The
latest transfer news and gossip on the players linked with Chelsea - and
those who could leave the club.
Confirmed Chelsea signings
Timo Werner - Chelsea have completed the signing of the RB Leipzig forward.
The latest players linked with a move to
Chelsea…
Kai Havertz - Bayer Leverkusen have told Chelsea they want
a deal for Kai Havertz wrapped up by August 28 (Daily Mirror, July 19);
Leverkusen are refusing to give Chelsea a "corona discount" on Havertz and
are sticking to their €100m (£90m) asking price. Havertz wants to move to
Chelsea but he has an agreement with Leverkusen which means they will only
let him go if their valuation is met (Sky Sports, August 17); Chelsea have
reportedly agreed a five-year contract with the Bayer Leverkusen forward
(The Sun, August 11)
Sergio Romero - Goalkeeper Romero could leave Manchester
United for Chelsea, Leeds or Everton this summer (Daily Star, July 19).
Chelsea's Marina Granovskaia has given Frank Lampard the 'green light' for a
triple defender swoop of Ben Chilwell, John Stones and Lewis Dunk (Daily
Star, August 18).
Ben Chilwell - Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign the
left back from Leicester after a breakthrough in talks (The Times, August 15
and 16); Chelsea could face competition from Manchester United to sign
Leicester's £80m-rated left back this summer (Daily Express, August 14);
Chelsea will have to make Chilwell the world's most expensive defender to
prise the star from Leicester (Mirror, August 4); Chilwell will inform
Leicester he wants to quit the club and join Chelsea, where Frank Lampard
will make him first-choice left back (Mirror, July 29); Chilwell has been
identified by Chelsea as the club's No 1 left-back target this summer (Sky
Sports, June 5).
John Stones - Chelsea are ready to move for the Man City
defender - even if they sign £40m Brighton defender Lewis Dunk (Mirror,
August 17); Chelsea boss Frank Lampard is hoping to snap up Stones in a
bargain £20m deal (Mirror, August 9).
Lewis Dunk - Chelsea are closing in on a £40m swoop for
Brighton defender, beating rivals Spurs to his signature (The Sun, August
16, 17).
Nicolas Tagliafico - If a move for Chilwell cannot be
agreed then another target, Ajax's Nicolas Tagliafico, is available for less
than half the price (Sky Sports, August 17); Chelsea have expressed an
interest in signing Ajax's Argentina international left back (Sky Sports,
August 10).
Ben Foster - The Watford 'keeper is a shock emergency
target for both Chelsea (The Sun, August 16).
Jan Oblak - Chelsea will be forced to look elsewhere in
their search for a goalkeeper after Atletico Madrid slapped a £110m price
tag on the Slovenian (Mirror, August 15); Chelsea chief Marina Granovskaia
has opened talks with Oblak's agent over a transfer (Star, July 29);
Manchester United and Chelsea are both keeping tabs on the Atletico
goalkeeper, amid the poor form of both clubs' current stoppers. (The Sun,
July 25); Oblak interesting Chelsea "does not surprise" Atletico boss Diego
Simeone, who hopes the goalkeeper will stay at the club (July 15).
Declan Rice - West Ham have dismissed reports they have
received a £50m bid from Chelsea for Rice (Sky Sports, August 11); West Ham
have valued Rice at more than £80m (The Times, August 13)
Houssem Aouar - Lyon sporting director Juninho says
midfielder Houssem Aouar could leave this summer with Arsenal, Manchester
City, Chelsea and Juventus all monitoring the 22-year-old Frenchman (Daily
Mail, August 14)
Ben White - Chelsea are planning to hijack Liverpool's move
for Brighton defender White - and ditch Antonio Rudiger in the process
(Daily Star, August 9)
Sergio Reguilon - Chelsea are considering the Spaniard as a
cheaper alternative to Ben Chilwell at left back (Mail, Aug 7); Chelsea have
joined Everton in the race to sign Real Madrid's Sergio Reguilon, voted "the
best left-back in La Liga" last season (Sky Sports, August 3).
