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Running to Stand Still

Having just completed the takeover of the club, Chelsea’s new owners have just announced Thomas Tuchel will have around £200 million to spend in the transfer window this summer. Meanwhile, Tottenham’s shareholders are putting £150 million into the club to satisfy manager Antonio Conté’s transfer aspirations. Elsewhere, Manchester City, who have already bought Erling Haaland for £51 million and Julian ...

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Chelsea re-ignite full-back interest

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Chelsea are set to re-ignite their interest  in Barcelona full-back Sergio Dest. Now that the takeover has finally been completed, the West London club can turn their attention to transfer business, with revamping their defence a priority. They have already lost Antonio Rüdiger and Andreas Christensen, and both César Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso both want to leave as well, with ...

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Barcelona cannot register Christensen

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Barcelona may have agreed to sign Andreas Christensen on a free transfer from Chelsea. However, at the moment they are unable to register him, along with their other major free signing, AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie, because of the club’s financial situation once again. The Catalans must first set or get rid of some existing players before they can add ...

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Could Dembélé be the first Chelsea summer signing?

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Chelsea are hoping that Ousmane Dembélé could be their first signing, not only of the summer but also of the new era under the ownership of Todd Boehly. The 25-year old Frenchman is set to leave Barcelona this summer, with the two sides still gridlocked over a proposed contract extension, with the player unwilling to accept the terms on offer. ...

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Chelsea set to miss out on midfielder

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Chelsea are worried that they are set to miss out on one of their key transfer targets as the delays in the sale process continue. Monaco midfielder Aurélian Tchouaméni has long been on the Stamford Bridge wish list, but he has already agreed personal; terms with both Liverpool and Real Madrid. Chelsea would be prepared to match those terms, but ...

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Bellerín return confirmed

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Real Betis have confirmed that full-back Hector Bellerín is returning to Arsenal now that his loan spell is about to end. However, they have not ruled out a return for the player at some point in the future, after he helped the club he supported as a boy win their first trophy since 2005, when they beat Valencia in the ...

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Koundé complication for Chelsea

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Notwithstanding the current uncertainties surrounding the sale, Thomas Tuchel has still been having discussions with the club’s new owner Todd Boehly about transfer targets. The German has already complained that it will be impossible to close the gap to teams like Liverpool in one transfer window, especially if they continue to lose players without replacing them. In fact, the club ...

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Azpilicueta wants agreement honoured

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Chelsea captain César Azpilicueta wants the club’s prospective new owner Todd Boehly to honour an agreement made when Roman Abramovich owned the club. The Spanish defender’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season but, because he has made more than a stipulated number of appearances, an automatic extension has been triggered which will keep him at ...

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Betis to launch Bellerín crowdfunding campaign

Real Betis players have launched a crowd funding campaign to try and raise the money to keep full-back Hector Bellerín at the club. He joined the La Liga side, whom he supported as a boy, on a season-long loan from Arsenal at the start of this season. The deal, though, does not agree an option to buy, and he is ...

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Chelsea interested in Real midfielder

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Chelsea are interested in signing Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro. The Brazilian could leave the Spanish champions this summer with talks over a contract renewal at the Bernabeu having stalled. That has forced to consider selling him, with a  fee of around £45 million having been mentioned. Casemiro has been the defensive lynchpin of the midfield trio, alongside Luka Modric and ...

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