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🚨CONFIRMED: Liam Delap has departed.

Statement: “The striker arrived at Stamford Bridge last June and was a member of our victorious FIFA Club World Cup squad that summer. He featured in six of our seven games and started in four.

Last season, Delap played 41 times for us across four different competitions, netting against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge and Fulham away from home.
We would like to wish Liam well in the next chapter of his career.”

: Chelsea are not going to keep THREE Goalkeepers: Mike Penders, Dibu Martinez and Robert Sanchez.

They are going to find a solution for one of their goalkeepers, or it's going to be complicated, but Chelsea are seriously thinking about Dibu Martinez.

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🚨JUST IN: Emiliano Martínez has already said yes to the Chelsea project. The decision is up to Chelsea. []

: Mamadou Sarr is NOW in Spain with a medical at Real Sociedad scheduled for tomorrow for his season-long loan move

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Alonso on Acheampong.

"He's been playing really well, we are happy with Josh, he is playing with confidence, and that's what we want from him".

🚨Quenda on Xabi Alonso:

“He told me, 'When you have a one v one opportunity... go! Don't, don't [hesitate]. This is your job, if you have a one v one?
GO!'"

🚨 Alonso says Welbeck & Emegha are available for tomorrow. Henderson remains injured. ()

OFFICIAL: The winner of the tie between and Luton Town will face Leeds United [h] in the Carabao Cup third round.

Thoughts, Blues? 🔵

‼️ Chelsea are in advanced talks over €40m deal for Honest Ahanor from Atalanta.

The agreement would include joining a Premier League club this summer in order to develop and then join Chelsea in June 2027.

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🚨 BREAKING: Aston Villa have now reached an agreement with Chelsea to sign Nicolas Jackson for an initial fee of £47.5m + £17.5m add-ons, for maximum package £65m. (via )

Including last year's loan fees, that's a ~£80m return on a player we bought for £30m.