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Inevitable. The economics of such a development was certain, on its own, to overwhelm any plans involving a football stadium. Throw in the political pressures at national, regional, plus local levels, and a football stadium was never, ever, going to win the argument.

Chelsea dealt stadium blow as council approves alternate Earls Court development plan https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6839584/2025/11/27/Chelsea-stadium-earls-court-stamford-bridge/ The possibility of Chelsea building a new stadium at Earl’s Court has hit a setback after an alternative plan for the land was approved by one of the councils involved. At a meeting on Wednesday night, Hammersmith and Fulham council approved proposals for a development on the site of the old Earls Court Exhibition Centre which will include a mix of new homes, retail and hospitality, and workplaces. The plans are led by the Earls Court Development Company (ECDC). ECDC confirmed the news in a statement on Thursday morning, stating that “the 44-acre, £10 billion masterplan will transform central London’s largest cleared development site, which spans both the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. “This first milestone paves the way for ECDC to work with partners across the public and private sectors to move forwards with plans to start on site as soon as possible.” ECDC said the development will create approximately 4,000 homes and 12,000 jobs. What You Should Read Next Chelsea risk falling inexorably behind while the future of Stamford Bridge remains unresolved Everton will bump Chelsea's home of 120 years down from ninth to 10th in the ranking of the division’s largest stadiums next season The land had also been mooted as a potential site for a new stadium for Chelsea, who are looking at future options to develop or move away from Stamford Bridge. The ECDC’s plans do not include a football stadium. The development still has multiple steps to go through before being green-lit. The site crosses borough boundaries into Kensington and Chelsea, which also has a say. It has not been confirmed when they will vote on the proposals, but the earliest potential date is December 9. Whatever decision the councils make will also be reviewed by the Mayor of London. What does this mean for Chelsea? Hammersmith and Fulham council’s decision does not guarantee the development at Earls’ Court will go ahead. Kensington and Chelsea council must still vote on the proposals and even if planning permission is given, plenty can still go wrong before ground is actually broken — as Chelsea know. Under Roman Abramovich, the club secured planning permission for a 60,000-seater ground on the Stamford Bridge site, but the build never took place after complications around Abramovich’s visa. However, this council decision is a significant step towards the ECDC project progressing, which would likely rule out the possibility of Chelsea having a new stadium on the site. The only mention of ‘football’ in the 460-page agenda document for Wednesday’s council meeting was to discuss overcrowding at local tube stations on matchdays; the ECDC is not factoring a new stadium into their plans. Chelsea’s stadium project is being led by president and chief operating officer Jason Gannon, who also had significant involvement in the development of Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium. The Athletic reported in March that the options on the table were demolishing Stamford Bridge and building a new stadium on the site, or building a new ground at Earl’s Court. If the ECDC project progresses, given the difficulty of finding another suitable site, the most likely path forward appears to be a redevelopment at Stamford Bridge. The club bought another 1.9 acres of land adjacent to the stadium in 2023, increasing the size of the plot available to them for redevelopment. As a stand-by-stand renovation is not seen as feasible, a redevelopment would mean demolishing the existing ground and playing home games elsewhere while work took place. Wembley Stadium hosted Tottenham Hotspur’s home games for the 2017-18 season and much of 2018-19 while their new stadium was being built.

Chelsea monitoring €60m-rated Brazilian who is “inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo” https://www.caughtoffside.com/2025/11/26/Chelsea-keen-sign-joao-bezerra/ Chelsea are reportedly keeping tabs on the highly rated Brazilian prospect Joao Bezerra. The 16-year-old is highly rated in South America, and a report from Lance claims that the Premier League side is tracking him closely. Chelsea to move for Joao Bezerra? The player has a €60 million release clause in his contract, and it will be interesting to see if Chelsea decides to make a move for him in future. They will need to wait until he turns 17 before making the move. Chelsea have done well to invest in talented young players in recent windows, and they have tapped into the South American market quite often. It will be interesting to see if they decide to move for the 16-year-old now. Bezerra could be a solid future investment for them. He has the qualities needed to develop into a key player for the London club with the right guidance. The opportunity to move to England will be exciting for him, and he will look to play for the biggest clubs in the world. Bezerra is a promising talent Chelsea have an exciting project, and they are looking to build for the future. It is no surprise that they are keen on the best young talents. Meanwhile, the player has previously claimed that he is inspired by Cristiano Ronaldo, and he is looking to develop into a complete forward like the Portuguese superstar. It will be interesting to see if Chelsea follows up on their scouting missions with an official proposal at the end of the season. They are unlikely to pay €60 million for the striker, and Internacional will have to be reasonable with their demands in order for the move to go through.

