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30 Mar 2026 14:04:00
Nathan Ake is moving back to his house in Cobham this summer, probably unlikely but he would be a very solid signing.
Only other gossip I came across was the potential to still move to Earls Court if all parties, the club, the owners of the site and the planning people could align?
1.) 30 Mar 2026 16:11:23
Cheers, RPD.
I hope the Rarls Court happens, but I doubt it, as I think the additional funding will be acquired to build more housing.
Regards, Ake. It would be a gud move if he could stay fit, could be a goid addition for our medical team.
2.) 31 Mar 2026 18:05:40
Bill, I certainly wouldn't be signing any players with injury issues. We have enough already. The two young players who are joining in the summer have spent most of the season out with injuries. We need a bigger treatment room!
3.) 01 Apr 2026 08:35:25
Jimbo,
I think the SD's have shares in our medical department.
21 Mar 2026 06:56:10
A few rumours today that Blue. co are now looking to link up with River Plate in Argentina. I think Kendry Paez is on loan there at present. Would be a good club to have on the books. Also reading that Delap is wanted by Newcastle for £45 million, I believe we paid £30 million so that would be a tidy profit.
1.) 21 Mar 2026 09:32:13
Rpd, I am actually beginning to think Delap is a good player. Over the last few games, albeit for cameo appearances, he looks to have improved his first touch and gained a yard of pace.
2.) 21 Mar 2026 10:41:45
Tom
If we make a profit, he will be sold, then move on to a greater career.
3.) 21 Mar 2026 11:11:07
Really hope we don't sell Delap. He has something about him and can see him going on to great things.
4.) 21 Mar 2026 22:25:06
Let's hope Delap gets more game time in the games left to show us he is improving after injury.
Think LR could and should have started him today v Everton, v physical defenders, plus JP probably knackered.
26 Feb 2026 11:55:17
Chelsea are interested in signing Bayern's Director of Women's Football, Bianca Rech as a replacement for Paul Green. I thought I would post this as there were some who thought the mens sporting directors were getting involved in the womens team. The two are seperate entities.
1.) 26 Feb 2026 13:14:06
Thank you for the update, RPD.
2.) 26 Feb 2026 13:54:22
You are very welcome, Bill.
3.) 28 Feb 2026 10:27:14
RPD, your memory serves you well, yes, it did. It was used as another reason to bash the SDs/owners.
4.) 01 Mar 2026 12:22:02
Tom It was reported in the media that the SDs became involved. Maybe they were there to hire a new appointment.
5.) 01 Mar 2026 19:49:36
Totally correct, Tom. Some on here get off on putting all things Chelsea down.
6.) 01 Mar 2026 20:22:49
Bill, maybe they were asked to get involved to find a replacement after the guy resigned. If a guy leaves for whatever reason, it isn't always a reason, as some do, to bash the SDs or owners. I personally haven't got a clue why the guy decided to leave. As far as I'm concerned, good luck to the bloke. We now move on!!
7.) 05 Mar 2026 09:51:42
Interesting info, RPD, thanks for it.
01 Feb 2026 12:24:09
Apparently Liverpool are determined to beat Chelsea to the signing of Jeremy Jacquet and bring him to Anfield, according to Fabrizio Romano, Jacquet is being described as a ridicously good player who may well be a generational great and both sides are prepared to pay the €71 million asking price to land him in the summer, Real Madrid, Arsenal and Bayern Munich also remain interested but it is looking like a straight choice between Liverpool and Chelsea.
I have never seen him play but Liam Rosenoir has and wants to build our defence around him and Colwill.
1.) 01 Feb 2026 13:37:33
RPD, I know I’ve said this before but I think we sign him and leave him at Rennes for the remainder of this season. I think that will be the deal clincher and of course living and playing in London. ???.
2.) 01 Feb 2026 13:44:11
Apparently Sarr is coming back to us, maybe LR can build the backing around him and Colwill.
