Chelsea have come to dominate women's football in England in recent years.
With enormous support from the wider club and huge faith in the project started by Emma Hayes way back in 2012, the Blues have built an incredible squad littered with world class players.
Given the kind of budget that Chelsea operate on compared to most, even within the fully professional WSL, they are putting to rest the idea that women's football can only plan for the short-term in a financial sense. Most of the contracts the Blues now give out are for the long-term.
That being said, a few big names are still due to be out of contract sooner rather than later.
Expire end of 2022/23
- Zecira Musovic (GK)
- Emily Osman (GK) - option for a further 12 months
- Magdalena Eriksson (DF)
- Maren Mjelde (DF)
- Melanie Leupolz (MF)
- Fran Kirby (FW) - option for a further 12 months
- Pernille Harder (FW)
Expire end of 2023/24
- Ann-Katrin Berger (GK) - option for a further 12 months
- Aniek Nouwen (DF)
- Alsu Abdullina (DF)
- Bethany England (FW)
- Sam Kerr (FW)
- Emma Thompson (FW) - option for a further 12 months; on loan at Lewes
- Lucy Watson (FW) - on loan at Charlton
Expire end of 2024/25
- Millie Bright (DF)
- Jess Carter (DF)
- Eve Perisset (DF)
- Niamh Charles (DF)
- Kadeisha Buchanan (DF)
- Jorja Fox (DF) - on loan at Brighton
- Sophie Ingle (MF)
- Guro Reiten (MF)
- Katerina Svitkova (MF)
- Jessie Fleming (MF)
- Erin Cuthbert (MF)
- Jelena Cankovic (MF)
- Charlotte Wardlaw (MF) - on loan at Liverpool
- Lauren James (FW)
- Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (FW)
- Aggie Beever-Jones (FW) - on loan at Everton
Source : 90min