Chelsea are negotiating with Barcelona for Frenkie de Jong. The deal is driven by Todd Boehly, who is really keen on signing him. Tuchel has approved and is also keen. 🇳🇱
The priority for Tuchel still remains the defence - such as Cucurella and Fofana.
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Exclusive: Thomas Tuchel has held positive talks with Raheem Sterling regarding a move to Chelsea. 🤝
#Sterling
Sterling is seen as Chelsea’s number one target for attack. 🔵
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EXCL: Chelsea are re-working on the signing of Jules Koundé from Sevilla, with the deal being driven by Todd Boehly & co. It is a situation to keep an eye on. The main targets are Jules Koundé and Presnel Kimpembe. 🚨🔵🇫🇷
More in my article
@DiMarzio
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Chelsea have bid £60m for Wesley Fofana but was rejected by Leicester City. Told the bid went in today. Leicester want £80m. Chelsea ideally hope for £70m. 🚨🔵
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Fofana is very keen on joining Chelsea. 🤝
Levi Colwill will leave Chelsea to Brighton on a permanent deal and have a buy-back clause included. Told deal could be around £20-25m and have a buy-back clause of around £40-45m. Final details to be resolved. 🚨🔵
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🚨 EXCL: Chelsea plan to offer Timo Werner + cash for de Ligt. 🇩🇪🇳🇱
The Blues prepare to offer around €25-30m + Werner, but it is seen as too little for Juventus, they want more 💰.
De Ligt is keen on a move to Chelsea and Werner is a keen on a move to Juve.
With
@DiMarzio
Raheem Sterling is flying right now to LA to link up with the squad for pre-season. His private jet departed around 4:30pm [UK] time. 🚨🔵
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#Sterling
Everything completed. 🤝
Chelsea are ready to submit a bid for Man City’s Raheem Sterling. 🔵
Thomas Tuchel has already held positive talks with Sterling, as revealed days ago. 🏴
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Chelsea are in negotiations with Sevilla over Jules Koundé and been told have already sent a proposal of around €50m + add ons for Koundé.
As revealed, Chelsea are re-working on the signing of Koundé and from the club’s side they have confidence.
Barça remain interested.
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🚨EXCL: Chelsea are interested in re-signing Manchester City defender Nathan Ake. Thomas Tuchel is a big fan of the player. It is seen as another situation to keep an eye on. 🇳🇱
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#MCFC
#Ake
Chelsea have done everything they can to sign Jules Koundé, for a deal around £55m, 5-year contract and are pushing to wrap up the deal in the next hours. 🔵
Sevilla made it clear to Barça that they won't accept a bid below
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’s offer. 🇫🇷
Noni Madueke has completed his medical ahead of his €40m move to Chelsea from PSV. The 20-year-old is currently at Cobham, who is already wearing a Chelsea shirt. 🏴
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Wesley Fofana wants to join Chelsea, but as of now are yet to make an official bid.
As reported yesterday, Chelsea have internally discussed the idea of using Ruben Loftus-Cheek in a deal as Leicester are interested in signing him. 🔵
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Excl: Chelsea since last week have internally discussed the possibility of using Ruben Loftus-Cheek in a deal for Wesley Fofana.
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hope £40-45m + Loftus-Cheek could make Leicester think twice on their stance of player not being for sale.
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hold an interest in RLC.
Been told Kalidou Koulibaly will sign a four-year contract with Chelsea that includes the option of a further year. He is in London right now to undergo medicals today and then he will fly to the US to join the squad for pre-season. 🔵🇸🇳
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Transfer fee €40m. 🤝
Chelsea have offered Jules Koundé a 5-year contract and remain confident they can do a deal for Sevilla’s Koundé after placing a bid of £52-55m - now waiting for green light, key day.
Chelsea members have been in Seville for one week negotiating and leave today. 🇪🇸
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Excl: Raheem Sterling completed the first part of his medical yesterday in London ahead of his move to Chelsea. He will undergo the second part of his medical today [Monday].
