The rumours about Chelsea interest in Marseille youngster Darryl Bakola continue to grow. Today it’s rumour site CaughtOffside‘s turn to talk about the 18 year old.
Poor old Kendry Paez. It was all looking so bright for him. Chelsea signed him for €10m years ago as a true wonderkid, playing as a 15 year old in Ecuador and starting for the national team not long after.
With Christmas in the rear view mirror and January now almost here, we’ve been enjoying reading the Athletic’s explainer about Chelsea’s transfer window to come.
Chelsea fans are understandably excited when January comes around. Their team has been transfer mad in recent windows. But that’s not expected to continue.
There is a lot of good stuff in the Athletic’s explainer about Chelsea’s transfer situation for this January, and we honed in on some action about Marc Guiu in particular.
With January now just days away, we can get really serious about Chelsea and what they might be up to in the transfer window. We’ve said all along we don’t expect them to do much in terms of buying players – but there will likely be a sale or two, and some loan movements too.
Chelsea players have not taken a Christmas break like the rest of us. They’ve been training and recovering and preparing for tomorrow’s huge top of the table clash against Aston Villa.
Chelsea are exploring domestic options for Deivid Washington ahead of the January transfer window according to The Athletic. The Blues signed Washington from Santos in the summer of 2023 in a deal worth £14m with a further £3.5m in add-ons.
We can’t wait to see Chelsea back in action tomorrow – the Blues have battled back from a bad moment and have a huge chance to consolidate that when they face Aston Villa.
Chelsea have made central midfield a priority for next summer due to the constant injury issues of Romeo Lavia according to The Athletic. The Blues added reinforcements in the summer with Andrey Santos returning from his loan spell at Strasbourg, whilst Dario Essugo arrived from Sporting Lisbon.
Filip Jorgensen wants to leave Chelsea in January, but the Blues don’t want to change their goalkeeping options next month according to The Athletic. Jorgensen joined Chelsea from Spanish side Villarreal in the summer of 2024 in a deal thought to be worth around £20.9m.
Chelsea are interested in French youngsters Jeremy Jacquet and Dyjlian N’Guessan according to the latest report from The Athletic. The Blues once again heavily invested in the squad over the summer, and totally revamped the frontline with five new attacking signings.
Chelsea are one of the clubs keeping a close eye on talented Leicester City youngster Jeremy Monga according to reports. The Blues once again heavily invested in the squad over the summer, and totally revamped their frontline with five new attacking signings.
Former Chelsea star Frank Leboeuf has urged Cole Palmer to turn down any potential move to Real Madrid were it to occur in the future. Palmer has established himself as not only one of the best players in the Premier League, but also one of the best in the world after joining Chelsea from Manchester City in 2023.
Former Blue Frank Leboeuf has admitted he’s a big fan of Estevao, but once again reiterated the need for patience with the youngster. Chelsea agreed a deal worth up to £51.4m with Brazilian side Palmeiras in the summer of 2024, with Estevao finally joining after the Club World Cup.
Forgotten Chelsea man Axel Disasi has been offered to Spanish giants Barcelona according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. The former Monaco ace is part of the infamous “bomb” squad having failed to agree a move away from Stamford Bridge in the summer.
Reece James is injury free and playing incredibly well right now, and in a chat with the Chelsea website he spoke about his happiness at passing 200 games for the Blues.
This is a syndication of an article for the BBC which was originally published here. With January just around the corner, talk all around the Premier League has turned to the winter transfer window.
We’ve had some pretty thick players at Chelsea over the years, but recent times have seen some record breakers. Nicolas Jackson’s series of clownish actions
With a year of fitness under his belt, we can finally start dropping the qualifiers and say it clearly: Reece James is one of, if not the best right back in the world.
After missing him for so long with a groin injury, Cole Palmer’s reintegration into the Chelsea team has been pretty quiet. The team hasn’t been at its best, and nor has the attacker.
Chelsea’s current run of games didn’t look too scary back in the Autumn, but a lot of these games are turning our harder than we anticipated. There’s no better example than Aston Villa, who started the season unable to score a goal, let alone win a game.
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has named a Chelsea player who is “already one of the best young players in the world.” And to be honest, there aren’t too many people who will be disagreeing with this statement, because he has taken the Premier League by storm this lad.
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has delivered some positive Chelsea team news for the Aston Villa game with two injured stars back. Chelsea have been doing much better with injuries this season and albeit some players who have reoccurring issues and consistent injuries, mostly they are fairing pretty well in the injury department this season.
Enzo Maresca has just taken his press conference ahead of this weekend’s game against Aston Villa, and right off the bat he had some positive injury updates for Chelsea fans.