Blues to axe ageing stars for youth

Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti will wield the axe at the end of the season in a bid to bring young blood into the club. According to reports, the Italian will promote five players from the youth academy. Heading for the exit door are veterans Hilario, Paulo Ferreira, Juliano Belletti and Deco, while question marks continue to hang over Joe Cole and Michael Ballack as they have yet to sign new deals. The five youngsters who will get their chance next season are Fabio Borini, Nemanja Matic, Gael Kakuta, Patrick van Aanholt and Jeffrey Bruma. “Some players will maybe move on. It's not because we don't have the money. It's because we want to give strength to our Academy,” said Ancelotti on Friday. "We have very good young players and this is the time to put them in the squad for next year."