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Chelsea FC 2025-26: Where All Those 8-Year Contracts Start to Make Sense?

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 - [Fabrizio Romano] 🚨HERE WE GO! Lesley Ugochukwu signs for Burnley worth over £20m

 - Fabrizio: EXCL: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Everton, here we go! Permanent deal agreed with Chelsea and player side.

 - Fabrizio: Roma have spoken to the agents of Tyrique George. George is giving priority to a move to Germany.

 - [Fabrizio Romano]: Understand Borussia Dortmund have reactivated direct talks with Chelsea for Carney Chukwuemeka. Negotiations ongoing between the clubs to find a solution as Carney wants the move. Chelsea insist on permanent transfer.

 - Fabrizio: Xavi Simons is starting to enter the moment of “Okay, I’ve been waiting for weeks, I want this transfer to happen now” he wants Chelsea move asap and he is sending messages on purpose again, now commenting under official Chelsea instagram post of his close friend Hato.

 - [Fabrizio Romano] 🚨Clubs are calling around Europe, Germany, Italy, Spain, Saudi, Garnacho ONLY wants Chelsea and is waiting patiently

 - [Nizaar Kinsella] If Dewsbury-Hall, Broja and Ugochukwu all go through for more than £20m, Chelsea will be able to say they have banked well over £200m in player sales (inclusive of bonuses).

 

r/chelseafc - First picture of Estêvão in Chelsea kit

 

 

 - Chelsea is delighted to announce the signing of Netherlands international Jorrel Hato from Ajax.

 

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 - [Sam Wallace]: Manchester United have told Alejandro Garnacho that Chelsea will have to meet their £50m valuation if he is to leave Old Trafford for west London.

- Craig Hope: Chelsea would deal with Newcastle on Jackson for £60m, but a deal will only be pursued if Newcastle cannot land their other options.

 - Bobby Vincent: 🤕 Benoit Badiashile has been doing individual work at Cobham this week as he steps up recovery from injury. 24yo left Bank of America Stadium on crutches after win vs Benfica in June and is targeting early September return.

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You guys should watch today's match against Leverkusen. Dominant. And the depth we have is just nuts. Gittns is so fast. Santos and Essugo looked very comfortable in the midfield. Acheampong looked solid. Hato had 10 minutes of good play. Estêvão is a stud. Leverkusen might be trash, but we looked fantastic

Filip Jørgensen
Trevoh Chalobah (Tosin Adarabioyo)
Josh Acheampong (Aaron Anselmino)
Marc Cucurella (Jorrel Hato)
Malo Gusto (Reece James)
Cole Palmer (Pedro Neto)
Andrey Santos (Samuel Rak-Sakyi)
Moisés Caicedo (Dário Essugo)
Liam Delap (João Pedro)
Tyrique George (Jamie Gittens)
Estêvão (Genesis Antwi)

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started it a bit late, but 10 minutes into the game against AC Milan and we are up 2-0.

10 minutes ago, MoJames said:

started it a bit late, but 10 minutes into the game against AC Milan and we are up 2-0.

link? 

5 minutes ago, MoJames said:

DAZN - free

I went, says gotta get an account. I have enough of those. So will trust your in game analysis. 


 I am stupid. I found it. 

 

Thanks! 

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I am stupid with Tech.

Another solid performance from the lads.

2 minutes ago, APMP said:

Another solid performance from the lads.

This team is going to be fun this year. 

Crystal Palace at the Bridge to open the season, next Sunday at 8am on USA. Can't wait.

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 - TheTelegraph: Nicolas Jackson favours a move to Newcastle United should he leave Chelsea during this transfer window. However the forward’s chances of securing the transfer largely appear dependent on whether Newcastle relent and sell Alexander Isak to Liverpool.

 - Kinsella: Chelsea considering deal that sees Nkunku go to Leipzig and Xavi Simons to Chelsea. However Nkunku is hesitant of such a deal as he wants to play for a champions league club. If appropriate outgoing deals are not agreed then Chelsea could reintegrate the likes of Jackson into their squad.

