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Excl: Former PNEFC defender Kian Best has now completed a medical + signed for Chelsea. Interest first emerged last month. 19yo left-back was a free agent after his contract at Deepdale expired + expected to link up with CFC development squad. (via@DanielMarsh92)

Benfica are open to selling Antonio Silva this summer, but they are yet to receive an offer despite fighting hard to keep him in January. (via@Record_Portugal) He has a €100m exit clause in his contract.

I would have hoped for €30m €25m is a bit low for Petro!!!

Caleb Wiley will sign his Watford contract in the coming hours on a straightforward loan from Chelsea. (@LucaBendoni)

EXCL - Sunderland AFC aren’t done yet today! Newly promoted side are close to finalizing the signing of Chelsea FC goalkeeper Đorđe Petrović on a five-year deal. Deal worth around €25M (via@sachatavolieri)

Both will Go!!💪💸👌

Several Premier League clubs and Atlético Madrid have inquired about Nicolas Jackson. (@edu17burgos)

Breaking News Arsenal have made an offer to Chelsea for Noni Madueke, and the amount has not been disclosed. (@Tanziloic & @lequipe)

𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 | Jarrad Branthwaite (23) signs new contract with Everton until 2030! 🔵✍️

Chelsea are set to rival West Ham for Leicester City’s Mads Hermansen. [@TomCollomosse] 😔😔

Enzo Maresca still values Noni Madueke. However, Chelsea could entertain bids of £45m+, with add-ons on top, especially if they secure another attacker. (@JacobsBen)

Chelsea are gonna go for Kudus. Sorry Spurs. (via@WestHam_Central) 👀👀

Dortmund in talks with Chelsea over another loan for Carney Chukwuemeka. (@JacobsBen)

Antoine Semenyo has signed new long term deal at Bournemouth valid until June 2030! Crucial move for AFCB to keep one of the most wanted players on the market.

Exclusive: Four clubs pushing for Ishe Samuels-Smith on season-long loan deal. Sunderland, Stoke City, Middlesbrough + Rangers have all held club-to-club talks with Chelsea. 19yo's future set to be a lot clearer in the next fortnight. (via@BobbyVincentFL)

Arsenal are close to reaching a verbal agreement with Sporting CP centre-forward Viktor Gyökeres (27), who wants to join the Gunners, according to L'Equipe.

Elanga replacement 😉

🔵SebSB on Gittens release clause: "It was a funny one. And this is actually why the negotiation has been a little bit protracted because his release clause is dependent upon which European competition Dortmund qualified for next season. So if they finished in the Champions League places, it was at its highest. If they missed out on European football together, it was at its lowest. And the problem was that over the last eight weeks of the Bundesliga season, Dortmund went from mid-table to snatching the fourth place on the final day of the season. No one kind of knew what their leverage was in that. So it was really, really awkward for everybody." (via@TheAthleticFC)

🔵JUST IN: Arsenal want Eberechi Eze AND Noni Madueke. Arteta likes Noni. The Sources are very reliable for this Story! (via@EduardoHagn)

Academy coach Jimmy Smith announces he will be leaving. +18 years at the club. Joined as an U8. Got a debut in 2006 under Mourinho and then came back after retiring to spend five years being a coach.

West Ham open to selling Kudus to Spurs while Arsenal consider move for Eze. (via@JacobSteinberg)

Chelsea are enthusiastic about Antonio Silva and Hato as Cucurella's replacement and want to sign both. 🔵There is a sense that £60m may be enough to get a deal done for Kudus. (via@guardian_sport)

If the rumours of Kudus are true, then the one thing that Chelsea has in attack next season is elite defence. What I mean by that is Delap, J. Pedro, Pedro Neto and Kudus are 4 of the most relentless pressers you could wish to ask for. They will hound a defence all day. Sancho, Madueke, Jackson, Mudryk etc have/had their own qualities but they were renowned for their play off the ball. Certainly not to the level required. Might be harsh on Jackson who does work hard but it’s often at the wrong time and wrong area of the pitch to make a difference. This might be a key reason for signing them. With Caicedo, Lavia, Santos and Essugo also snappers behind them, not to mention Cucurella, Chelsea really will have a team of turnover titans.

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Chelsea looking for up to 3 more 1st team incomings before priority shifts to outgoings. Could adjust numbers if a surprise sale or departure does happen. CFC have a few 'untouchables' but outside of them, high quality offers will be considered, or if players ask to leave.