Sterling will fly to the US on Tuesday and been told Boehly could join him. 🔵
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Chelsea are interested in signing Brighton’s Marc Cucurella after talks stalled with Man City.
Chelsea have discussed internally the idea of a swap-deal.
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Understand
#Kovacic
and
#Ziyech
’s injuries are ‘nothing serious’. They are both fine.
Both picked up ‘impact’ injuries. Kovacic got a kick in the back and Ziyech a kick to his achilles.
Reece James and Hudson-Odoi are all set to return to team training today. 🔵
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Kalidou Koulibaly’s agent, Fali Ramadani met with Chelsea yesterday, per
@DiMarzio
. 🇸🇳
He is seen as alternative option for de Ligt.
Since last week Chelsea have had a feeling de Ligt will join Bayern.
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Badiashile’s recovery from his hamstring injury is going faster than expected.
He is currently ahead of schedule & is expected to return to individual training in the next week.
Chelsea have set a target for the defender to be available for the third game of the season.
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Chelsea have blocked the decision to let Trevoh Chalobah leave this summer, despite interest from Inter, AC Milan and RB Leipzig. Told the decision was made earlier on last week.
@DiMarzio
🚨🔵
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Documents being exchanged with Napoli for the departure of Koulibaly to Chelsea.
#Koulibaly
Koulibaly will fly to London this evening and have his medical tomorrow, per
@DiMarzio
✈️🚨🔵
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Chelsea have submitted a new bid between £52-55m for Sevilla’s Jules Koundé.
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Monchi is now waiting to see what Barcelona do, key hours ahead.
#FCBarca
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Chelsea are working on signing Koulibaly from Napoli.
Ready to bid £34m (€40m) for the defender. The agent was in Milan today.
As revealed, he is the alternative option to de Ligt and Tuchel prefers Koulibaly to Koundé due to his experience, height and physicality. 🇸🇳
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Exclusive: Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign Borussia Mönchengladbach striker Marcus Thuram. Other London clubs are interested, but the Blues are understood to be frontrunners. 🔵 🇫🇷
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Understand Marcos Alonso was subbed off at half-time against Wolves due to a bust-up between Tuchel. 🚨
Sources tell me it was described as a “heated exchange”.
Marcos’ priority is to leave Chelsea this summer with Barça working on it. 🇪🇸
More details soon.
It is true what
@TheAthleticUK
, report in that Chelsea are watching Frenkie de Jong’s situation at Barça. Not a priority/nothing advanced now.
Todd Boehly is keen on the player and Tuchel has approved. 🤝
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Chelsea and Sevilla have today been in negotiations over a deal for Jules Koundé.
As revealed, from Chelsea’s side they have confidence. 🇫🇷
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Chelsea’s first proposal for Koundé went in last week.
Can confirm Chelsea have reached an agreement with Monaco for centre-back Benoît Badiashile, as
@David_Ornstein
reported. Been told there are still some details to be finalised, but Badiashile will soon be a Chelsea player. 🔵🇫🇷
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Wesley Fofana is set to be left out of Leicester’s squad for tomorrow’s game against Southampton amid Chelsea interest. Been told it was Leicester’s decision to leave out Fofana, not Wesley’s. 🔵🦊
#LCFC
Chelsea are expected to close the deal tomorrow for Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli on a deal until 2027. Talks progressing. 🔵🇸🇳
Full agreement on personal terms for €10m net + plus bonuses, per,
@DiMarzio
. 🚨
Bid around €40m (€38+€2m add-ons.
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Kyle Walker-Peters is an option for Chelsea at full-back, as
@FabrizioRomano
reported and has been discussed regularly inside Chelsea. KWP can play both left and right. Inter’s Denzel Dumfries also an option.
