Chelsea release trio after contracts expire


Football Soccer - Swansea City v Chelsea - Barclays Premier League - Liberty Stadium - 9/4/16 Chelsea's Radamel Falcao in action with Swansea's Angel Rangel Reuters / Rebecca Naden Livepic

(Reuters) - Chelsea have opted against renewing contracts for strikers Radamel Falcao and Alexandre Pato, and goalkeeper Marco Amelia, the Premier League club said on its website (www.chelseafc.com) on Friday.

Colombia's Falcao, who signed on a season-long loan from Monaco last July, netted just once in 12 appearances last season and was sidelined through much of the campaign with a thigh injury.

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