Chelsea to offload Hasselbaink - report

Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink may have to be sold by Chelsea to balance the books.

Chelsea to offload Hasselbaink - report

Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink may have to be sold by Chelsea to balance the books.

The Daily Mail reports that chairman Ken Bates and manager Claudio Ranieri held an emergency meeting in Tuscany this week.

Chelsea's parent company, Chelsea Village, is reported to be £97m (€152m) in debt, and new managing director Trevor Birch is said to have told Ranieri he will not be allowed to replace Hasselbaink if he is sold.

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