Chelsea FC have options to add to the 2025-26 squad, with a combination of purchases made in advance and returning loanees. Manager Xabi Alonso officially starts work on July 1, and how individuals perform in pre-season training will have a major bearing on what happens next. Geovany Quenda, a Portugal Under-21 international, was bought by Chelsea from Sporting CP for £40million in March last year with a view to joining the club this summer. He has continued playing for Sporting, but also spent four months out with a broken metatarsal. Quenda did part of his rehab at Chelsea's training ground this year and also used the time to acclimatise to his new surroundings, including looking for a house. Comfortable playing on either wing, the talented 19-year-old will add to the competition on both flanks. Emmanuel Emegha, like Quenda, was also signed in advance. Chelsea agreed a fee with Strasbourg for the striker in September. But unlike Quenda, his role is uncertain after a rather underwhelming campaign in France, partly due to injury. The 23-year-old Netherlands international scored eight goals in 19 appearances. A big factor in Emegha's recruitment was the situation surrounding Nicolas Jackson, who was not expected to play for the club again after joining Bayern Munich on a season-long loan. Yet that situation may change, as discussed below. Even with Marc Guiu lined up for a loan move away, Chelsea have Joao Pedro, Liam Delap, Emegha and Jackson to choose from up front, which is one too many, especially without European football. Joao Pedro is one of Chelsea's untouchables, so someone is going to be sold or, as a last resort, loaned out. Nicolas Jackson's situation is going to be interesting to watch over the summer. When Jackson left for Bayern on September 1, the loan included a clause with a conditional obligation to buy. While the chances of those terms being met were always unlikely, neither the player nor Chelsea expected him to return to Stamford Bridge. Even if Bayern did not sign him, which they chose not to, a move elsewhere was in everyone's thinking. However, with Jackson able to play off the left as well as down the middle, he is in contention for a role at Chelsea. Sources speaking anonymously to The Athletic to protect relationships say the fact that Enzo Maresca is no longer head coach, with Alonso at the helm, is partly behind the possible shift in his situation. Jackson may not have been the finished article when he joined Chelsea from Villarreal, but he registered 30 goals and 12 assists in 81 appearances, a very useful return that has looked even better following Delap's disappointing contribution (three goals and five assists in 47 appearances) since arriving from Ipswich Town 12 months ago. It is worth pointing out that Jackson's sale would raise significant funds. The club value him at up to £60m and that price may go up if the 24-year-old shines at the