Crystal Palace are closely monitoring Carney Chukwuemeka's situation but may be put off should the asking price move much beyond the £20 million.
(@NickPurewal)
EXCL: Chelsea are closing in on João Félix deal! Talks are at final stages to get it sealed soon.
Verbal agreement almost done with Atlético, final details on structure being completed.
TOTAL agreement with João on personal terms as he wants #CFC return.
Almost there.
(Fabrizio Romano)
Napoli wants to get Romelu Lukaku on their own terms. They have offered a loan with obgliation to buy. £4.2 million for the loan, then £21.3 million next year.
Chelsea have not yet accepted these conditions.
(@DiMarzio)
Maresca on Carney Chukwuemeka and his future: “Carney is a very good player but because of some injuries in the past… I think it's important he plays 30 or 35 games in a row”.
“Is he going to play that for us? I'm not sure…”, says — via @BobbyVincentFL.
Enzo Maresca asked directly if he wants Raheem Sterling in his squad.
"I want all 30 players but there is no space for all of them so some have to leave."
Understand Sterling was informed on Friday he would not be playing against Manchester City. Enzo Maresca made the "technical" decision with full club support.
(Ben Jacobs)
Maresca to SkySports: "The manager has to make some decisions. Sometimes players don't like it, that's normal. Just a technical decision, no more than that."
Raheem Sterling's representative indicated to Mail Sport that his omission from Sunday's Blues party that faces Manchester City was unexpected.
(@SamiMokbel81_DM)
No Sterling,Chukwuemeka,Chilwell and Disasi in today's squad..🔥✅️
With the other players like Petrovic,Chalobah,Kepa,Lukaku,Casadei,Angelo,Datro Fofana,Broja and Washington you already know they can and will all leave.
🚨🏴 Brentford manager Thomas Frank: “Things are happening for Ivan Toney so we decided not to involve him in the squad”.
“There’s interest, nothing closed yet but things are happening”, told Sky.
The final fee for João Félix won't be €60m, €65m, €70m as reported in Spain.
The expectation is to be lower, probably something around €40m, maximum €45m, but I think it's going to be around €40m plus add-ons.
This could be the structure of the deal.
@FabrizioRomano
JUST IN: Chelsea are set to pay Atletico Madrid a fixed fee of €50m plus €5m in bonuses for João Félix. Negotiations have reached the final stretch.
[🥇: @rubenuria]
The transfer fee #Chelsea received from Strasbourg for Diego Moreria's is considerably higher than the €2million first reported - the Blues actually received €8m.
✅️ next one
Chelsea defender Bashir Humphreys is set to compete a move to Burnley on an initial loan with an obligation to buy. He's set to sign a five-year deal and will be at Turf Moor today. Medical on Monday.
Fabrizio Romano
Atletico Madrid has put a deadline of Wednesday next week to try and resolve the Conor Gallagher situation.
Talks for Felix to Chelsea continue. Atleti want £42.6m plus add-ons. Chelsea have tried to get closer to a £38.3m all-in.
(@JacobsBen)
I have a feeling that Ben Chilwell has been cut off the main team like Chalobah.
Maresca doesn't want distraction. He said he trained with 22 players. I'm wondering what he did to the rest. 😂