Chavarria signed to replace Cucurella
Pep Chavarria is a Chelsea player. The left-back arrives on a five-year deal as Marc Cucurella's replacement after the Spaniard left for Real Madrid this summer (1). It is the position Xabi Alonso needed filled most, with the back line still thin.
£50m tagged on Delap
Chelsea want £50 million for Liam Delap. Everton and Nottingham Forest are both preparing official moves (4). He could leave one year after joining from Ipswich Town for £30m (4). Premier League interest is growing, and the club looks ready to cash in (3).
City balk at Enzo's £120m price
Enzo Fernandez is valued at £120 million and no deal is close (2) (6). Manchester City are already exploring a cheaper Liverpool midfielder as an alternative (6). The asking price is doing its job of keeping buyers at arm's length (2).
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Mudryk agrees to loan exit
Mykhailo Mudryk has agreed to leave on a temporary deal before the 1 September deadline, and he would prefer another English top-flight club (5). Frank Lampard's old warning about the winger now reads like an explanation for the U-turn (5).
Chelsea Women win 3–0 in Sydney
Chelsea Women closed their Australasian tour with a 3–0 win over the A-League Women All Stars in Sydney, goals from Sandy Baltimore, Sjoeke Nüsken and Lexi Potter (7). It followed a 7–0 win over Auckland FC (7).
Fan-reaktioner
The Delap asking price has fans divided, with some seeing pure profit in a £50m sale just a year after the £30m Ipswich move, while others feel a 23-year-old striker deserves more patience. The Mudryk loan news landed harder, landing as confirmation that the emotional return in the Juventus friendly might be his last act in a Chelsea shirt for a while. Shim Mheuka's new contract until 2033 was one of the few moves that got a mostly positive response. Join the discussion here
