Those players whose contracts end on June 31 will take the short walk out of Stamford Bridge.
There are a number of player who will go for a nominal fee and a couple for million+plus deals.
The biggest casualty or "furthering his career", depending on the spin is Shaun Wright-Phillips.
Moneybags West Ham are clear favourites to land the winger, and the fact that Jose Mourinho looks like surviving for another season means SWP might decide that enough is enough and regular first team football is better than picking up titles.
Khalid Boulahouz is a £3m target for Sevilla and Bayern Munich.
Claude Makelele might decide that the lure of the $ is too great and pop off to the States to play for LA Galaxy. He would be the nominal fee player.
The most sensational departure is of course that of Andriy Shevchenko.
The Ukraine star has been given an open invitation by AC MIlan to return, but my sources suggest there is as much political spin-doctering going on here than serious debate over a transfer.
Chelsea need to sort out their own PR stance and act on it sooner rather than later.