Jose Gimenez - Frank Lampard has made Atletico Madrid
defender Gimenez his first-choice addition to his side's defence this summer
(Daily Star, August 6).
Dean Henderson - Henderson has told Manchester United
chiefs he wants to either be made the team's first-choice goalkeeper or
leave this summer amid interest from Chelsea (Daily Express, August 5);
Chelsea are prepared to more than double the Manchester United goalkeeper's
wages to £170,000 a week in a bid to lure him from Old Trafford (Manchester
Evening News, July 21).
Xavier Mbuyamba - Chelsea are closing in on a deal to sign
18-year-old defender Mbuyamba, who has been dubbed 'the next Virgil van
Dijk' (Daily Mail, August 5).
Nick Pope - Chelsea are stepping up their efforts to land
the Burnley goalkeeper (Daily Star Sunday, August 2).
Confirmed Chelsea departures
Willian - Arsenal have completed the signing of Willian on
a three-year deal (August 14).
Pedro - Pedro will join Roma on a two-year deal when his
Chelsea contract expires.
The latest players linked with a Chelsea
exit...
N'Golo Kante - Inter Milan are plotting an audacious move
for the Chelsea midfielder (Sun, August 15); Kante could reportedly be on
his way out of the club, with Inter interested. The French midfielder may
leave Stamford Bridge for "the right money" (CalcioMercato, July 24);
Chelsea are ready to sell the France international to raise funds for extra
transfers (Times, June 19); Real Madrid have set their sights on Kante for
£71m (AS, June 13).
Tiemoue Bakayoko - AC Milan are in talks over bringing the
Chelsea midfielder back to the San Siro (Sky in Italy, August 12); Chelsea
are ready to slash their asking price for the unwanted midfielder to £20m
(Sun, August 11).
Tiemoue Bakayoko, Emerson Palmieri, Davide Zappacosta, Danny
Drinkwater, Michy Batshuayi and Victor Moses have all been made
aware that they do not have a future at Stamford Bridge under Frank Lampard
(Sky Sports, August 4).
Kurt Zouma, Andreas Christensen, Emerson Palmieri and Marcos Alonso
- Ahead of a shake-up of Chelsea's defence, Frank Lampard has put
several defenders up for sale (The Times, August 4).
Jorginho - The player's agent has left the door open for
the midfielder to join Juventus this summer in a move that could help fund a
Chelsea bid for Declan Rice (Telegraph, Aug 7); Lampard could also raise
funds by finding a buyer for the Italy midfielder Jorginho (Guardian, August
4).
Callum Hudson-Odoi - Manchester United are considering
lining up a shock move for the Chelsea winger, according to reports (The Sun
On Sunday, August 2).
Kepa Arrizabalaga - The Spanish goalkeeper is resigned to
never playing for Chelsea again with Willy Caballero set to face Arsenal in
the FA Cup final on Saturday (The Sun, July 30).
Tammy Abraham - The Chelsea forward's long-term future at
the club could be in doubt, despite his contract being extended by a further
year to run until 2023 (Daily Star, July 15).
Ethan Ampadu - The defender is reportedly prepared to fight
for a starting berth in Frank Lampard's Chelsea squad next season, shunning
a potential loan move away from Stamford Bridge (Daily Express, August 18).
The latest Chelsea contract talk…
Conor Gallagher - Chelsea are to hold talks over a new
contract for highly-rated Gallagher amid interest from Premier League clubs
(Daily Mail, July 19)
Antonio Rudiger - The centre-back is facing an uncertain
future at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea yet to offer him a new contract
(Daily Mail, July 17); Chelsea are said to be weighing up centre-back target
before offering Rudiger, or Andreas Christensen, new deals (Goal, July 18).
Marko van Ginkel - The player has confirmed he is in talks
over a new deal at Stamford Bridge - despite not having played for the club
since 2013. (Mirror, June 16).
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