Badiashile to Napoli, medical booked
Benoit Badiashile is finally on his way out. Napoli and Chelsea have agreed a loan deal, with a medical booked for this week. All documents are completed on the player side too (1). Romano confirmed Nayef Aguerd was never an option; Napoli have had Badiashile lined up since last week (4).
Neto priced at £100m
Chelsea have set a £100m asking price for Pedro Neto. Arsenal, Man City, Al Hilal and Tottenham are all interested, but the valuation is designed to scare them off (3) (5) (6). Chelsea do not want to sell the winger.
Forest favourites for Delap
Nottingham Forest are the bookies' favourites to sign Liam Delap. Newcastle, Everton, Aston Villa, Ipswich and Coventry are also in the mix (2).
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Washington could go to Strasbourg
The £17m striker Deivid Washington may head to sister club Strasbourg on loan. Chelsea have struggled to find him a permanent move (4) (9).
Leao offered at a cut price
Rafael Leao has been offered to Chelsea for a cut-price £34m. Arsenal and Manchester United have both pulled out of the race (10).
Alonso happy with MacPhee addition
Xabi Alonso is pleased to have set piece coach Austin MacPhee on his staff ahead of Monday's opener at Fulham. "We are happy that Austin is now with us," Alonso said (7).
Rogers scores first Chelsea goal
Morgan Rogers opened his Chelsea account against Real Sociedad in pre-season. The £117m signing started alongside Cole Palmer behind Joao Pedro (8).
Barratt confirms Everton move
Former Chelsea academy talent Arthur Barratt has confirmed a move to Everton (11).
Fan-reaktioner
The Enzo Fernández saga dominates the conversation, with fans citing a report that Chelsea expect Manchester City to make a late attempt and are reluctant to help a direct rival. There is also optimism around the launch of Cobham Next Gen, the new identity for the Under-21s and Under-19s under Harry Hudson. See the Enzo thread.