 - The Athletic - Chelsea’s Christopher Nkunku open to RB Leipzig return should interest advance

 - Plettenberg: Leipzig have high opinion of Nkunku and are interested in a return. A permanent deal is currently unlikely. Leipzig are also not planning a swap deal involving #Xavi. If anything, Leipzig would only consider a loan. Even then, would need to be a special arrangement regarding wages.

 - [Romano] There's still a difference in valuation for Alejandro Garnacho. Chelsea want to pay around £30m and Man United start from £50m. Chelsea offered the chance to include some players as part of the negotiations like Jackson, Nkunku, Disasi and Veiga but United want fresh money to reinvest

 - [Plettenberg]:🚨🔵 #Xavi Simons has already agreed full terms with Chelsea and is still willing to join #CFC, waiting patiently. Chelsea are still signalling that they want to finalise the Xavi deal but first need further player offloads.

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 - Fabrizio: Nkunku and Bayern have personal terms agreed since January and are still valid now so no difficulty on player side. It's about club to club talks. Chelsea and Bayern have accelerated conversation in past 2 days. Once Nkunku is sold, Xavi Simons deal becomes a lot simpler. 1 in 1 out policy

 - [Luke Edwards] Newcastle have reservations about making a move for Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson. Not seen as the same calibre of striker as Alexander Isak for a start #nufc

Here we go again.  Christ.

Wait, that shouldn't stand.  Great strike, but they pushed Caicedo 3 freaking feet.

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Thought ref should have given advantage on that yellow card. 

Listless is the word I'd use for the first 85 min. 

That long season with the CWC might impact things for a couple of weeks.

Someone tell our guys the goal isn't 30 feet above the pitch. 

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 - Plettenberg: Renato Veiga will sign a 7-year contract with Villarreal until 2032. Chelsea have also secured a 40% sell-on clause. The total package is worth €30 million including bonuses.

 - [Ornstein] EXCL: BlueCo reach agreement with Brighton to sign Julio Enciso. Expected to initially spend time with Strasbourg but viewed as long-term Chelsea player.

 - [Fabrizio Romano]: Julio Enciso will join BlueCo group spending this season at Strasbourg then joining Chelsea, here we go! 🇵🇾 Season 2025/26 in France… and then future at Chelsea, contract until 2031 plus option until 2032. €20m package to Brighton, add-ons included. Medical on Thursday.

 - [Matt Law]: As first reported by @sachatavolieri Bournemouth are interested in signing Chelsea defender Axel Disasi. Talks ongoing. #cfc

 - [Matt Law]: There's definite lone interest in Anselmino from some big overseas clubs. I'm told that Chelsea haven't quite decided what they want to do with him yet.

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 - [Fabrizio] Aaron Anselmino already said yes to Borussia Dortmund loan, Carney Chukwuemeka strongly wants BVB... Chelsea informed Dortmund that Aaron Anselmino loan will only be possible if Chukwuemeka deal is permanent.

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What a fucking start.

These kits are fantastic.

Yeah they're sharp. 

I'm not a fan of the current away kits though. 

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 - Hincape has decided to leave Bayer. £52m release clause. Chelsea and Arsenal linked @BILD

 - [Romano] Bournemouth are now in advanced talks to sign Axel Disasi as official, direct contact with Chelsea has been made. Clubs negotiating on final formula but Disasi clear top target for #AFCB and discussions underway. Bournemouth, confident to make it happen.

 - [Christian Falk] Breaking: Bayern Munich and Nicolas Jackson (24) have reached an agreement, with negotiations now underway with Chelsea as Bayern want a loan deal.

 - [Fabrizio Romano] AS Roma keep working on Tyrique George deal as exclusively revealed on Saturday. Talks ongoing with his camp and Chelsea over deal formula, preference for permanent move. Bundesliga clubs also keen with RB Leipzig and more in contact with player’s agents.

 - Philipp Hinze: Red Bull CEO Oliver Mintzlaff got involved in the negotiations over Xavi Simons and reached out to Chelsea for talks. The outcome: Chelsea must offload players before they can make a formal offer. At the moment, only a player swap is feasible – involving Nkunku.