I see almost zero chance Real Madrid moves for the utterly shite Konate in the summer, even on a free they are insane if they sign that POS he is probably the most overrated CB in Europe I would go full-on bonkers if we signed him

Estevao Willian’s agent admits it was ‘a shame’ Chelsea wonderkid didn’t sign for Barcelona Agents are such mongs - well then why did you push to sign him to us ? Oh let me guess...££££££££££££££££££££

I think Penders needs one more season (2026/27) at Strasbourg, especially if they qualify for Europe. If he does come here next season then either he rides the bench or Sanchez will demand to be sold.

Chelsea have not made fresh contact for Serie A star Mike Maignan yet https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/sources-Chelsea-have-not-made-fresh We have the full drop on some latest transfer noise that has come out this week, and some will see it as good news, others will see it as bad. As you will know, Chelsea are making plans for the next two transfer windows, with January now right around the corner. Whilst we are not expecting a busy winter transfer window, there are some situations brewing up that could happen and see us react. One of those of course is Filip Jorgensen wanting to leave the club in search of more minutes. According to SPTC Sources, Chelsea are not keen to sanction a loan move for Jorgensen midseason, so any move in January will likely have to be a permanent, if Chelsea are to accept it. Clubs are starting to make enquiries for him now. So if Jorgensen goes, will Chelsea target Mike Maignan? Well, this is where it gets sticky. The issue Chelsea have is that neither Robert Sanchez or Maignan would accept being a backup goalkeeper. So it’s a case of either having to sell Sanchez to bring Maignan in, or just don’t bring Maignan at all and keep Sanchez. Our sources believe that if Jorgensen does go then the most likely replacement would be another name that comes up, possibly a home grown option to help fill a spot there. SPTC Sources have confirmed that despite reports this week, Chelsea have not made any fresh contact for Maignan - club or agents. And in fact, our sources believe that the ship has all but sailed now for Maignan and Chelsea. You cannot rule it out 100% though because decisions need to be made around goalkeepers and he could still present an opportunity as a free agent. But right now, the club are in the belief that Mike Penders will be ready in the summer of 2026, so they are also taking that into account. However, no decision will be made on Penders until that point, so that is why I am still leaving the door slightly ajar for a Maignan or another goalkeeper to come in. I reiterate though, no fresh contact for Maignan as of the time of writing this (Thursday 27th November 6.30am) and Chelsea now looking more unlikely to make a move for him.

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Another special talent. Great news is he played as LW this game. He better learn it because with Estevao and Palmer on the other side his chances are slim.

Scored in every game he started since that Liverpool goal. 7/7 for Chelsea & Brazil. Also realized his weaker foot is very good. That goal against us on FCWC, Liverpool goal, Barcelona goal all with right leg.

Catching him was a miracle. From Pele, Garrincha, Zico, Jairzinho, Rivelino to Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, Neymar... Top Brazilian attackers were either staying in Brazil or coming to Spain or Italy. Never coming to England. He is the first one of that level of quality! We are so lucky!

left footed CBs Alessandro Bastoni Murillo Alessandro Buongiorno Jarrad Branthwaite Castello Lukeba Gonçalo Inácio Sven Botman Nico Schlotterbeck Evan Ndicka Konstantinos Koulierakis Honest Ahanor (17yo, turns 18 on February 23rd, 2026) right footed CBs Joel Ordóñez Marc Guéhi Ousmane Diomande Giorgio Scalvini Tomás Araújo Mario Gila Jan Paul van Hecke Mohamed Simakan

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Inter would be perfect for him

As for Liverpool, jesus christ they are in serious trouble, they aren't even running and working hard

Lets hope so...7 years is a long time without a home win..though not as bad as us winning at Old Trafford!

Fuck Arsenal lets see them come to the Bridge Sunday, we are ready

and they are going to do a half billion pound upgrade to their stadium, expand it and put in a shedload of new lux boxes

Geovany Quenda with a goal and an assist in a 3 nil win

Top of the league..top of the champions league...only team to have not dropped any points in the Champions league..booo

down go Inter at the death

Arsenal, even with no Gabriel (best CB, along with Bastoni, on the planet atm) are the best team on the planet IMHO and they are doing it with Gyökeres not doing much they have insane depth

Vitinha with a hat trick v Spuds