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Washington on the bench. Six starts in 22 games since joining. (643 minutes) using an international loan slot. 🤔🤔

Maresca: “Fofana could be available for Crystal Palace yes, and we are very happy because he is a very important player. Trev is fine; he decided to come off because it was too hot (laughs)”

RB Leipzig want to re-sign Christopher Nkunku as part of the deal to sell Xavi Simons to Chelsea. (@JBurtTelegraph)

BREAKING: Chelsea are in talks for a deal which would involve Nkunku going the other way for Xavi Simons. It is understood Leipzig would like to re sign Nkunku. (@ed_aarons)

🔴Another day with Lavia nowhere near getting on the grass. He’s miles behind Andrey and Essugo now. No shot of being in the squad for Palace. There is also no sign of Wes Fofana and Badiashile!!!

He is in the starting lineup for Ajax Amsterdam's first game of the season today.

Official: Mads Hermansen joins West Ham for £18m package fee from Leicester City. Rob Sanchez😌

Nice is negotiating for David Datro Fofana, and Toulouse are also interested. Chelsea are demanding a one-off transfer. Both Nice and Toulouse are trying to find a financial solution. Nice has instead raised the idea of a loan with an option to buy. Toulouse can afford a transfer fee estimated between €4m and €5m, but are being held back by the player’s salary demands. (@lequipe)

Soon after Maresca told the media that Chelsea needed to strengthen the defence, he was seen in conversation with Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart. (@NizaarKinsella)

🔵💥💥WOOW ESTEVAO,ESSUGO,JOSH,GITTENS,J.PEDRO🔥🔥🔥

Dortmund are hoping to exploit and make Chelsea get nervous about Carney Chukwuemeka. Chelsea wants to sell him for £21m, or at minimum £17m, but BVB wants him for cheaper and through a loan with a buy option. (@cfbayern)

Exclusive Nicolas Jackson has been left out of Chelsea’s squad for tonight’s friendly vs Bayer Leverkusen 24yo striker has officially told #CFC he wants to explore transfer Club are now helping him & in talks with multiple suitors. (kierangill_DM)

Understand Chelsea are now willing to lower their £5m asking price for Alfie Gilchrist. A fee of £1.5m plus add-ons is viewed as acceptable with a sell-on clause likely in any deal. Gilchrist expected to leave before the end of the window. Championship and Saudi interest. (Ben Jacobs)

Newcastle have made an initial €80m offer for Nicolas Jackson, everything is in place and the deal is underway reports (@marca)

Exclusive: PSG reach an agreement in principle with Bournemouth for Illia Zabarnyi worth €63m plus add-ons. Zabarnyi's permission to travel is imminent pending small details. (Ben Jacobs)

Hmm, I haven't seen him play much, but what I do know is that he's very slow and a bit clumsy, and would be extremely expensive to buy from Brentford.

Newcastle United considering move to sign Samu Aghehowa from FC Porto. (David_Ornstein)

Simon Phillips reports that Chelsea wants to sign Nathan Collins! 🫥😶

Chelsea have not activated any immediate ‘emergercy plan’ to sign new centre back after Levi Colwill injury. — Club has full trust in current squad. [@FabrizioRomano]

Chelsea have stepped up talks with Manchester United over deal to sign Alejandro Garnacho. Clubs in touch on topic for some time & now advancing amid Benjamin Sesko joining #MUFC. 21yo winger wants #CFC or nothing + expects move to happen. (David Ornstein)

Maresca says Chelsea could go into the market if Colwill injury is bad : “We’ll see, for Levi for the way we play, he’s so important”

I could imagine Chelsea signing either Hincapie or Inacio and no longer needing a goalkeeper for Guehi on the right. I'm concerned about the quality of our center backs without Colwill. Forget Veiga, he's not coming back into the team. He's already training in a separate group and has fallen out with Enzo.M!!!

@JacobsBen: Acheampong (situation) is complicated as Chelsea value him & genuinely think he's not too far off being a serious player for the club. Bournemouth already made an inquiry & said they were very serious about making a bid. it was shut down ~2 weeks ago by CFC.

Man Utd contact Brighton via intermediaries to explore conditions of deal for Carlos Baleba. BHAFC do not plan to sell this summer & all sides aware move may be unrealistic. But MUFC keen + should know in coming days if plausible or not. (David Ornstein & Fabrizio Romano)

EXCL - Liverpool Football Club set to proceed with a concrete offer to Paris Saint-Germain! Reds very determined to transform their interest into a bid during recent talks. Deal won’t be under €100M. Isak situation explains this LFC new strategy. (Sacha Tavolieri)