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Judging by what the journalists are saying it doesn’t seem like we’ll be looking to do any business at all next month. And that’s perfectly reasonable so long as we avoid any major injuries over this festive period. There really isn’t an obvious place in the team at the moment that requires an urgent signing.

I dont know why murillo is seeing as a superstar. He play for nottm which is a midtable team lol

I thought Maresca said Reece is not going to play, as he needs to rest him due to load management.

Must be such an incredible feeling to have a striker like him in your team. Just the ultimate machine if he gets a chance in the box. I feel like City are poised to go on a winning run now that they’re within touching distance of Arse. One bad week or weekend and they’re right on their tails. And with Arse having Villa this weekend the pressure is on. We MUST win tomorrow and against Bournemouth to keep pace. Raising our game against the big teams and then playing lethargic, lazy zombie football against the small teams will see dogshit teams like United passing us in the table.

nil 1 Citeh Håland fastest ever to 100 goals in the EPL

Trump Fires Off Over 160 Truth Social Posts in Frenetic, Late-Night Blitz https://www.mediaite.com/online/trump-fires-off-over-160-truth-social-posts-in-frenetic-late-night-blitz/ President Donald Trump unleashed a frenetic, late-night posting binge on Monday, flooding Truth Social with more than 160 posts in less than five hours, in a wild spectacle that saw him teeing off on political opponents and policies. From 7 p.m. to nearly midnight (ET), the president reposted an endless stream of clips, some of which were duplicated in what appeared to be an automatic loop, amplifying MAGA-friendly pundits and conspiracy theories. The torrent swung between nostalgia – including a ‘Make Christmas Great Again’ video featuring Trump’s cameo in Home Alone 2 – and a parade of attacks on his usual Democratic targets, from California Governor Gavin Newsom and Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and former President Barack Obama. Among them was a clip of Alex Jones, featuring Bed, Bath and Beyond founder Patrick Byrne, whose video carried the bizarre caption: “Michelle Obama may have used Biden’s autopen in the final days of his disastrous administration to pardon key individuals.” Other posts lauded his vow to nullify all of Biden’s Autopen orders. He also posted what appeared to be an AI-generated video of Elon Musk discussing Trump’s vow to “immediately” revoke temporary protections for Somali migrants. Even Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) was branded a “traitor” — again — in one of the few posts that the president authored himself as Trump rounded on the Democrat and his colleagues who featured in the now-infamous “illegal orders” video of encouraging military personnel to disobey him. He also demanded the release of disgraced Colorado election official Tina Peters, who is serving a nine-year sentence, writing: “Colorado, FREE TINA PETERS, NOW.” The spree veered into other theatrics, with clips of users complaining about TikTok strikes and a repost of the moment he called a journalist “stupid.” Despite the late night, the president was awake by 5:48 a.m. Tuesday to proclaim: “TRUTH SOCIAL IS THE BEST! There is nothing even close!!!”

