Chelsea have earned near £130 MILLION from sales of their fringe players just this year.The Daily Mail says the defending Premier League champions have raked in £128.3 million so far in 2017 from the sale of just seven players - and the main sales haven't even started yet.
It was announced on Friday that 22-year-old Dutch defender Nathan Ake had been sold to Bournemouth for £20m, further boosting Chelsea's coffers ahead of what is expected to be a busy summer at Stamford Bridge.
It all started back in January, when megabucks Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG spent £60m on out-of-favour Brazilian playmaker Oscar, providing Chelsea with a refund on most of their summer expenditure.
The winter window also saw the sale of striker Patrick Bamford to Middlesbrough for a £6m fee, potentially rising to £10m if he fulfils certain targets for the Riverside club.
Since the end of the season, Asmir Begovic, Juan Cuadrado, Christian Atsu, Bertrand Traore have been sold.