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Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt is the main target for Thomas Tuchel in defence this summer, with PSG’s Presnel Kimpembe and Man City’s Nathan Aké also high up on the list. 🔵
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Chelsea are interested in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, as
@FabrizioRomano
reported. 🇬🇦
Aubameyang and Tuchel enjoyed a good relationship when at
#BVB
. Tuchel still appreciates the player.
A late move for Cristiano Ronaldo can’t be ruled out also. Chelsea have considered it. 🇵🇹
Wesley Fofana is one of the key targets for Chelsea now in defence and have once again internally discussed the idea of a swap-deal.
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Man United and PSG also asked for information on Fofana in recent weeks. 🇫🇷
Chelsea are in contact with the agent of Kalidou Koulibaly and is seen as the alternative to Matthijs de Ligt.🇸🇳
De Ligt was Tuchel’s main target, but they feel he will join Bayern.
Tuchel prefers Koulibaly over Koundé.
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Jules Koundé is a priority target for Chelsea this summer. Marina Granovskaia wants the move and shares a strong connection with Kounde’s agents. 🇫🇷
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Koundé situation🇫🇷:
- Chelsea sent proposal around €50m + add ons to Sevilla last week and remain in negotiations.
- Sevilla prefer to sell to Chelsea
- Kounde prefers to join Barcelona, but happy to join
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.
- Sevilla want a deal done asap.
- No offer from Barça yet.
Raheem Sterling is in London ready to undergo his medical for Chelsea.
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Was told yesterday his medical should take place today or tomorrow. 🔵
Raheem will sign a contract until 2027 which includes the option of a further year.
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Talks will continue regarding a Matthijs de Ligt - Timo Werner swap deal. 🇳🇱🇩🇪
The current situation is there is a big gap between what Chelsea would like to offer and what Juve want.
Juventus are keen on making a deal happen but only for the right price - they like Werner.
Exclusive: Understand Chelsea’s technical director Christopher Vivell has left the club. He is currently understood to be serving his gardening leave period. The 36-year-old only joined the Blues in December.
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Enzo Fernández situation. Chelsea sent their first proposal to Benfica earlier in the week but was nowhere near the €120m release clause Benfica insist on. Chelsea want to pay a huge fee upfront. Talks continue. 🇦🇷
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Talks advancing well between Chelsea and Brighton for Marc Cucurella, with personal terms agreed, per
@FabrizioRomano
.
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discussed idea of a swap-deal with Colwill going to Brighton, but told he’s likely to be included in a separate deal. Brighton hold a long-term interest.
Cesare Casadei is set to fly to London in order to complete his move to Chelssa from Inter Milan. ✈️
@MarcoBovicelli
@DiMarzio
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Final fee: €15m + €5m add-ons. 🔵
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Understand Chelsea have internally decided on targeting Brighton Robert Sánchez as the goalkeeper to provide competition for Kepa Arrizabalaga.
But as of last week, no contact made yet with player’s side.
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#BHAFC
Meeting ongoing between Barcelona and Aubameyang’s agents to discuss the topic of Chelsea, as
@gerardromero
reported. Told they hope to close the deal by tomorrow. Talks still ongoing about fee. 🇬🇦
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#FCBarca
Cesare Casadei is set to join Chelsea from Inter in a deal worth €15m plus €5m in add-ons. The player has agreed personal terms on a six-year contract. 🔵🇮🇹🚨
Medical this week.
@DiMarzio
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Chelsea are in talks with Thomas Tuchel over a new contract until June 2026, as
@andydillon70
reported.
Todd Boehly wants to extend Tuchel’s contract - discussions ongoing in the last weeks. 🔵🇩🇪
His current contract expires in June 2024.
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Excl: Marc Cucurella is in London as expected since yesterday and he’s now currently undergoing medical tests with Chelsea. 🚨🔵
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It’s the final step, then waiting for documents to be signed between clubs then join Chelsea.
Here we go confirmed.
Understand Axel Disasi’s medical with Chelsea is scheduled for tomorrow [Tuesday] in London. ✈️
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have agreed a £38.6 million deal with Monaco and will sign a 5+1 deal.