Chelsea Transfer DealSheet: What to expect in 2026 https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6836202/2025/12/02/Chelsea-transfer-latest-2026-dealsheet/ Chelsea were the busiest club in the last transfer window (incomings and outgoings combined), so naturally, there will be a lot of focus on what they will do next year. The club have a UEFA punishment to adhere to for the next four years (more of that later), so it makes planning for 2026 all the more important. The information found within this article has been gathered according to The Athletic’s sourcing guidelines. Sources with knowledge of transfer dealings, who asked to be kept anonymous to protect relationships, have been spoken to before offering the clubs involved the opportunity to comment. Here, The Athletic previews their plans for next year’s January and summer windows. Who will make key decisions over the two windows? It is a collaborative effort led by five sporting directors with the backing of club ownership. Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart head up the team of sporting directors, which also includes Joe Shields (scouting and talent), Sam Jewell (global recruiting) and Dave Fallows (football development). What positions will they be looking at in 2026? Chelsea are not planning to add to the first-team squad in January, with the focus being more on the summer. The club could still put a deal in place for a young player in the new year (or the summer), in view of them joining in future seasons as they have done in the past. The onus is on adding to the squad depth, and the possibilities (in terms of what areas of the pitch) will continue to be assessed. It obviously also depends on who goes. One of the areas Chelsea readers regularly ask about is the goalkeeper position. Chelsea are happy with their current options in Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen and Mike Penders (who is currently on loan at Strasbourg). That means a move for Milan’s Mike Maignan, to give just one example, will not be revisited, having held negotiations with the Serie A club in June. Chelsea are also content for the time being with their centre-back options, especially with Levi Colwill returning from a knee injury next year and the prospect of Mamadou Sarr coming back from a season-long loan at Strasbourg. Are there any players they are already looking at? Chelsea’s strategy is geared towards finding a rising talent rather than a finished article. This means that their long-standing interest in Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers has cooled, and he has signed a new long-term deal at Villa Park in any case. Chelsea continue to be linked with Real Madrid’s Rodrygo, but he does not fit the profile of what they are looking for either. Besides, they are well stocked in wide areas. The club have held a long-standing interest in Nottingham Forest defender Murillo, but he is considered at the starter level, so again is not on their radar. The focus is more on succession planning and players for the future. Chelsea had a long-standing interest in RogersMichael Regan/Getty Images Who will they be looking to sell? In terms of January, defender Axel Disasi is one of the exits they will be looking to get done. The France international has not played for Chelsea this season and has not even been named in a matchday squad. Disasi has begun training again with the first team recently and also played for the under-21s against Reading in November. This is all to ensure he is fully fit to make a move. Raheem Sterling is in a similar situation, and both parties are keen to part ways if the deal suits both sides. Tyrique George had a transfer to Fulham collapse on deadline day (September 1). There are more teams showing an interest in the academy graduate now than in the summer due to how he has responded (three goals and one assist for Chelsea in 10 appearances, plus his first two goals for England Under-21s). Chelsea have not made a decision on whether to sell him, but clubs may try to lure him away with the promise of more first-team minutes. The attacker’s contract situation is another factor — it expires in 2027, although there is an option in place to extend for another 12 months. As for the summer, striker Nicolas Jackson will be one they try to sell, even if Bayern Munich decide against buying him permanently after his loan there. What moves have they made already? Chelsea have two first-team players already lined up to join the squad next season. They bought winger Geovany Quenda from Sporting CP for £40m in March, and he is part of their plans for 2026-27. The same goes for striker Emanuel Emegha, who agreed to join Chelsea from Strasbourg for an undisclosed fee in September. Both players have remained at their respective clubs for the current campaigns. Forward Dastan Satpayev (FC Kairat) and left back Denner Evangelista (Corinthians) will be able to complete their moves in the summer as they are both turning 18. Defender Deinner Ordonez will do likewise from Independiente del Valle in January 2028. Others currently away on loan, like Aaron Anselmino (Borussia Dortmund) and Penders (Strasbourg) will continue to be monitored. A decision on whether they are going to be involved will be taken next summer. Which players’ contracts are expiring? Who will they renew? Facundo Buonanotte, who is on a season-long loan from Brighton, is the only member of the current squad whose contract with the club expires at the end of the season. There is no option or obligation in place to make it permanent. Sterling’s agreement ends in 2027, but there is obviously no intent on either side to extend it. Chelsea’s general stance on discussions over new deals is to hold them in the off-season so that everyone can focus on the football. What is their PSR position? What sort of budget do they have? There will be funds available to spend, but no set sum is in place yet, partly because it depends on exits. Chelsea have been consistently very good in this department, as they showed in the last window when they became the first Premier League side to raise over £300m in sales in a window. There are no concerns over complying with profit and sustainability regulations in what is the final season of its use. However, Chelsea were fined €31m by UEFA in July for breaking their football earnings rule and squad cost rule. As part of a settlement agreement, it could go up by another €60m if they fail to comply over the next four years. UEFA’s squad cost ratio (percentage of a club’s income spent on the first-team squad) is 70 per cent this season. For this season and next, Chelsea must maintain a positive transfer balance (the cost of players added must not exceed those being removed) for any new players to be registered for their squads in European competition. What will be the manager’s priority? While head coach Enzo Maresca is involved in conversations over targets, his role is primarily to coach the team. The recruitment team named above are in charge of the overall strategy. By Simon Johnson Chelsea Correspondent

