Chelsea’s Emerson Palmieri has joined Olympique Lyon until 2022

Thomas Tuchel has continued to release some players from the are deemed as surplus to requirements. Chelsea football club are one of the clubs in the Premier League with large squad.

The Blues have been enjoying their winning streak since the appointment of Thomas Tuchel. The German tactician joined the Stamford Bridge outfit in January after he replaced Frank Lampard.

Tuchel have sanctioned the sale of Tammy Abraham to Roma, Fikayo Tomori to AC Milan this summer window.

Meanwhile, Chelsea have confirmed another player will leave the club on loan. Chelsea defender Emerson Palmieri has joined Lyon on a season-long loan.

The full back will spent the rest of the 2021-2022 season on loan at French Ligue 1 club. According to Sky Sports, Lyon will pay a loan fee of £1m for Emerson. 

Emerson played his last game for Chelsea after he came off the bench during Saturday's Premier League opener against Crystal Palace.

Recall that the 27-year-old joined Chelsea for an initial £17.6m from Roma in January 2018.