Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher has urged players to stop signing for Chelsea, with the Blues squad becoming more bloated by the week.

“Chelsea have just got to stop buying players, and players have got to stop signing for Chelsea,” Carragher said on Sky Sports ahead of Tottenham’s trip to Leicester. “If I was a player, I would look at that Chelsea project, why would you sign?

“The only reason why you would sign is because someone might say, your agent might say, ‘We’re getting a seven-year deal on big money – that’s guaranteed money for seven years.’

“You know what I’d say, back yourself as a player. Sign a four-year deal at a proper club, and back yourself to do well. And then when you’re due for a renewal, your money goes up anyway. I don’t understand why players are signing seven-year deals.”