Jean-Philippe Mateta is claiming the final (optional) year of his contract at Crystal Palace is legally invalid. My understanding is that Mateta took #CPFC to court in a private Premier League tribunal midway through last season. Then went to FIFA.
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Chelsea have made Dário Essugo available for loan, as @nizaarkinsella.bsky.social called. My understanding is that #CFC have not made any concrete commitment to loan him. Rather, they have made him available and are open to loan proposals www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...
Chelsea send transfer alert for £18m signing after 'surprise' decision
Blues midfielder could leave in the search of regular game time
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Chelsea have rejected a first loan offer from Leeds for Mykhailo Mudryk, and it is understood it was well below the terms they'd accept. Interest from #PUSB, also. #LUFC in talks now. #CFC looking for a loan www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...
Chelsea in talks with Premier League rival over Mudryk deal
Ukrainian needs regular first-team football following doping ban
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Chelsea have rejected a first loan offer from Leeds for Mykhailo Mudryk, and it is understood it was well below the terms they'd accept. Interest from #PUSB, also. #LUFC in talks now. #CFC looking for a loan www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...
Chelsea in talks with Premier League rival over Mudryk deal
Ukrainian needs regular first-team football following doping ban
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Crystal Palace closing in on loan signing of Axel Disasi. Medical today. Plenty of interest in him. Not the only Chelsea centre-back we should expect to leave before the window. #CPFC cover for #CFC signing Lacroix www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...
Disasi set for Crystal Palace medical as Chelsea deal agreed
Defender set to spend the season on loan at Selhurst Park
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Understand Chelsea remain happy to go into the season with their current goalkeepers and have no interest in Emi Martinez. Had seen some speculation over the #AVFC GK but #CFC sources insist he’s not a player of interest to Chelsea www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...
Chelsea issue Martinez transfer stance amid goalkeeper domino
Former Arsenal ‘keeper had been linked with a switch to Stamford Bridge
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The “big fee” is very big indeed. Understand Chelsea what close to £100million for Neto this summer or are loathe to sell him. #CFC
Dom Smith@mrdomsmith.bsky.social · 3w agoChelsea will command a big fee for Pedro Neto and won't sell him otherwise. Standard Sport reported last month that #CFC aren't actively looking to sell. That remains the case today. Sources close to Chelsea insist he's “highly, highly valued” www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...
Guagua is joining Spanish third-tier side AD Mérida immediately on loan. He has already completed his Brentford medical. He is considered a B-team player by #BrentfordFC at present, as reported, but with an eye to the first-team eventually, of course
Dom Smith@mrdomsmith.bsky.social · last wk.Understand Darwin Guagua will sign a 5-year contract with Brentford and be B-team initially. The 18-year-old is joining #BrentfordFC from Independiente del Valle. Another midfield signing for the Bees. 🐝 🇪🇨
Understand Darwin Guagua will sign a 5-year contract with Brentford and be B-team initially. The 18-year-old is joining #BrentfordFC from Independiente del Valle. Another midfield signing for the Bees. 🐝 🇪🇨
🚨 5PM UPDATE: Chelsea's deadline has passed and it is understood there were NO bids made for Enzo Fernandez. Chelsea had verbally informed potential buyers of the payment terms they were willing to consider for the £120m-valued midfielder. (1/2)
🚨 Chelsea insist they wouldn’t sell Enzo Fernandez until next summer at the earliest if Friday’s 5pm deadline passes without any bids. It won’t be considered in January. Understand reporting of a £102.5m bid by Manchester City is incorrect. No bids received yet. Asking price remains £120m… (1/2)
Chelsea's sales and loans are ramping up now as the transfer window approaches two weeks until closing. Tosin Adarabioyo has interest from PL clubs and Benfica (who have his ex-#FFC boss Marco Silva in charge). There is loan interest in Mudryk. Liam Delap valued at £50m. #CFC
There have been no fresh talks between West Ham and Brentford over El Hadji Malick Diouf. Understand #BrentfordFC contacted #WHUFC weeks ago to enquire about price but then went cold on their interest, viewing the #COYI man as too expensive www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...
Transfer news LIVE: New Arsenal targets, Barcola latest; Chelsea deal
Follow all the latest news, rumours and gossip throughout summer window
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Jonathan Esenga is joining Swedish club Elfsborg after leaving Fulham. Ex-#FFC and England youth defender undergoing a medical and signing a four-year contract in Sweden this afternoon. Understand #LOFC and #BAFC also wanted to sign Esenga but he's picked #Elfsborg www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...
Transfer news LIVE: Arsenal want Kounde, Chelsea offered Lewis-Skelly
Follow all the latest news, rumours and gossip throughout summer window
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Chelsea won't consider selling Mykhailo Mudryk this summer. Loan only. Plenty of interest in him. Strasbourg one option, the Premier League is the Ukrainian's preference #cfc
Five goals already in pre-season for João Pedro… so it feels appropriate to share my exclusive interview with the #CFC star from last season. He discussed how he's taken Estêvão under his wing, and how he dreams of becoming a Chelsea legend like Didier Drogba
Dom Smith@mrdomsmith.bsky.social · 6mo agoMy interview with João Pedro from September, when he discussed his plan to “match” what Didier Drogba achieved at Chelsea and become a #CFC “legend”… www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...
Ipswich have signed Saša Lukić from #FFC for £9m. I interviewed him in May 2025, when he declined a translator and pushed himself to give his first-ever interview in English. Abundantly clear: playing in the Premier League was always the dream #itfc www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...
Sasa Lukic interview: Fulham will qualify for Europe - and next year we'll be better
The Fulham midfielder gives his first interview in English - and insists the Cottagers can grab the final spot with a strong run-in
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Brentford are not in talks to sell Mathias Jensen to Panathinaikos. #BrentfordFC www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...
Transfer news LIVE: Vinicius to Arsenal decision; Bruno announcement
Keep track of all the latest news, rumours and gossip across summer window
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A FIFA statement claims “the FIFA Secretary General and members of the FIFA Management Board in attendance reaffirmed their full support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino” at crisis meeting in Rabat. Statement admits “mistakes were made” in plot to sell off World Cup shares. “A review will… 1/2
Chelsea have no interest in Porto and Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa and will not be signing him, despite some reports. #cfc
Chelsea will command a big fee for Pedro Neto and won't sell him otherwise. Standard Sport reported last month that #CFC aren't actively looking to sell. That remains the case today. Sources close to Chelsea insist he's “highly, highly valued” www.standard.co.uk/sport/footba...
Chelsea's Pedro Neto transfer stance revealed as Maresca eyes reunion
Tottenham and Liverpool have also been linked with Blues winger this summer
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Chelsea are close to agreeing a deal to sign Pep Chavarria from Rayo Vallecano, I'm told. #CFC
A note on Trevoh Chalobah. When we spoke with him during WC, admitted he was holidaying in NY & keeping fit in case of an injury dropout when his late callup came. That typified the maturity he's always shown for Chelsea too. Top professional. #CFC fans hopefully acknowledge that
On Track Radio in a couple of minutes, talking FIFA, Infantino, the World Cup, and football's civil unrest
NEW: At 4:12am, FIFA have hit back claiming: ▪️The “planned consultation process was disrupted by incorrect media reports” ▪️“Nobody is selling football. This is not something FIFA would ever entertain. ▪️ Among the “principles” that “underpin the FFE proposal” is “unprecedented development funding”