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Barcelona (home)

Bayern Munich (away)

Benfica (home)

Atalanta (away)

Ajax (home)

Napoli (away

Pafos (home)

Qarabag (away)

Nice goal on the last touch of the half.

Fulham look very sharp, though.  Might need a second today.

Cucurella's hair with minimal frizz, medium body and good bounce so far . 

 

oh, and Joao Pedro scored at the absolutely last possible second of stoppage time on a corner. 

I know I'm biased, but I can see why you might call a foul there.  Yeah, he does have to put his foot down somewhere, but he doesn't have to push the other player down at the same time.  And it at least looked like he pushed him on the replays.  Still, I'd say that's a 50/50 call/no-call, and I'd be mad if it had been the other way around...

6 minutes ago, pacmanmakesitrain said:

Taking that goal away from Fulham was a fucking crime.

 

Yeah, that was pretty bad.

But I'll take some delayed payback for all those ass fuckings during the Mourinho years.

6 minutes ago, morehornsepower said:

I know I'm biased, but I can see why you might call a foul there.  Yeah, he does have to put his foot down somewhere, but he doesn't have to push the other player down at the same time.  And it at least looked like he pushed him on the replays.  Still, I'd say that's a 50/50 call/no-call, and I'd be mad if it had been the other way around...

 

Yeah, the guys in the booth were arguing that it's not a reckless challenge because it's not a challenge.  That's pretty bad logic.  It doesn't have to be a challenge to be a foul.  What, the guy with the ball already can't possibly foul someone?  Nonsense.

I would still say it's fine because it wasn't late, intentional, or particularly reckless.  One guy's foot lands on the other guy's foot all the time, and they're not all fouls.  I'd be pissed if I were a Fulham fan.

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had their chance to give Fulham a break for the first half penalty. 

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Just now, beer said:

had their chance to give Fulham a break for the first half oenalty. 

I think the commentator was right that they were looking for anything else they could call to not have to give the penalty.  The refs would have heard at halftime that they missed the other call on Fulham.

43 minutes ago, TexArcher said:

I think the commentator was right that they were looking for anything else they could call to not have to give the penalty.  The refs would have heard at halftime that they missed the other call on Fulham.

I dont think they should do that, im just saying it happens 

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7 hours ago, pacmanmakesitrain said:

Taking that goal away from Fulham was a fucking crime.

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 - TheAthletic: Sources at Chelsea expect the conditional obligation for Nicolas Jackson to be fulfilled. Those sources indicate that Chelsea will receive a €16.5m loan fee, with the obligation set at €65m, making a total package of €80.5million (£69.3m; $94.2m).

 - [Matt Law]: Told that with under one hour of the window remaining there's still nothing progressing over Raheem Sterling's future...

 - Ornstein: BREAKING: Marc Guehi to undergo medical in London before proposed permanent switch from Crystal Palace to Liverpool. Deal for 25yo #CPFC centre-back agreed at £35m + 5yr #LFC contract in place as all parties work to seal #DeadlineDay move @TheAthleticFC

 - [David Ornstein]: EXCL: Fulham strike agreement with Chelsea to sign Tyrique George. Deal for 19yo winger worth £22m package + sell-on clause. Personal terms in place on 5yr contract for England youth international. Permission given #CFC to do #FFC medical @TheAthleticFC

 - [Simon Johnson & Pol Ballus]: Chelsea have opted against pursuing a move for Barcelona midfielder Fermin Lopez — despite making a €40million offer to sign him.

 - BobbyVincent: 🚨 Understand Chelsea's plan is for Ben Chilwell to move to Strasbourg on permanent deal. Ishé Samuels-Smith heading to Swansea City on loan after moving to Strasbourg on permanent basis earlier this summer. #CFC

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Looks like the only head scratcher from a really successful window would be Raheem Sterling. Not sure what the plan here is. Maybe Saudi?

  • 2 months later...

Burnley looking dangerous through 25 minutes.

Sanchez managed to not give them an early goal and injure Enzo at the same time.  So we've got that going for us.  Which is nice.

Man this thread has been quiet this year. That was a hell of a win against Barca though.

That's a solid freaking point boys.

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