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Hato is perfect left footed and can play either LB or CB exactly what we need 💪🏽

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the choice (over Kudus even, as Kudus is a lefty, and we already have a shedload of lefty wingers/AMFs, plus another coming in in 2026 in G Quenda) is simple the righted footed, massively talented young Malick Fofana then our 2 LWers (Tyrique goes on loan, and get the fuck rid of that rotter Sterling, plus Muddy is fucked for years) are Gittens and Fofana, super talented and young and hungry, let them fight it out over minutes, plenty to go around given all the games we will be playing

a lock-down, experienced elite level CB is FAR more importanted than Kudus, who is yet ANOTHER left footed winger/AMF absolutely do agree on the glaring need for a WC GKer though

Arse have been fucked at LW for ages (and at CF, to a degree) they are strong AF everywhere else Sterling was a hyper flop for both them and especially for us Trossard is back-up quality only (granted a very handy squad player) and turns 31 in early December, and only 5 of his 10 goals came as a LWer, including only 3 EPL goals all season as a LWer (he scored 10 goals in 3500 minutes all comps, 4 of which came in his last 8 games, when he played as a CF) Martinelli only scored 10 goals, all comps, in 3600 minutes, and only 2 of those came in 1300 minutes of CL and domestic cup footie Rodrygo would walk into them a nailed-on starter, especially if the wildly erratic Martinelli goes to Saudi

3 insanely shit buys we did there horrific £116m in t-fees plus huge salaries down the shitter in toto 🤬

Chelsea's FIFA Club World Cup prize money to date after reaching semi-final in USA Chelsea are into the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup where they will face Brazilian side Fluminense and Enzo Maresca's side have effectively paid off the £60m fee for Joao Pedro after their run to the last four https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/Chelsea-prize-money-fifa-club-35502580 Chelsea made another £15.5m after defeating Palmeiras in their Club World Cup quarter-final in the early hours of Saturday morning - with the Blues already having banked more than £61million for their work under the blazing US sun. Enzo Maresca gave a debut to new signing Joao Pedro during the 2-1 victory, after he flew straight to the States following the completion of his transfer from Brighton. A win against their Brazilian opponents in Philadelphia means the Blues have effectively paid off his £60m transfer fee - with the prospect of another big payday to come. The Blues meet another Brazilian side, Fluminense, in the semi-finals on Tuesday night in New York, with a minimum of £21.9m on offer if they're victorious. That's how much more they'll bank if they can reach the final. Should Chelsea win the controversial competition they would end up earning around £90m - a huge sum to ease fears of any financial fair play breach during another summer of big spending in the transfer market. They have already signed Liam Delap from Ipswich for £30m with a deal to bring in Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund now complete too. Head coach Maresca, however, already insisted during the group stages that he is under no additional pressure from the club's owners because of the money on offer. "The owners just want the best for us and for the players game by game, and they are not talking about the final prize or the final reward in terms of money," Maresca said before playing ES Tunis. "They never put pressure on me or the players in terms of we need to win this tournament because of the money." Chelsea received a participation payment of about £25m before even kicking a ball with two wins in the group stages worth about £3m on top of £5.5m for reaching the round of 16. They then defeated Benfica to secure an additional £9.7m, with the Palmeiras win tacking on another £15.5m. Manchester City bowed out at the round of 16 in a shock defeat to Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia but still returned home with a prize pot in excess of £40m. They pocketed the maximum participation prize of £27.9m. FIFA Club World Cup prize money by round Group stage $2m (£1.47m) for a win $1m (£740,000) for draw per club Round of 16 $7.5m (£5.5m) Quarter-final $13.125m (£9.67m) Semi-final $21m (£15.46m) Finalist $30m (£22.1m) Winner $40m (£29.46m)