3.) 01 Feb 2026 17:02:30
Fabrizio Roamno has talked about Liverpool joining the race for JJ signature but also that Liverpool were looking at another wonderful CH whose name I forget! I think FR has reported in the past that the player has wanted CFC and that there is some understanding between player and CFC re personal terms - again I may have misheard but think that's correct - and that CFC reps have been working very hard for a deal but yes that Rennes want fim to stay for the rest of the season and so if we get him it would be in the summer.
This explains Sarr being brought back from Strasbourg and Anselmino now going on loan to Strasbourg having been v happy at Dortmund. I feel sorry for AA being used as a pawn in this merry-go-round plus Strasbourg fans must be pretty livid with being at mercy of CFC demands though they should also see that they can benefit from loans to them by us of excellent young players.
4.) 01 Feb 2026 20:07:48
I am never sure if these things are staged but he looked very happy on his way to Strasbourg.
My guess is our manager prefers the CH who played for him at Strasbourg. Seems reasonable.
5.) 01 Feb 2026 22:26:41
Latest news, he is going to Liverpool for a potential €70m. Joining in the summer.
6.) 01 Feb 2026 22:31:26
Agree that LR opting for Sarr makes sense. and he impressed me in torrid Afcon final v Egypt . so hope he will when plating for us.
7.) 01 Feb 2026 23:41:36
NVM chaps.
8.) 02 Feb 2026 09:23:37
RD
He didn't want competition for his place, that's fair enough.
Hr knows with the CH"s you have he will walk into the your first team, he might even be able to push zVVD around in his wheel chair.
9.) 04 Feb 2026 11:56:10
Ye maybe, but you won't find him (VVD) around at one of his team mates house knocking the @$$ out of his missus!
You win some, you lose some. SH.
10.) 04 Feb 2026 14:52:14
Maybe his team mates husband. Nothing wrong with that.
11.) 25 Feb 2026 01:21:50
Jeremy Jacquet is out injured for the rest of the season. If he can stay fit, he will be a top player. But getting those Lavia vibes.
16 Jan 2026 21:53:00
Hi Guys and Girls, I'm back after a short break and head wobble and thought I would share this with you fresh in from Kavvy at Sky.
Chelsea are getting close to signing a centre back this month - and also a midfielder or attacker if the right opportunity materialises. Levi Colwill’s recovery from a serious knee injury is going very well and the England centre back remains a central part of Chelsea’s long-term plans. At the same time, Chelsea are cautiously optimistic they will be able to sign a new centre back, who is their preferred option, this month and talks have stepped up. Rennes' 20-year-old defender Jeremy Jacquet is one of their main targets.
On a new midfielder or attacker – Chelsea are working to see whether summer 2026 targets can be signed this month. Chelsea have left a Champions League A slot free in their squad so they can add a new player.
The centre backs Chelsea wanted to sign in the summer were not available when Colwill was injured in August. Chelsea were trying to sign a starting-level centre back all summer – before and after Colwill was injured. Chelsea were confident of signing Dean Huijsen last summer before Real Madrid – who were his dream move since he was a child – agreed a deal to sign the player from Bournemouth.
After missing out on Huijsen, Chelsea struggled to find an elite level centre back in the market who was an upgrade on what they had. Manchester City, Liverpool, Tottenham and Newcastle United were all trying to sign a centre back and failed to sign anyone of the required standard. Enzo Maresca’s public comments that Chelsea should sign a centre back weakened their leverage.
Looks like 2 or 3 might be coming in. Open those doors.
1.) 17 Jan 2026 05:00:20
RPD, welcome back. I was gutted when Huijsen went to RM but I’m pleased we didn’t go a make do type alternative.
Looks like they are determined to only go for a player who is on their list of targets.
2.) 17 Jan 2026 09:04:22
Welcome back RPD.
I read recently Liverpool have Jacquet in their sights and now maybe more as they lost out to Man City with Guehi.
Like Tom, I beleive they should only go for a player the club have been following as a priority and not a fall back.
