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Enzo Maresca: "When you are not able to win, it is important we don't lose. I think it's something that can happen, the last pass in the last third. Cole was quite good with that, he played half hour the other day and one hour the other day." Enzo Maresca: "I think a lack of quality in the last third [meant #Chelsea didn't score]. Some moments, we know we are not going to score every game, now we are going to try and score on Tuesday. It was important to keep the clean sheet."

🔴Liam Delap update from Maresca: "He has to be out again. We don't know how long, but it looks quite bad. He has been unlucky."

🔴⚪️🔵Lyon are in talks with Chelsea over a loan move in January for Axel Disasi until the end of the season. (@Tanziloic & @lequipe)

🔵The 18-year-old midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi from OSC Lille is being heavily courted by Chelsea FC. Chelsea is pushing hard. Lille’s management wants to extend his contract to sell him for more than €50million next summer. (@FabriceHawkins)

Enzo Maresca on Romeo Lavia: "It's a muscle problem. We don't know yet when he can be back. We don't know [whether it's long or short term]." (@BobbyVincentFL) 🔴🔴🤒😣

🔵Chelsea are now leading the race to sign RB Leipzig centre-back Castello Lukeba ahead of Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle. Lukeba's €90M release clause initially scared off suitors - but Leipzig could now sell for around €60M in this January. (@MarkBrus) 🟢Chelsea are working on a deal for highly-rated Burkina Faso youngster Mohamed Zongo (16) ahead of competition from Manchester City and Manchester United. (@SimonJones) 🟡Chelsea are reportedly closing in on Abduljelil Kamaldeen, a 16 year old Nigerian wonderkid from Kwara Football Academy. Sources claim scouts have been impressed by his U-20 World Cup performances, with Chelsea preparing a scholarship offer to beat West Ham and Belgian clubs to his signature. (@AfricaFoot)

🗣 Maresca: "When you play against Barcelona and Arsenal, you expect better performance tonight. But it is not always going to be possible. We have some players that it is not possible to play every two or three days. Reece, Wes, these kind of players, but we can't use them every game." 🗣 Enzo Maresca: "We perform so well against Arsenal and Barcelona, it doesn't mean we are going to always perform in the same way because of the situation you have to manage, the players you have to rotate. The level isn't always going to be the same."

🔵Emanuel Emegha's official statement I accept and understand the club's decision to suspend me for this weekend. 'm 22 vears old, I've made mistakes and I know I still have a lot to learn. And I have to learn from that. I know I have to do better, and I will do better, on and off the field to represent the club. It's important to me. I want to make it clear that I never wanted to hurt anyone. Ever since I arrived here at the age of 19, I have always given everything for Strasbourg. I'm proud to play for Racing and I'm proud to wear the captain's armband. Everyone knows that it was not easy for me here at the beginning It was a big challenge for me to succeed in Strasbourg. But I kept working harc every day to get there. Last weekend when I entered the field, it was the biggest emotion I had as a Strasbourg player. The applause when I entered, the children cheering me during the warm-up... it really touched me Thank vou from the bottom of my heart. I had a long conversation with President Marc Keller. I thank him for his advice. He knows how much 1 love this club and how much I work everv day. I also want to thank all my teammates and staff, coach Liam Rosenior, sporting director David Weir, and everyone around the team. They see me every day, they know how I am and how I work. Sometimes my words can be misunderstood, especially if people don't know me. But one thing is certain, have maximum respect for Strasbourg, for Alsace, for Meinau, for our supporters, for my teammates and for the whole club.

🔵Official Emegha will not be Strasbourg’s match day squad to face Toulouse in their next game. They state that it is because the player failed to respect the club’s values, expectations and rules. He will definitely be moving to Chelsea in January. He won't be able to stick it out until the summer. He gets booed by the Strasbourg ultras at every game!

