Chelsea set to release Salomon Kalou and Jose Bosingwa

Chelsea are set to release both Salomon Kalou and Jose Bosingwa when their contracts expire in the summer.

The club will announce their retained list later on Thursday and both names are likely to be omitted along with that of striker Didier Drogba.

The Ivorian has already announced that he will leave the club after eight years to seek a "new challenge".

Bosingwa had a one-year option on his contract at Stamford Bridge, but the club have opted not to take it up.

Kalou, an Ivory Coast international team-mate of Drogba, signed from Feyenoord in 2006 for a fee believed to be in the region of £8m.

The 26-year-old made more than 250 appearances, including a start in Chelsea's Champions League final victory against Bayern Munich on Saturday, and scored 60 goals for the Blues.

Bosingwa, 29, was signed by the club following his performances for Portugal during Euro 2008 after Luiz Felipe Scolari, his then national coach, took charge of the club.

The defender arrived from Porto for a fee of £16.2m, making 127 appearances during a four-year spell.

If this is the face of the new Chelsea Trimming for the better Squad, This better be Good!!!

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