Chelsea first made contact with agent in April, as revealed. Laurence Stewart, a big fan.
Clarity on why Reece James and Carney Chukwuemeka haven’t been pictured in Chelsea training: James sustained an injury in training over 10 days ago. He underwent a scan, which was deemed fine - and has been training alone.
He is a doubt for Chelsea’s clash against Arsenal on…
Callum Hudson-Odoi is expected to be left out of Chelsea’s Development squad for tonight’s match against Fulham, as first-called by
@NizaarKinsella
Told he is set to leave on loan. Hudson-Odoi has interest from many clubs over Europe. 🏴
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Mudryk is on his way to 🏴 to complete his move to Chelsea, as
@FabrizioRomano
reported after Chelsea met Shakhtar board on Saturday in Turkey (not Poland) to agree a €70m + €30m deal. 🇺🇦
CFC team news: RLC has recovered from his calf injury but told he’s currently ill.🤒
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Chelsea and Brighton remain in constant dialogue for Moises Caicedo. Understand Chelsea last week had an offer rejected out of hand by Brighton - worth around £65 million + £5 million in bonuses. 🇪🇨
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Levi Colwill will join Brighton on a season long-loan now, not permanent + buy-back, despite it being negotiated. Colwill has been a long-term target for Brighton.
Told the fee for Cucurella is £55m. Will sign a 6-year deal. 🤝
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More on Mason Mount:
Mount’s preference was to remain at Chelsea, but he felt he was getting forced out.
Chelsea’s last contract offer was in February, which was a one-year extension.
Current feeling now: It’s unlikely contract talks re-open between Chelsea + Mount. 🏴
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Excl: Understand Arsenal have seen their first offer for Chelsea’s Kai Havertz rejected.
Chelsea are hoping for £75m, although there’s a feeling a deal can be agreed for less than this figure.
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ideally wanted to keep Havertz, but the forward is keen on a move to Arsenal.
The current feeling with Josko Gvardiol is that he is expected to stay at RB Leipzig this summer. The centre-back is happy there and there is no hurry to find a move elsewhere despite interest from various clubs such as Chelsea and Spurs. 🇭🇷
#RBLeipzig
Understand Marcos Alonso has returned to Chelsea training. 🚨
Sources tell
@DiMarzio
Alonso’s move to Barcelona is still promised, with a verbal agreement in place with Barcelona.
Raheem Sterling will join Chelsea in a deal worth £45m + add-ons.
Sterling will sign a five year contract with the option of a sixth.
Next up medicals and will meet the team for pre-season in the US. 🔵🏴
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Inter’s Denzel Dumfries is still seen as the main target for Chelsea at full-back, so any move for Kyle Walker-Peters all depends on what happens with Dumfries.
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🚨Official: Chelsea have sacked Graham Potter. ❌
Told the decision was made yesterday.
Bruno Saltor will take charge of Chelsea as Interim head coach.
Julian Nagelsmann, Chelsea’s main candidate for next manager.
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Chelsea are in talks over a new contract for Armando Broja, as
@David_Ornstein
reported - current contract expires in June 2026. 🇦🇱
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Everton have remained interested in signing Broja and Conor Gallagher.
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Excl: Man United have made a fresh approach for Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Chelsea continue to push, but have not yet reached an agreement with Barcelona. 🇬🇦
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From Chelsea’s side, they are open to letting Romelu Lukaku leave this summer with more talks expected in the next days with Inter. 🔵
@DiMarzio
As reported on
@SiandDanTalkCFC
today, Lukaku doesn’t feel important. He feels like he is getting “forced out”. 🇧🇪
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#Inter
Emerson Palmieri’s potential move from Chelsea to West Ham is still on. Talks have resumed with the clubs hoping to reach an agreement on a fee and player terms. 🇮🇹
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If all goes to plan, Chelsea are expected to announce the signing of Moises Caicedo this afternoon. Caicedo completed his medical earlier today.
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