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#7 Antonio Rudiger
Rudiger was signed by Chelsea in 2017 for an estimated £27 million from Roma. The German footballer had a solid start at Chelsea, adding much needed speed and physical presence to a Chelsea backline that had just lost John Terry.
Rudiger has won an FA Cup and a Europa League during his time at Chelsea. The 27-year-old has however struggled to make his way into the Chelsea starting line-up off late, after suffering a dip in form last season.
Chelsea finished the 2019-20 Premier League season in fourth place, and were criticized for their defensive performances.
Rudiger was blamed for Chelsea's defensive woes and has now has fallen out of favour at Chelsea after the Blues signed veteran defender Thiago Silva during the summer.
#6 Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud will arguably be remembered as one of the most underrated strikers in the Premier League.
Giroud has not been as prolific as he was for Arsenal during his time at Chelsea, but the 34-year-old was back in form towards the end of last season, post lockdown.
He was able to replace youngster Tammy Abraham as Chelsea's starting striker.
The France international is a cult hero for his country, and is currently France's second highest goal-scorer. Giroud still has a lot to offer any club, but currently finds himself rooted to the bench at Chelsea.
#5 Christian Eriksen
In 2014, Eriksen joined Tottenham and was named the club's Player of the Year in his debut season.
During his seven years at the club, he was also named the club's Player of the Year in the 2016–17 season. In the 2018–19 season, Eriksen became only the second player to record 10+ assists in four successive Premier League seasons .
Eriksen joined Inter Milan in January of 2020, as he seeked a new challenge, and believed in the project Inter Milan was undertaking under Antonio Conte.
Eriksen joined Inter Milan as one of the most highly rated attacking midfielders in the world, but has failed to find his feet in Italy.
The Dane was linked with a move away from Inter in the summer after just 6 months at the club.
Conte has preferred to use more physical and dynamic players at the center of the park, which meant Eriksen's role at the club has been limited to a bit-part one.
#4 Sergio Romero
Sergio Romero joined Manchester United from Sampdoria on a free transfer in the summer of 2015.
The Argentine goalkeeper has made only seven Premier League appearances for Manchester United during his five seasons at the club, but has been a regular starter for the Red Devils in all their Cup competitions.
Romero has arguably been one of the best second-choice goalkeepers in the world, which many calling for him to replace David De Gea as the No.1 at Manchester United, when the Spaniard was going through a run of bad form.
Romero has now become Manchester United's third-choice keeper after the club retained the services of promising young keeper Dean Henderson.
At 33, Romero is still a top-quality goalkeeper who has been treated rather unfairly at Manchester United.
The Argentine would benefit a move away from the club, much like fellow Argentine Emiliano Martinez has after joining Aston Villa from Arsenal this summer.