3.) 17 Jan 2026 11:10:30
Welcome back RPD and thanks for another inteeresting post. I do agree that an upgrade needed at CB though am a bit concerned that even a v talented youngster Jacquet from the French league may undestandably take time to adjust to the greater pace and physicality of the EPL plus extra pressure in playing for a big club like CFC. But he could be the real deal
IMHO Guehi would have offered us an immediate fix in being both EPL tested plus knowing CFC of course and would only cost City 20 million. I don't know if we even tried for him? It seems that Jacquet will cosr c 50 million and has to be a gamble being so young and with no EPL experience though I confess to being impressed by his physicality and speed on display in his highlights reel.
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29 Apr 2026 09:42:04
I watched the PSG v Bayern game last night and what a game, no faffing around passing across their own back lines, no continual back passes and when they got near the goal they had a shot! No worries about losing possession, what a refreshing watch it was and a huge upgrade on the total dross on offer in the Premier League.
Arsenal, with their horrible brand of boring football and Pep with his tippy tappy possession based nonsense have set the tone in this country and I sincerely hope it changes now. Bayern or PSG please to win the Champions League and maybe then styles will be copied.
1.) 29 Apr 2026 19:46:59
And that shows the gap between Premier League clubs and those teams. There is a chasm at the moment when a few years ago, Premier League teams were ahead.
2.) 30 Apr 2026 10:20:16
EPL sides do seem to have dropped off in the last couple of seasons. It may also be to do with the fact that the EPL is a much tougher league to play in than those on the continent, where too often just a few top clubs can usually count on beating almost every other side in the league. This would particularly apply to the German and French leagues, in which Bayern and PSG have almost all the money and are likely to win their leagues almost every season. So, top players will get less tired, they can revolve/rotate players more easily, and it seems as though, in the case of the French league, that PSG get given rests from their league games in between each two-legged match in the knockout stage of the Champions League.
One of the reasons, beyond Maresca getting our tactics spot on on the day, why we beat PSG in the final of the CWC was that we had had a far easier side of the draw in the knockout stages, not having to get past Bayern and Real Madrid. They had obviously also gone the whole way in the Champions League when winning it. In other words, they must have been a tad more tired perhaps than CFC, who could play a B team in the Conference League until its final, plus had that easier route to the CWC final.
25 Apr 2026 07:52:02
Chelsea Back Brazil Plan for Estevao as World Cup Race Intensifies ??
Chelsea have agreed for Estevao Willian to return to Brazil for treatment after his recent hamstring injury, shutting down fears of surgery. Early reports suggested a season-ending setback, but the club and player are now aligned on a cautious recovery plan aimed at keeping his World Cup hopes alive.
The 18-year-old could be sidelined for just a few weeks, with all focus on regaining fitness in time for the global stage.
Chelsea’s decision reflects a balance between long-term development and immediate international ambitions, as Estevao prioritizes being ready when it matters most.
Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer maybe available for Leeds but no decision will be made until tomorrow.
Levi Colwill and Reece James maybe available before the end of the season and might still make the World Cup.
Various outlets.
1.) 25 Apr 2026 10:02:56
Thanks RPD.
2.) 25 Apr 2026 11:55:25
Thanks RPD, boy, do England need Reece and Levi!
3.) 25 Apr 2026 14:25:51
Certainly less likely to be tested while back in Brazil.
4.) 25 Apr 2026 15:41:09
Everything crossed for the lad. I think he could be the catalyst to put Chelsea back into contention. Excellent player.
23 Apr 2026 17:06:46.
Chelsea have not yet formally spoken to any candidates to replace Liam Rosenior. However, Andoni Iraola is expected to be one of the leading names approached.
Julian Nagelsmann formed part of the process that saw Mauricio Pochettino appointed. At the time, Chelsea sources said he wasn't viewed as a fit. Nagelsman side indicated he wasn't sold on the model as well.
Luis Enrique is set to extend at PSG and has interviewed with Clearlake-Boehly in the past. No expectation he is a candidate or available. PSG confident a new deal is agreed by summer.
Eddie Howe, Francesco Fariola, Filipe Luis and Edin Terzic (also a candidate for Athletic Club) all have admirers within the club and have come up in discussion for previous vacancies.
Cesc Fabregas is focused on trying to qualify Como for Europe but has long-term ambitions to manage in England.
