Portsmouth players expect Avram Grant to take the West Ham United job.
Grant was given an emotional farewell by Blues fans at Wembley.
Midfielder Michael Brown admitted: "We've all heard the rumours that Avram will take the West Ham job and, maybe, that's why all the fans stayed at the end to thank him.
"Of the team which started against Chelsea, there may be four or five of us still here in August.
" I'm still under contract so, unless I hear otherwise, I'll be back for pre-season training on July 1."