Reimagined Icons launches - What made us still moves us https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/reimagined-icons-launches-what-made-us-still-moves-us Chelsea’s 120 years are packed with key sporting moments that reflects our club’s deep London roots and its global creative influence – and to celebrate six of the best, we have asked world-class designers to reimagine iconic items from those times gone by. Blues fans everywhere, who can purchase the new Reimagined Icons now, will recognise the famous themes but also see them pushed forward. You can trace our history through what we wore but this fashionable clothing and jewellery does not live in the past. We are football’s pioneers, fuelled by London’s creative spirit, and we have uncovered six iconic items from moments in our history - each with a story that has shaped us. And now a new generation - six London designers - has taken them forward, not to repeat history, but to reimagine it. 1906 Royal Blue Crew Raphaelle Moore is a Chelsea fan who has brought her deep love for the club to the collection, selected as a consultant to curate the designer line-up and drawing on her industry experience at Fashion East. She led the project from concept to completion, acting as the bridge between the club and the creatives, and contributing as a designer herself by reimagining one of the archive pieces. That first Reimagined Icon is inspired by the early CFC years – when the Blues first became royal blue. Raphaelle takes a vintage home kit worn for five years and brings that enduring identity bang up to date by creating the 1906 Royal Blue Crew. Ted Drake Bomber A streamlined blazer once sported by our players is symbolic of the reinvention and rejuvenation of Chelsea begun by Ted Drake and taken on by his successors. Steve Bryden, who has decades of experience in his creative field, turns the blazer’s theme into streetwear with Chelsea badges, monograms and ciphers to the fore. It is called the Ted Drake Bomber. Renaissance Track Jacket The third Reimagined Icon, the Renaissance Track Jacket, merges high-end tailoring with the movement of sport. This vibrantly coloured design takes on the 1990s track jacket from Chelsea’s ‘Italian Renaissance’ era that so thrilled all who watched on. Gianluca Pullover From streetwear giant Stüssy to working at Yeezy and now IDA, Jordan Vickors operates at the crossroads of fashion, football and youth culture. He continues to shape the visual language of a new generation and reimagines the distinctive Gianluca Vialli pullover, worn by the iconic Chelsea manager during the turn-of-the-millennium FA Cup victory at Wembley. Kings of Europe Jersey This celebrates another momentous victory, this time thanks to the design work of Gabriel Pluckrose. He is a leading creative force behind cult skate brand Palace and brings a new energy to the 2012 shirt sported by Roberto Di Matteo the night he masterminded Chelsea to become champions of Europe. Champions’ Rings Our final Reimagined Icon adds jewellery to the range. Becky Gordon first teamed up with Chelsea by winning our Blue Creator Fund which boosts young creatives. With her Champions’ Rings, she reimagines the piece she herself originally designed in 2024 along with the legendary Emma Hayes, when she wanted a ring to present to her players at the end of her historic reign as Chelsea Women head coach. Six designers. Six defining moments. Six reimagined icons. This collection is a limited edition and is in our online store and Stamford Bridge Megastore now. Don’t miss the chance to own a reimagined piece of Chelsea history. Click to shop Reimagined Icons now!