🔵According to journalist Achille Ash Mykhailo Mudryk could return to the pitch as early as January 17, 2026. On that date, his provisional doping ban could be lifted. Chelsea's management is then considering loaning him to RC Strasbourg.

Manchester United will reportedly listen to offers in January for a number of players: 🔸 Kobbie Mainoo 🔸 Joshua Zirkzee 🔸 Manuel Ugarte (@ESPN) This could mean that K. Mainoo could end up at Chelsea, as our scouts have been admiring him for quite some time!

Enzo Maresca on Dário Essugo: “Essugo is not available for the next THREE games. We need to check him, as he had a setback yesterday. “Unfortunately, it was just yesterday, so I don’t know how serious it is.” (@LloydCanfield)

🔴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)

🚨 James Trafford wants out of Manchester City just five months after his £27M move in the summer. Trafford had been signed as City's new No.1 before the club brought in Gianluigi Donnarumma on deadline day leaving him demoted to the No.2 spot. Donnarumma has started every single Premier League game since. (@Jack_Gaughan)

🔵🗯Chelsea and Manchester United are reportedly set to battle it out for Brazilian wonderkid Luis Eduardo. Eduardo, 17, has been in action at the Under-17 World Cup in Qatar over recent weeks, where Portugal emerged victorious. One of those is Eduardo, with the centre back helping Brazil to come fourth, although they lost on penalties in both the semi-final and third place play-off. And, according to Spanish outlet AS, Eduardo’s performances saw him emerge as one of the standout players at the World Cup. The 17-year-old, who turns 18 next month, was Brazil’s captain and his traits, which include his incredible speed and tackling ability, have put clubs on alert. The report goes on to add that Premier League rivals Chelsea and United have already entered negotiations over a move for the centre back.

🚨🛑 Bayern president Hoeneß: “We made the right decision not to sign any of these players”, said to @SID_Sportnews… Uli mentioning Xavi Simons, Bynoe-Gittens and Šeško.

Elliot Anderson has already informed his entourage of his intention to give priority to ManCity for a future transfer. (@sachatavolieri)

🗯🗣️ Asked Enzo Maresca why he saw Reece James as a midfielder from day one. "The day after I signed for Chelsea, I sent him a video and I told him since day one I have seen him as a midfielder. Before I even met him, I sent him a clip showing he could play in midfield. "When you watch a player, you have to use a little bit of imagination. I always imagined him as a midfielder. I watched his games when he was on loan at Wigan, and I saw he scored a fantastic goal from 25 yards as a midfielder. The best thing from Reece is he is helping the team and improving as a leader." 💬Maresca on whether Reece James can play another 90 minutes against Leeds: "No, it is a no, the reality is no." "It was a fantastic performance, but we need to manage." Adds: "Chalobah had a black eye" after Hincapie duel. Seems to think it should have been 10v10.

🔵Chelsea are ready to try and convince Myles Lewis-Skelly to make the controversial move away from Arsenal. They believe they can offer him more playing time with minutes in the midfield rather than just cover at left-back for Marc Cucurella (@SimonPhillips & @Mark Brus)

🟡Dortmund Director Sebastian Kehl : “We will definitely need to pick up the phone in the next few days and give them a call. We have a very good relationship with Chelsea FC. We hope that Aaron will stay, of course” (@RNBVB via @bvbnewsblog)

Manchester City are considering triggering Antoine Semenyo’s £65million release clause in January (@TimesSport)

Estevao is unlikely to start tomorrow with Maresca carefully managing his workload. (@guardian_sport)

🔵🔥@SkyKaveh on Sky Sports News: "Speaking to people at the club, they've already go signings lined up for Summer 26, Summer 27 as well."⏳️ I wonder which players those will be...🤔

The most recent time Chelsea’s away kit was black was in the 2016-17 season, the season in which Chelsea won the Premier League title.

🔵Chelsea are reportedly showing the most interest in Olympique Marseille's 18-year-old talent, Robino Vaz. (Africa Foot)