Marco Silva is yet to extend at Fulham and Oliver Glasner is a free agent. Neither have formed part of previous Chelsea manager searches.
Talks with potential options will now take place as Chelsea put together a shortlist. The above is from Ben Jacobs.
1.) 23 Apr 2026 17:23:47
Thanks for the summary, RPD.
2.) 23 Apr 2026 18:04:02
Thanks, RPD. I hope Silva and Glasner remain off the list of Chelsea searches.
3.) 24 Apr 2026 08:21:01
Ireola is the only realistic one for me.
Enrique won't come. Luis and Fibreglass are inexperienced. Terzic is going to Athletic. Naglesmann was not considered last time, and Silva and Glasner are definitely not for me.
4.) 24 Apr 2026 08:30:41
I know the Ipswich manager was spoken to when we hired Maresca, and he had a lot of support from within Chelsea.
5.) 24 Apr 2026 10:07:02
Tom, Keiran McKenna, the Ipswich manager, would be a similar appointment to Maresca. I think we need someone with Premier League experience, playing or managing, and a history of success. Bill, Iraola's teams work incredibly hard, press with intensity, and are super fit, the total opposite of our players, so if he got the job we would need 3 or 4 sets of revolving doors! Alonso has that pragmatic style, which has historically been our set-up, bar the period under Carlo, and he would be a good fit unless he is waiting for the Liverpool job.
6.) 24 Apr 2026 12:14:02
McKenna shouldnt be considered for any job at the club. Forget manager - the way to fix this mess is not to drop standards further.
7.) 24 Apr 2026 13:30:55
He is not my choice, but I absolutely know the club talked to him and was very impressed. I would only be guessing, but I wouldn't be surprised if we had offered him the job before Maresca.
17 Apr 2026 09:10:34
This is the full interview given by our joint-owner, I must say it is refreshing to hear his views and he speaks very well.
Behdad Eghbali has given a rare interview on a range of matters at Chelsea; co-owner addresses transfer policy, head coach Liam Rosenior, Enzo Maresca's departure and BlueCo's ownership strategy; Eghbali says: "The message is: we're committed. "Chelsea co-owner Behdad Eghbali has said the club will start signing "ready-made" players and revealed the departure of former head coach Enzo Maresca was "not a change we wanted to make".
Eghbali, the co-founder of Clearlake Capital, which is the majority shareholder in BlueCo, the consortium used to purchase Chelsea and that also owns Ligue 1 club Strasbourg, has given a rare interview on a range of matters at the club, including their head coach Liam Rosenior.
Chelsea are at risk of not qualifying for next season's Champions League, sitting four points behind fifth-placed Liverpool. They have won just one of their last seven league games, losing their last three, with Rosenior unable to lift the club after Maresca's sudden departure on New Year's Day. Our policy has been no in-season [head coach] changes, " said Eghbali at the CAA's World Congress of Sports conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. "You certainly review and hold not only the manager, but the management team, the sporting team, accountable, but typically in the summers, not in season.
"It's not a change we wanted to make [Enzo Maresca leaving]. It's a change that had a bit of a negative impact in the season, when you're changing systems and personnel, and it's one we've got to fight our way out of. "We still have six matches in the Premier League, and an FA Cup semi-final coming up. So, hopefully the story of this season hasn't been written yet, and you've got a lot to fight for. In my perspective, when you get punched in the face, you've got to fight back, you've got to stand up and fight. And it's going to hopefully show a lot about the character of this squad.
"I think the perspective is stability, and frankly, getting that stability on the manager side is one of the things we haven't done right yet, and it's something we're striving to improve on. "Eghbali has backed Rosenior to deliver success.
"On Liam [Rosenior], we had the opportunity to work with him daily for 18 plus months, so we knew what we were getting, " he added.
"We think he has every attribute to be successful here. He got off to a great start. We've had a tough past five, six matches, but I think we're behind Liam. Of course, it's a results business, but we think he can be successful long term. "
Eghbali also addressed the club's youth-oriented transfer policy, promising more experience.
"The view was to recruit and build elite players that can, frankly, be together and have that stability in the squad. We're still in the 40th, 50th minute of that process, " he said.