Sanchez, Gusto, Trev, Fofana, Cucu, James, Santos, Enzo, Neto, Estevao, Pedro

Problematic cuz I see only nico jacksonas a easy sale

🔴For this season and next, Chelsea must maintain a positive transfer balance [the cost of players added must not exceed those being removed] for any new players to be registered for their squads in European competition. (@TheAthletic)

Sanchez; Gusto, Tosin, Chalobah, Cucurella; Santos, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Garnacho; Delap

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Palmer “can start” against Leeds on Wednesday for Chelsea, Maresca confirmed at his press conference on this morning.

Brave sniper brags about killing children and unarmed civilians

Again your bringing your point of view. Which I agree. But the powers up want the oil ir seems like and a lot of Venezuela people I talked prefer that.

You do not invade and murder people because you want their resources. The US Empire will crumble one day, all empires do. Every one in history, Thats whats missing in todays World - morals. It seems even so called 'christians' dont have any...

Well what you got to support your view? Where's your Venezuelan representative? As well NPR states something similar Yet most Venezuelans despise Maduro and voted against him in last year's presidential election that was considered by many — including the U.S. government — to have been stolen by his regime. One Venezuelan analyst, who asked to remain anonymous for his safety, said that most Venezuelans would support U.S. military action to remove Maduro. https://www.npr.org/2025/11/27/nx-s1-5620605/trump-venezuela-maduro

Who said that? I have not read that? Maga? Yes they are crazy I don't argue that.

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Large survey then 😅-and guaranteed they were hand picked -less than 0.0001%

Maresca succeeding after embracing Chelsea heritage and abandoning Pep-ball says journalist https://Chelsea.news/2025/12/maresca-embracing-Chelsea-heritage/ The Athletic’s Michael Cox has just done a really good piece about Chelsea’s draw with Arsenal over the weekend, and what it says about the manager’s progress at the club. He wrote that Sunday was the day where it really felt like Maresca had become a proper Chelsea manager, and how did it happen? In large part because the Blues moved away from what the coach had tried to introduce initially, and had come towards what is in the club’s “DNA” and what the fans want to see. Robert Sanchez is no longer playing ever goal kick short, just as an example. Chelsea “thrive” in sticky situation and go back to their old ways The red card to Moises Caicedo, put them in a bad position, but they love being in those positions and do well – at least they have in the past. “For all their successes over the years, Chelsea have always thrived when being in this situation: their opponents with the ball, themselves as the spoilsports. They’ve won titles when criticised for being defensive. They’ve won European Cups as the clear underdogs against more vaunted opposition.” It’s a really interesting take, and while some would argue that there are fingerprints of the Italian all over this team, there’s no denying this is less like what we were seeing in preseason in the summer of 2024. It shouldn’t be seen as a knock on Maresca either. He’s been feeling the situation out in his first 18 months, and now seems to be getting to something that works consistently. Let’s not forget that Mikel Arteta’s first year at Arsenal was pretty horrendous (far worse than Maresca’s first season at Chelsea) and it was only when he moved away from the style he had been trying to play that he found success. He now has Arsenal top of the league and favourites in the Champions League. Who knows where Maresca will have us in a few years time. In other news… Malo Gusto also spoke after the game and he was super positive about the way his team had played with ten men, especially considering the standard of their superb opposition. Joao Pedro noted that Robert Sanchez had had a really good game for the Blues in goal, and had a major hand in the draw (which did feel like a win, in the circumstances).

Who is Souza? Expert Brazilian opinion on wonderkid wanted by Chelsea and Barcelona https://www.transfermarkt.com/who-is-souza-expert-brazilian-opinion-on-wonderkid-wanted-by-Chelsea-and-barcelona/view/news/446536

Always the same excuse - ''you need to replace your socialist dictator with a right wing one that we like that will have death squads at their disposal, your people want this'' What a crock of shit

Maresca seems like an obsessed football nerd and I can't fault him for the work he's done with the squad he's been given. High level coaching is all about chasing marginal gains and Maresca has been largely good at setting up this team. All this while dealing with an injury-hit squad and a freak run of red cards.