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🚨💣 BREAKING NEWS!
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 talks underway with Rayo Vallecano as the deal is close, according to Fabrizio Romano!

All the best

🚨📟 Welcome to the Alonso Era! Xabi Alonso officially starts his job as Chelsea's new manager today, with a new chapter now underway at Stamford Bridge. 🔵👔

Let's welcome him and wish him all the best💙🎉

🇫🇷 Chelsea's Malo Gusto and France have secured their place in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 after a convincing 3-0 victory over Austria. 👏🔵

🇪🇨 Meanwhile, Moisés Caicedo and Ecuador have been knocked out of the tournament following a 2-0 defeat to Mexico, bringing their World Cup journey to an end.

🚨 UPDATE!
Alonso will not be at Cobham for a few more days. Pre season will begin next week. (Simon Johnson)

Xabi Alonso's contract officially starts today, but he will arrive at Cobham in a few days as Chelsea's pre-season return is staggered. He and his staff have already visited the training ground and completed their initial preparations ahead of the squad's return next week.

🚨Talks now advancing for Pep Chavarría, personal terms also close ⏳

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🚨📟 Welcome to the Alonso Era! Xabi Alonso officially starts his job as Chelsea's new manager today, with a new chapter now underway at Stamford Bridge. 🔵👔

Let's welcome him and wish him all the best💙🎉

🚨💰👨‍⚖️ Chelsea fined €3m for a breach of UEFA’s Squad Cost Ratio. €2m of the fine is conditional. (Ben Jacobs)

OFFICIAL CLUB STATEMENT!

“Chelsea FC can confirm that the UEFA Club Monitoring process for season 2025/26 has concluded and UEFA has today published its outcome concerning the Club’s compliance position in relation the squad cost ratio for the 2025 calendar year.

Following proactive and transparent engagement with UEFA, the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) recognised the improving trend in the Club’s squad cost ratio for the 2025 calendar year. However, as the 70% threshold for UEFA's Squad Cost Ratio was narrowly exceeded, a fine will be paid.”

Enzo Maresca 🤝 Enzo Fernández.
Liam Rosenior 🤝 Liam Delap.

Now it's Xabi Alonso 🤝 ? 👀

Will another player with the same name as Chelsea's coach emerge and continue the trend ? 🤔💙

The FIFA World Cup 2026 R32 results:

Four teams Canada, Brazil, Paraguay, and Morocco have already punched their tickets to the Round of 16.

OFFICIAL: Paraguay have qualified for the World Cup Round of 16 for the first time since 2010! 🇵🇾🔥

They join Canada and Brazil as the only teams to secure knockout status so far. 🍁🇧🇷

Next up: The winner of France 🇫🇷 vs Sweden 🇸🇪! 🍿