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Good morning and welcome to the football.london live Chelsea blog for Saturday, September 17.
The Blues were set to welcome Liverpool to Stamford Bridge this weekend but the fixture has been postponed and rescheduled in light of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday. So, Graham Potter has a few extra days on the training pitch as the west Londoners look to return to winnings ways.
On Thursday, Conor Gallagher was omitted from England’s 28-man squad as Gareth Southgate prepares for the latest instalment of Nations League matches. With the midfielder dropped, it casts doubt over his future at Chelsea – though there’s not much he can do but knuckle down with the Qatar World Cup commencing in November.
On Friday, Luis Campos ruled himself out of the running for sporting director in west London. The Portuguese transfer guru committed his future to Paris Saint-Germain, with RB Salzburg chief Christoph Freund and former Liverpool director Michael Edwards both still heavily linked.
With that being said, stay with us as football.london brings you all the Chelsea transfer gossip, news and updates right here throughout the day. Don’t go anywhere
Romelu Lukaku plan
Another loan deal could be on the cards for 2023/24.
New contract
Lewis Hall… Remember the name!
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Chelsea Women to play against Spurs at Stamford Bridge
A tasty London derby in the WSL has been moved to November.
David Dein reveals what really happened with Ashley Cole’s Arsenal to Chelsea transfer
Ashley Cole’s controversial move from Arsenal to Chelsea was the transfer story of the summer of 2006. Cole’s switch across London nearly happened a year earlier, but a deal was on August 31, 2006.
“His contract came up for re-negotiation and we didn’t offer him the right sort of money, meanwhile, Chelsea did.
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Ashley Cole was the victim of a terrifying robbery after a gang broke into his home in Surrey, in January 2020
Chelsea can unlock huge advantage in Haaland and Sesko transfer race with clever director choice
Todd Boehly will be one step closer to completing the perfect Chelsea team by appointing Christoph Freund as the club’s new sporting director. The RB Salzburg transfer chief has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge as the American billionaire looks to bolster the Blues’ boardroom staff.
Freund has been integral to the Red Bull model by identifying football’s next biggest stars, igniting the careers of Haaland, Dayot Upamecano and Karim Adeyemi. In the last two years, the trio have completed moves to Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund respectively.
The next star set to make the step into the limelight is Salzburg striker Benjamin Sesko. The 19-year-old striker, who featured for the Austrian giants against Chelsea in the Champions League, was heavily linked with a move to Manchester United this summer.
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Chelsea can unlock advantage in Haaland transfer twist with director choice
Chelsea News: Hakim Ziyech’s future under Graham Potter uncertain as Crystal Palace game in doubt
Hakim Ziyech’s Chelsea future in doubt
AC Milan are not planning to give up on the Moroccan as they now eye a January move for Chelsea’s number 22, having failed to land him in the summer transfer window that has just passed.
According to the latest from TMW, the Ziyech track has not been definitively put to bed by Milan. The clubs were in close contact during the summer transfer window, but no agreement was reached, and in the end, Charles De Ketelaere arrived to strengthen the attack.
The 29-year-old’s future under Potter is an interesting topic that will be monitored regarding how much game time he is afforded in the forthcoming weeks once the international break is over.
Hakim Ziyech during Graham Potter’s first Chelsea match in charge vs RB Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League
Lampard intentions clear after Gordon bid
Chelsea have been handed a major blow in the race to sign Everton star Anthony Gordon following Frank Lampard’s latest admission. The 21-year-old was heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge in the summer as Thomas Tuchel looked to bolster his frontline.
As quoted by the Liverpool Echo, Chelsea’s all-time top goalscorer admitted that Everton are now in talks with Gordon over a new contract, which comes as a major blow to the west Londoners. The England youth international’s contract is set to expire in 2025 after penning an extension in September 2020.
“The club are speaking with Anthony and Anthony’s people to see if we can get the right solution,” Lampard said. While this, as aforementioned, comes as a huge setback for Boehly, the west Londoners are now under new management.
Campos makes sporting director intentions clear
Paris Saint-Germain advisor Luis Campos has given an update on his future amid interest from Chelsea. The Portuguese transfer guru has been heavily linked with a move to Stamford Bridge as Todd Boehly looks to bolster his boardroom staff.
According to The Times, the American billionaire has held talks with Campos regarding the Blues’ sporting director vacancy. The 58-year-old is currently working as an advisor for both PSG and Celta Vigo on a freelance contract.
The report states that there is a clause in Campos’ deal with the Parisians which prevents him from working ‘in parallel’ with another ‘big club’. And, in order in order for him to exclusively work with Chelsea, he must pay buyout the remainder of his contract at PSG.
However, a one-way ticket on the Eurostar to London St Pancras railway station now looks to be off the cards with Campos ruling out a move away from Paris. Speaking to RMC Sport, he committed his future to Les Parc des Princes.
“I have a three-year deal here at PSG, as I wanted, and I’ve joined this club because I’m convinced we can do something extraordinary,” Campos said. “I’ve the right energy to fight for PSG and do something great here.”
Boehly shortlists fifth candidate as search for Chelsea transfer chief continues
A fifth candidate for the sporting director role at Chelsea has emerged as Todd Boehly looks to bolster the Blues backroom staff. The American billionaire is in the market for a specialist to join the west Londoners’ scouting team, with Paris Saint-Germain advisor Luis Campos, RB Salzburg chief Christoph Freund and former Liverpool director Michael Edwards already heavily linked with moves to Stamford Bridge.
According to The Athletic, Bayer Leverkusen boss Tim Steidten has come under consideration for the sporting director role. Prior to taking the head coach role at the Bundesliga outfit this summer, the 43-year-old was head of scouting at the BayArena.
Previously, Steidten enjoyed spells as a scout, director of football, head of scouting and executive assistant at Werder Bremen, where he is said to overachieved in each position. At Leverkusen, he was responsible for the signings of bright prospects Moussa Diaby, Patrik Schick, Amine Adli, Adam Hlozek and, more recently, Callum Hudson-Odoi.
