Chelsea Analysis and Updates ii

Xabi Alonso:

"The message is that we want to share that belief that good things will come if we are together and we create this strength, this power that the club has. It has to come from us to bring this energy, but together we can achieve great things..."

[via ChelseaFC]

Xabi Alonso:

"We know that success is a consequence of good work, of quality decisions, of the good culture that we want to build. That’s the beauty of such a complex but nice process with so many people involved..."

Xabi Alonso:

"Always getting the best out of everyone, and everyone is committed with the last goal that is being the best we can and giving our best. If we all share, day by day, that feeling, we can be optimistic about the future..."

Xabi Alonso:

"Settled in. Good vibes and I am looking forward to it."

Xabi Alonso:

"It feels great, but it’s a big honour. To be part of this great club that is one of the best in the world, with great success in the last decades. It’s a big privilege to be a part of and now it’s looking forward to the challenge."

Xabi Alonso:

"The timings are always important. It came in the right timing for all the parts. Believing that the potential and the opportunity to come to this club was the right one..."

Xabi Alonso:

"The potential of the team and the squad made me very excited to find a squad to work with, to create a football idea and to bring excitement to the stadium and to connect with the fans and they really like what we’re doing."

🚨🔴 Andrey Santos to Manchester United, here we go! Deal in place with medical now booked in next 24h for Brazilian midfielder.

Manchester United to pay £50m matching price asked by Chelsea plus 10% sell-on clause.

Contract until June 2031 to be signed tomorrow — follows David Ornstein.

🚨🔵 Tyrique George to Everton, here we go! Deal sealed between all the parties including player side.

£18m fixed fee, £6m add-ons and 15% sell on clause for Chelsea. Long term deal for George.

mantain eccellent relationship with and with Tyrique.

[via Fabrizio Romano]

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Happy 22nd birthday, Alejandro Garnacho! 🇦🇷🎉

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🚨🔵 Chelsea have agreed personal terms with Pep Chavarría as new left back, green light from the player.

Chavarría wants Chelsea and wants to play for Xabi Alonso.

Club to club talks underway with Rayo Vallecano and deal close. ⏳

[via Fabrizio Romano]

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Club Statement | Chelsea FC

Chelsea FC appreciates the 2025/26 season was a hugely disappointing one for the Club and its supporters. A major contributing factor was the disruption caused as a result of changes that the Club was forced to make to the Head Coach position over the Christmas period. Due to recent developments, we consider that it is important to explain to our supporters what happened and why our former Head Coach left the Club on 1 January 2026.

In Autumn last year, the Club was informed by our former Head Coach that there might be an opportunity for him to succeed Pep Guardiola at the end of the season. It became clear to us that it was his strong desire to succeed Guardiola and that he was fully committed to pursuing the opportunity, despite the fact he was under a long-term contract which he had no right to terminate.

In December 2025, our Head Coach unexpectedly and abruptly resigned from his position. Obviously, we felt let down as we believed that his head and heart were focused on another club and another opportunity, despite having just arrived at Chelsea the year before.

No club wants to change its head coach midway through a season. However, in light of his decision not to continue fulfilling his responsibilities through to the end of the season, the Club was left with no choice but to protect our players, our supporters, and the Badge and accept his resignation.

In the circumstances and given the mutual respect between clubs, a confidential settlement has been reached with Manchester City, which includes the payment of compensation. A confidential settlement has also been reached with the former Head Coach under which he will pay compensation.

Looking forward to next season, in Xabi Alonso, we have a Manager who has an exceptional football mind and is a professional of the highest integrity. He has all the attributes to deliver the success the Club’s supporters deserve and expect.

🚨 JUST IN: Rayo Vallecano's 28-year-old left-back Pep Chavarría is among the top choices at Chelsea to replace Marc Cucurella.

Contact has already been made between the parties to assess the feasibility of the transfer.

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🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Como official bid for Trevoh Chalobah was sent days ago, as revealed and Chelsea already indicated a higher price to sell the centre back.

€25m won’t be enough as are aware of more clubs keen, including Inter attentive and monitoring Chalobah.

[Via Fabrizio Romano]

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🚨🔵 BREAKING: Granit Xhaka can be Chelsea surprise signing in midfield. 🇨🇭

The midfielder wants to re-join Xabi Alonso and has expressed desire to return to London…

…accepting any contract condition just to join , reunite with Xabi and go back to London. Deal on.

[Via Fabrizio Romano]

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🚨💣 BREAKING | EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea have already reached a full verbal agreement with Granit Xhaka. Personal terms now fully agreed.

Chelsea are already in contact with Sunderland. Xabi Alonso is pushing hard to sign Xhaka.

🔗 Florian Plettenberg - Sky Germany

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