Chelsea are nearing a season-long loan move for Brighton attacker Facundo Buonanotte. The 20-year-old, who spent last season on loan at Leicester, had been expected to go to Leeds on loan, but Chelsea have made a surprise move. Buonanotte, who has earned two Argentina caps, managed six goals and three assists in 35 appearances last season as the Foxes were relegated to the Championship. Chelsea have several members of staff who know Buonanotte well from their time at Brighton, including co-sporting director Paul Winstanley and director of global recruitment Sam Jewell. Meanwhile, fellow Brighton forward Julio Enciso is nearing a £13.8m move to Chelsea’s partner club Strasbourg, with a view that he will play for the Blues after a year…
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Chelsea look to have been handed the green light to complete a double raid on Manchester United before the transfer window slams shut. The Blues have been heavily linked with a swoop for Argentinian forward Alejandro Garnacho – the latest reports claiming Enzo Maresca’s side are eyeing a cut-price deal worth £35million. The Daily Mail claims Chelsea are hoping that United will slash their asking price for the wantaway winger in an attempt to offload him from their squad. Any sale would be deemed as pure profit – at least in the eyes of PSR – having splashed the cash on Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko. Garnacho is part of a quintet of stars that informed United of their desire to leave this…
Chelsea have lost Levi Colwill for the season and have Wesley Fofana as one of their other key central defensive options. That is not a great position to be in, and all summer they’ve been linked with other defenders, starting with Dean Huijsen before he made his Real Madrid move and going from there. In the end the Blues haven’t signed anyone at centre back, and it doesn’t look like they’re going to. Right now, one of the targets they’ve been linked to many times is pushing for an exit, and the Blues are nowhere to be seen. So why do we think Chelsea aren’t keen on snapping up a potentially elite defender for a reasonable price? Some online are speculating that…
Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella has confirmed that his contract extension is “done”. The 27-year-old started Chelsea’s 5-1 win away at West Ham amid pre-match rumours that he signed on improved terms at Stamford Bridge. There has yet to be any official announcement about Cucurella’s new contract, whith his previous deal set to expire in 2028. However, when asked by Spanish media at the London Stadium, Cucurella said: “Yes, it’s done. We already did it. “I’m very happy, the club gave me the confidence and I’m very happy to be here. Hopefully I will have a great year.” Cucurella delivered seven goals and four assists in all competitions last season as the Blues won the Club World Cup and Conference League…
We are nearly into the final week of the summer transfer window, but seven days is a long time when it comes to Chelsea. The Blues are still pursuing a number of players before the deadline expires at 7pm on Monday, September 1, and they are also hoping to push axed stars out the door. Expect there to be plenty of news coming out of Stamford Bridge right up until the final moments of the window. Simons finally signs For weeks now, Xavi Simons signing for Chelsea has appeared inevitable. The RB Leipzig midfielder has reportedly agreed on personal terms with the Premier League club and has his heart set on a move to Stamford Bridge, turning down a potential transfer to Bayern Munich.…
Chelsea may have been handed a blow in their pursuit of Manchester United’s Alejandro Garnacho, courtesy of those elsewhere in the Premier League. The Blues have splashed the cash on attacking signings already this summer, and further reinforcements are being eyed. Following the arrivals of Liam Delap, Joao Pedro and Jamie Gittens, Enzo Maresca’s side have identified Garnacho as a key target for the remainder of the window – aware that the winger is unhappy at Old Trafford. The Argentine international is said to be keen on a move to Chelsea and is awaiting talks to advance, though there have already been some issues arise in negotiations due to a gap in valuations. Despite Garnacho being part of Ruben Amorim’s five-man ‘bomb squad’, United are not willing to…
Yesterday afternoon saw Matt Law drop his latest Chelsea transfer column, and while it had lots of new news, it also had some lines which we could have predicted way back at the end of last season. Chelsea break stance on Raheem Sterling loan – again Raheem Sterling playing on the preseason tour. The headline was that Chelsea are now prepared to consider loan proposals for Raheen Sterling. That has felt inevitable for some time now. There was no interest in buying him last summer, then he had a poor season on loan with Arsenal. Why would there now be more interest than a year ago? Even offering him out essentially for free doesn’t work because of his vast £300,000 a week wages.…
Who needs a full pre-season anyway? Chelsea look to have hit their stride without even a week of training as Enzo Maresca’s side completed a weekend double header with consecutive wins over testing opposition. On paper, both Milan and Bayer Leverkusen should have been reasonable benchmarks to pit Chelsea with, even if they were likely lacking match sharpness and conditioning. As it happened, Erik ten Hag and Max Allegri will have left Stamford Bridge with questions over their own sides’ states of readiness instead. Despite being crowned as the World Champions not even one month ago, Chelsea arrived back home with a sense of uncertainty. How much would their later holiday impact the start of the season and how long would new signings need to…
Chelsea are reportedly willing to sell Renato Veiga despite Enzo Maresca demanding a new defender following Levi Colwill’s injury. The Blues boss has been left light at the back after Colwill suffered a cruel ACL tear in a training session. The injury is expected to keep the England international out for most of the 2025-26 season. Wesley Fofana, who missed most of last season and the Blues’ Club World Cup triumph, could be rushed back for the club’s first Premier League game against Crystal Palace next weekend. Benoit Badiashile is also injured, leaving Maresca with only Trevoh Chalobah, Tosin Adarabioyo, Jorrel Hato and the inexperienced Aaron Anselmino as Maresca’s only fit senior centre-backs. Utility man Veiga, a signing from last summer, can also play in the middle…
Chelsea target Xavi Simons has not been included in RB Leipzig’s pre-season friendly against Atalanta this afternoon. The Blues are plotting their latest move in the transfer window and have pinpointed the Dutch talent as their newest target. football.london reported this week that Enzo Maresca’s side were preparing an opening bid for Simons after progress in talks with the Bundesliga side. The 22-year-old opened negotiations with the Stamford Bridge club last week with personal terms being agreed days later. Chelsea have already bolstered their attacking ranks with the signings of Liam Delap and Joao Pedro, while reports suggest highly-rated Netherlands centre-back Jorrel Hato is close to reaching an agreement over a switch to west London. Simons’ absence from the Leipzig squad provides the last…