Chelsea's "bomb squad" has been officially disbanded.This unusual name refers to a group of unwanted players, whom the club did not count on. From Joao Felix and Lesley Ugochukwu to Ben Chilwell and Raheem Sterling, they all found new homes elsewhere, leaving Axel Disasi as the last remaining member.As of today, the list of the Blues' cast-offs is empty – temporarily, though – as the Frenchman has joined Crystal Palace on a season-long loan.A message from Axel to Palace fans 🤳 pic.twitter.com/iYYggYpJTl— Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) August 26, 2026 Disasi signed for Chelsea in August 2023 from Monaco for €45 million, but never lived up to his price tag. On the contrary, just a year and a half later, he became a liability for the London club and has since been loaned to Aston Villa, West Ham, and now the Eagles.He made his last appearance for the Blues in January 2025, making a 13-minute cameo against Wolverhampton. Three years ago, he was a France international, and now, he can't seem to find his place anywhere.Delap arrived as a star, flopped, then became the biggest signing in Nottingham's historyStill, despite his move to Selhurst Park, the centre-back remains a problem for Chelsea, as his deal with them runs through 2029.Loan spells can be a good temporary solution, but only by selling him would the Blues address the Disasi issue.The question is who would be willing to buy a player in such a slump in form, and how much would they be prepared to pay for him?England League Cup Round 2TuesdayCardiff – Norwich 1-2 (0-1)/Salech 90+3 – Kvistgaarden 25, Crnac 78/Doncaster – Middlesbrough 1-3 (0-1)/Hutchinson 90+2 – Joseph 34, Lankshear 78, Sarmiento 87/Barnsley – Crewe 3-2 (3-1)/Cleary 29, Noslin 31, O'Keeffe 38 – Thibaut 21, Ewusi 89/Blackburn – Sheffield Utd 1-2 (0-1)/Afolayan 55 – Thomas Cannon 20, Donovan 81/Blackpool – Lincoln City 1-4 (1-1)/Clarkson 45 – Olaofe 36, Bayliss 53, Street 55, Elder 77/Cambridge – Millwall 0-1 (0-1)/Cooper 9/Fleetwood – Shrewsbury 4-0 (3-0)/Boyle 8 (og), Evans 28, 35, Davies 90/Ipswich – Leicester 2-1 (0-0)/Egeli 62, Nunez 71, 90+1 – Aluko 67/Plymouth – Coventry 2-4 (1-2)/Irow 21, Amaechi 54 – Awoniyi 3, Rudoni 5, Mason-Clark 67, Torp 78 (pen)/Sheffield W. – Wolverhampton 0-2 (0-2)/Swinkels 3 (og), Olagundju 45+1/Southampton – West Ham 1-4 (1-2)/Scienza 10 – Ayala 41, 53, Castellanos 75, Bowen 84/Stevenage – Reading 0-3 (0-2)/Brown 9, Lane 24, Williams 85/Stoke- Hull 1-1 (4-5 on penalties)/Bozenik 39 – Dowel 45/Walsall – Leyton 0-0 (5-6 on penalties)Watford – Peterborough 1-5 (0-2)/Doumbia 73 – Clarridge 10 (og), Leonard 51, 23, Shofowoke 55, Jones 64/Birmingham – Brentford 1-6 (1-3)/Gray 28 – Wilson 6, Hickey 35, Collins 40, 77, Thiago 73, Damsgaard 70/Nott.Forest – Leeds 0-2 (0-0)/James 50, Justin 75/Wednesday21.45: (3.05) Bradford (3.25) Burnley (2.25) 21.45: (1.35) Newcastle (5.30) WBA (8.00) 21.45: (1.25) Tottenham (6.50) Charlton (10.5) 22.00: (6.00) Preston (3.90) Everton (1.52) Thursday21.30: (1.18) Chelsea (6.50) Luton (13.0) 22.00: (1.18) Fulham (6.50) Wimbledon (13.0) ***odds are subject to change***
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