Emergency Broadcast: Jamie Gittens joins Chelsea https://scoutedftbl.com/jamie-gittens-Chelsea-transfer-analysis/?ref=notebook-newsletter Image: Chelsea FC We all knew it was coming: Jamie Gittens has joined Chelsea. We’re sure the big names in media will be all over this one, but felt there was space for some trademark SCOUTED nuance, too. So, with a blend of data and Ashwin and Jake’s colossal brainpower, here’s our take on a long-time favourite joining the Premier League. Who is Jamie Gittens? Tom Curren You know the name. Raised at Manchester City, handcrafted into one of Europe's most exciting attacking talents at Borussia Dortmund, the subject of much hope with England's youth teams and now the object of a big-money move to a leading Premier League club - Jadon Sancho has come a long way. I'm just kidding, we know who Jamie Gittens is - last year he came 7th in SCOUTED50. But the fact Gittens is arriving to essentially replace Sancho at Chelsea is too poetic not to point at. I'll hand things over to the smart lads to do actual analysis. What kind of player is Jamie Gittens? Ashwin Raman Jamie Gittens’ natural residence is the touchline. While he seemed less comfortable as an inside forward in Niko Kovacs’ 3-4-3, Gittens is a great fit for a system that requires the left-winger to get chalk on their boots. He’ll pick the ball up out wide… via The Analyst …and run up the pitch with the ball, causing chaos and unsettling defences with his speed and dribbling ability. His ability to draw defenders to himself with the ball at his feet – or his dribbling gravity – is a valuable skill that helps sides in a way that isn’t easily captured with stats. As @sthsthburner on Twitter remarked, Gittens finds ways to ‘split’ two or more defenders when they swarm him near the touchline, even though his execution remains ‘fairly shaky’. After beating a player or two off the dribble, Gittens is a high-volume shot creator. He’ll get to the byline and try to send in a cutback… …or cut inside and shoot from the wide areas of the box. Of course, as you can see, his trigger-happy shot-making style means that his shots aren’t very high-quality ones. His xG/shot was just 0.07 (in the 15th percentile for Bundesliga forwards) and only put up 0.18 xG p90 and 0.13 xA p90, which are way below par for Bundesliga wingers and attacking midfielders. His 8 goals last season came from a whopping 122% xG overperformance, which is highly unsustainable for any attacker in the world, and should not be viewed as an indicator of his goal threat. At the same time, his gung-ho attacking approach must be considered within the context of his team context. Under Nuri Sahin, when Gittens was tasked with sticking close to the touchline, Dortmund weren’t the greatest attacking side, which meant Gittens needed to constantly create shots out of nothing. Moreover, his off-ball activity offers some hope for improvements in his goal threat, even though his ‘end product’ appears to have a clear ceiling. Image: Chelsea FC What does the data say about Jamie Gittens? Jake Entwistle As Ash as alluded to, Jamie Gittens is an extreme dribbler. Whether it be Carries or Take-Ons, bringing the ball towards the opposition goal with the ball at his feet is his superpower and his calling card. From a pool of 1,528 outfield players with 810+ minutes across Europe’s Big Five Leagues in 2024/25, Gittens ranked first for Percentage of Touches as Take-On Attempts. Almost every fifth action is an Attempted Take-On. You don’t often see another player ranked above Jérémy Doku in these lists. Gittens was also one of 20 players in that same pool to average at least 2.8 Carries into the Final Third and 2.8 Carries into the Penalty Area per 90. From that list, only Doku - now back at the top - and Lamine Yamal had more Attempted Take-Ons per 90. Gittens, though, ranked first for Shot-Creating Actions via Take-Ons, leading a group of just four players to average at least one SCA via Take-On per 90. Gittens generates twice as many as Doku. When sorting that same group by the Percentage of their SCA created via Take-Ons, Gittens is a massive outlier. He is the only player in this list with a dependency (better word?) above 30%… and he’s pushing 40%. But you can’t really argue with his choice. Of the 259 players to attempt 3+ Take-Ons per 90 in our dataset, Gittens ranks 6th for his ability to convert them into SCA via Take-Ons - 17% of his Attempted Take-Ons lead to a Shot-Creating Action via Take-On. For context, Doku is at 6.47%. It’s also worth emphasising that Gittens attempts the most Take-Ons per 90 in this group and is one of six to attempt 5+ per 90 alongside Vinicius Júnior, Jamal Musiala, Mattia Felici, Kingsley Coman and Raúl Moro. Through that lens, only Coman is more efficient. 💥 Also, did you notice? The Gamebreakers start to appear when you look at efficiency and volume in tandem: Mohamed Salah and Evan Guessand both feature in this list. Basically, Jamie Gittens is an extreme Roadrunner Archetype in both style and substance. If you have no intention to lean into this, he is not the winger for you. Platform him correctly, you have a carry-first cheat code. Explore the scatter plot below to discover more. Discover Roadrunners like Jamie Gittens A plot of Shot-Creating Actions via Take-Ons and Percentage of Take-On Attempts as SCA via Take-Ons for players that averaged 3+ Attempted Take-Ons per 90 minutes across Europe's Big Five Leagues in 2024/25. Dashed lines represent sample averages. How will Jamie Gittens fit in at Chelsea? Ashwin Raman Wingers have a large role to play in Chelsea’s system. Much of Enzo Maresca’s attacking tactics against low blocks comes down to positioning wingers near the touchline to stretch defences and tasking them with ball-carrying and creating shots out of thin air. As we’ve discussed earlier, few young wingers are as adept at dribbling past defenders and creating shots off the dribble — albeit often low-quality — which makes Gittens a great fit for Maresca’s tactical approach. Another consideration is Chelsea’s attacking dynamic down the left is the left-winger’s positioning in relation to the starting left-back, Marc Cucurella. The Spaniard is tasked with dropping deep to form a back three, inverting into midfield, or making attacking overlapping and underlapping runs based on the situation. This works best with a winger who’s comfortable at both staying close to the touchline as well as cutting inside and making runs in the channels, and Gittens certainly fits the bill. With Chelsea seeming set to add João Pedro to their attacking arsenal, Maresca is likely to rotate the quintet making up his forward line. But Gittens seems likely to start across a variety of contexts, as he’s Chelsea’s only true touchline specialist on the left and his skillset serves the side well on the transition and against low blocks. Nevertheless, Maresca is unlikely to start five forwards, and Gittens may be the one relegated to the bench to fit in João Pedro against tougher opposition.