"But the view is to keep, sign and retain and compensate and extend some of the world's best players, and ultimately the view was you need, eight, 10, 12, 15 elite players to win and win sustainably, year after year.
"I think we've done a few things right, a lot of things right. We've got to be better on a few things, to add more ready-made players at this part of the project, to take it to the next level, to be consistent over time. "Some Chelsea supporters are planning to meet up with Strasbourg fans to demonstrate against their owners before Saturday night's home game against Manchester United.
Eghbali insisted BlueCo are fully committed to improving their ownership strategy and are focused on delivering the biggest trophies in keeping with Chelsea's approach under former owner Roman Abramovich.
Eghbali said: "For the fans, we care. We want the club to be successful. We're focused on delivering that on-pitch performance.
"I think six months ago everyone was super-happy. Results have been mixed, disappointing more recently. There's a full reflection on what we can do better, what we can improve on. There is a plan. We reflect on the plan. We try to improve the plan and tweak the plan if it's not working. The message is we're committed.
"Can this be successful without winning? The answer is no. We've got to win. And it doesn't mean you're going to win every game, it doesn't mean you don't make mistakes, that you don't have downturns, but ultimately the objective, and especially the objective that a club like Chelsea is, you've got to win, you've got to win trophies, and you've got to win consistently again.
"We were fortunate enough to do so last year. We've had a bit of an up and down year this year, but the objective hasn't changed. ".
1.) 17 Apr 2026 18:29:17
Thanks, Rpd.
2.) 17 Apr 2026 20:21:38
My pleasure, Tom. I thought I would share it, as a lot of conjecture about the so-called project from fans and pundits alike, and most of it is individual takes and usually without foundation. Nice that the owner has clarified the situation, and that they are wanting to win trophies now and not in 2030, as we sometimes see used against them.
Also nice that he appears to say more experienced players will be added. I found his comments very reassuring, to be honest, and he comes across as very genuine in wanting our club to compete in the here and now.
3.) 17 Apr 2026 21:23:41
I am far from reassured. It looks like a load of company PR bull****. Some of the comments are nonsensical: attracting the world's best players. As for LR, "we knew what we were getting": true, a company yes man. The supporters knew what we were getting, a crap coach
If you want a more objective and realistic analysis of where we are and where we may end up, there is a well balanced online article in the London Evening Standard.
I am willing to have my opinion changed in the summer, but it will be a bad start if we still have that numbskull of a coach in charge.
4.) 17 Apr 2026 21:34:44
I'm with you, Jimbo. Liam is the problem, and we will be relegated next season with him in charge. The sporting director who appointed him must go as well. Egghead is worried about the project and his company, and will probably shift position, as he knows finance and is not stupid in that regard.
I expect us to change to ready-made players, but we need a manager and not a total clown.
5.) 17 Apr 2026 21:56:58
Greenaway, which Sporting Director? We have so many, and apparently all of them have contracts until 2031. I thought American companies believed in mean and lean: looks like they're bought into the British culture, in that regard.
6.) 18 Apr 2026 05:00:43
We all tend to agree with media articles if they broadly support our own views.
While I am not sure LR will become a successful manager, I do not see him as a "clown" or a "yes man." I assume he or any other manager who joins Chelsea is informed about the structure and its decision-making process. It would appear that LR will be involved in deciding our transfer targets for this summer. I assume that EM was also involved in deciding transfer targets. This appears to be how transfer decisions are made at a lot of clubs now.
Any coach of Chelsea will have his major focus on training, coaching, tactics, and team selection. I doubt that getting in a new coach will change the club's approach or the manager's responsibilities.
I also have minimal problems with the SD headcount as long as they all have clearly defined areas of responsibility and have "one" person with the ultimate responsibility. If there is one person in charge of the SDs, that hasn't been very clear to me.
The protest today was always going to bring about a club response. I have consistently complained about our current and previous owners' poor fan communication. So, when an owner finally says something to the fans, I find it difficult to complain about communication, but I don't necessarily agree with all of its content.
