Should they stay or should they go now?

Jose Mourinho has made it clear that he wants to cut the size of Chelsea's squad to a more manageable 24 players, but Peter Kenyon admits getting rid of the club's big-name stars will not be easy.

Chelsea's chief executive said: "There's a balance between being able to compete in all competitions and keeping the squad happy and there's a general feeling that 21 plus three goalkeepers is the optimum size. The ideal squad is 24 but whether we can get there this season is another matter."

Despite Kenyon's caution there are likely to be some notable departures this summer with Juan Veron the first big name to go.

Chelsea used 28 players last season - Carlton Cole, Alexei Smertin, Mikael Forssell and Boudewijn Zenden were on loan at other clubs and Arjen Robben and Petr Cech have already signed for next season so a cull is required.

Here is Standard Sport's guide to Mourinho's 24 likely lads as well as the possible 'ins and outs' in what will be another busy summer.

Ins: Paulo Ferreira, Jorge Andrade, Joaquin, Costinha, Fernando Morientes.

Outs: Mario Melchiot, Emmanuel Petit, Winston Bogarde, Juan Veron, Hernan Crespo, Jesper Gronkjaer, Neil Sullivan, Mario Stanic, Robert Huth (out on loan).

Squad: Petr Cech, Carlo Cudicini, Jurgen Macho; Glen Johnson, Paulo Ferreira, John Terry, William Gallas, Marcel Desailly, Jorge Andrade, Celestine Babayaro, Wayne Bridge; Frank Lampard, Scott Parker, Damien Duff, Arjen Robben, Joe Cole, Claude Makelele, Joaquin, Costinha, Geremi; Fernando Morientes, Adrian Mutu, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink.