Chelsea could let Cesc Fabregas leave for free in January

Chelsea have told Cesc Fabregas that he can leave the club for free in January, according to a report from Gazzetta dello Sport’s Niccolo Schira.

Fabregas is out of contract with the Blues in the summer and there have been no signs that he will sign an extension.

Whether Chelsea will be willing to let the Spaniard leave on a free transfer in January remains to be seen, but they could decide to do just that in order to get him off the wage bill and thus create room for any incoming players.

Schira claims that Atlético Madrid, AC Milan and Galatasaray have already contacted Fabregas about joining them in the summer, as have clubs from America and China but as of yet, the World Cup winner has yet to decide where his future lies.

Maurizio Sarri recently said that Fabregas is his preferred backup option to Jorginho at the base of the Chelsea midfield so he might be so keen to let the former Barcelona man leave until te summer.