7.) 18 Apr 2026 07:19:14
Jimbo, they are, in essence, mainly a scouting and recruitment team, and I have no issues with that, but in my opinion we do need someone, or even one of them, to have total control. Dave Fallows of the existing group would be my choice, as he seems better qualified after working at Liverpool with Klopp, but if we were to bring in someone from outside, I would go for Michael Emenalo, who worked wonders in his reign here before and whose son is starring in our academy.
16 Apr 2026 11:02:46
According to Matt Law on the London Is Blue podcast, players, the head coach, and even the sporting directors will face difficult questions at the end of the season if they are judged to have underperformed. While sporting directors usually work closely with the ownership and don't face the same scheduled assessments (like the planned Rosenior review in summer 2027), they are not exempt from this new accountability drive. The club is tightening restrictions behind the scenes as part of a stricter performance culture.
About time as well.
1.) 16 Apr 2026 13:16:00
Agreed, RPD, as long as the ownership act after the review.
2.) 17 Apr 2026 08:15:07
It's only correct that difficult questions are asked of the SD's and manager. It is also reasonable that the owners look at themselves and question their own BP.
3.) 17 Apr 2026 08:24:37
Could not agree more, Tom.
4.) 17 Apr 2026 10:00:32
Thanks, RPD, and if this is the case, it is indeed about time!
23 Apr 2026 21:21:44
A source close to a senior Chelsea player says there are clear divisions within the dressing room.
Some players are focused purely on the club's success, while others are still frustrated by Enzo Maresca's departure and believe more should have stood against it.
Different perspectives internally, with unity not fully there.
The bottom line was they wanted change.
Apparently, there was a break clause and LR will draw a salary for a max of 12 months from his appointment, and that will stop if he gets a new role on the same money.
The headline figures of large payouts are very wide of the mark and designed to capture the thoughts of the slightly less intelligent.
26 Feb 2026 13:54:22
You are very welcome, Bill.
18 Feb 2026 18:26:15
Tom, being reported by The Daily Mail that supporters can anticipate NON-SPORTING sanctions as an outcome.
That would mean a FINE rather than, say, a transfer ban or points deduction.
30 Jan 2026 21:59:07
Mamadou Sarr is now wanted by Liam Rosenoir so expect him to return this window with maybe Aarón Anselmino go in the other direction although some reports suggesting he is refusing to agree to that! Will all pan out over the next few days.
29 Dec 2025 13:32:32
Arsenal stuck by Arteta through very lean times Tom when the majority of their fans wanted him out, now look at them. Man U sticking with Amorim and starting to pick up, Liverpool stuck with Slot and starting to pick up, we need a period of stability and are in the top 5 of the toughest league in the world and patience is needed, give him until the end of the season and then evaluate which is what clubs with a proper plan tend to do.
Ignore fans calling for a new gaffer as those same fans will soon turn on the new coach and we go through the same motions all over again.
17 Apr 2026 20:21:38
My pleasure, Tom. I thought I would share it, as a lot of conjecture about the so-called project from fans and pundits alike, and most of it is individual takes and usually without foundation. Nice that the owner has clarified the situation, and that they are wanting to win trophies now and not in 2030, as we sometimes see used against them.
Also nice that he appears to say more experienced players will be added. I found his comments very reassuring, to be honest, and he comes across as very genuine in wanting our club to compete in the here and now.
15 Apr 2026 13:40:20
Thankyou ED01
{Ed001's Note - very welcome.}
15 Apr 2026 12:39:14
Thankyou ED01, are those people who run it Stewart and Winstanley?
{Ed001's Note - mainly, yes, though the other 3 sporting directors (Shields, Jewell and Fallows) also have input.}
06 Apr 2026 16:30:52
Any chance you could share your proposal on here Tom so we can have a look please?
ED01, do you think the governing bodies are at all concerned about the spiralling debt running through football in the UK?
{Ed001's Note - they must be concerned, but I think they see it as a chance to cut down on the number of clubs and make it easier to control the leagues. And, most importantly of all, require them to share less of the wealth around and enable the FA and Premier League to hoard more to themselves.}
05 Apr 2026 21:43:43
I think you make some good points, Finchy86.