Conor Gallagher: Crystal Palace - loan
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He’s scored two and assisted another two but his overall performances have been nothing short of brilliant.
Rating: 7
Armando Broja: Southampton - loan
Broja has played four league games so far but has no goal to show for it yet.
He is looking good and getting Premier League games, so for a 20-year-old that will always be a good sign.
Rating: 4
Kenedy: Flamengo - loan
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Hide AdSerial loanee Kenedy has gone back home to Flamengo, where he’s played three games with no goals or assists.
Rating: 4
Nathan Baxter: Hull City - loan
The goalkeeper left for Hull this summer but is still yet to make his debut.
Rating: 3
Henry Lawrence: AFC Wimbledon - loan
Henry has been enjoying game time at Wimbledon, featuring in 10 games so far.
Rating: 4
Levi Colwill: Huddersfield Town - loan
The 18-year-old defender has played eight games and scored a goal for Huddersfield Town already.
Rating: 6
Jamie Cumming: Gillingham - loan
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Hide AdCumming is the first choice goalkeeper at Gillingham and has been between the posts for all the 11 league games so far.
Rating: 6
Juan Castillo: Birmingham City - loan
Juan Castillo moved to Birmingham and has featured only once since in the Championship.
Rating: 3
Jake Clarke-Salter: Coventry City - loan
Jake Clarke-Salter has played nine times for Coventry already.
Rating: 5.5
Ian Maatsen: Coventry City - loan
The Netherlands midfielder has played 11 times and a goal to show for it.
Rating: 6
Matt Miazga: Alaves - loan
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Hide AdMiazga has played five games for Alaves already, which is more than the total number of games he played for Chelsea.
Rating: 5
Michy Batshuayi: Besiktas - loan
Batshuayi has three goals to show for his six appearances in the Turkish league and seems to be enjoying life in Istanbul.
Rating: 6.5
Emerson Palmieri: Lyon - loan
Emerson has played six league games for Lyon and already has a goal.
Rating: 6.5
Karlo Ziger: NK Rudar Velenje - loan
Karlo Ziger has moved to Slovenia with NK Rudar Velenje and is doing well with his career.
Has played three times since moving in the summer.
Rating: 4
Baba Rahman: Reading - loan
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Hide AdRahman has joined Reading and his arrival has coincided with improved form for the club.
Reading are 10th n the Championship table and have won five of the six games Rahman has played in.
Rating: 6
Tiemoue Bakayoko: AC Milan - loan
Bakayoko has only played once since moving to AC Milan on loan in the summer.
Rating: 3
Danny Drinkwater: Reading - loan
The Premier League winner is hoping to re-launch his career at Reading after what has been a difficult last few years for the midfielder.
He’s played four times already this season.
Rating: 5
Dujon Sterling: Blackpool - loan
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Rating: 5
Izzy Brown: Preston North End - free agent
Izzy began his career at Chelsea but left in the summer to join Preston North End. Still to get a game.
Rating: 2
Thierno Ballo: Rapid Vienna - loan
The-19-year-old striker has played only twice since joining Rapid Vienna this summer.
Rating: 3
Ethan Ampadu: Venezia - loan
Rating: 3
Marco van Ginkel: PSV - free agent
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Hide AdVan Ginkel has been at Chelsea since 2013 and left after the expiration of his contract this summer.
He has joined PSV and played five games and scored a goal.
Rating: 5
Jack Wakely: Wycombe Wanderers - free agent
Jack Wakely left Chelsea this summer and joined his hometown club Wycombe Wanderers, but he hasn’t featured so far.
Rating: 2
Jamal Blackman: LAFC - free agent
Blackman had been at Chelsea since 2012 but left this summer to join Los Angeles FC, where he’s played twice already.
Rating: 3.5
Willy Caballero: free agent
The goalkeeper has been a free agent since leaving Chelsea in the summer.
Rating: 0
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