Arsenal agree personal terms with Noni Madueke ahead of potential transfer https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6462138/2025/07/05/noni-madueke-arsenal-Chelsea-transfer/ By David Ornstein and more Arsenal have agreed personal terms with Noni Madueke as they consider making an approach to Chelsea for the winger. Madueke, 23, has given his green light to the move but there have been no club-to-club talks yet. Arsenal have good relations with Chelsea and have already done business with them this summer, with goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga joining Mikel Arteta’s side after the north London side triggered his £5million ($6.8m) release clause. Madueke is of interest to Arsenal as they weigh up options to provide depth on the right wing, while the England international is also capable of operating on the opposite flank. The Athletic reported on July 1 that Madueke was one of the options being considered by Arsenal as they searched for a versatile attacking player to add to Mikel Arteta’s squad this summer, with Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze and Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers also under consideration. What You Should Read Next Ethan Nwaneri’s Arsenal contract situation – what we’re hearing As Arsenal’s hierarchy debate squad-building decisions, the role of Nwaneri will feature prominently in their discussions Madueke has made 45 appearances for Chelsea this season, including four at the Club World Cup in the United States. He scored 11 goals and added five assists despite missing time with a hamstring injury and Enzo Maresca twice opting to leave him out of his matchday squad. Madueke was dropped for the 3-0 win over Aston Villa in December over his apparent performances in training. He was also omitted from the defeat by Fulham later that month in what Maresca called a “technical decision”. Madueke joined Chelsea from PSV Eindhoven in January 2023 and has gone on to appear in 91 matches for the club. His contract runs until 2030. He previously represented Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace at youth level before joining PSV on a three-year deal in 2018 and later extending his contract with the Dutch side. Due to the age he left for the Netherlands (16), Madueke does not count as homegrown in England for the purposes of Premier League and UEFA squad regulations. Madueke was first called up to the England senior squad in August 2024 and has gone on to win seven caps. He was previously a regular at youth level. Chelsea have made significant additions in attacking areas this summer with Liam Delap arriving for £30m from Ipswich Town, Joao Pedro joining from Brighton & Hove Albion for in a deal in excess of £50m and Jamie Gittens signing from Borussia Dortmund for an initial fee of £48.5m plus £3.5m in potential add-ons. Additional reporting: Seb Stafford-Bloor Analysis By Chelsea correspondent Liam Twomey Madueke has been a reasonably productive winger for Chelsea since arriving from PSV, without ever establishing himself as an indispensable starter. His aggression in taking on his defender in 1v1 situations has been valued by Mauricio Pochettino and Enzo Maresca. He also has excellent chemistry with Cole Palmer, his old friend and team-mate in England’s various youth age groups. That was best demonstrated by the high point of his Chelsea career: a 14-minute hat-trick against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux last season. Madueke always carries himself as if he believes he is the best player on the pitch. At times, that ironclad self-belief is a real asset to his team, but not always. Repeated attempts to take penalty duties marred his season under Pochettino, and most Chelsea supporters will have noticed that he rarely tries to hide his annoyance when substituted. Pochettino also publicly challenged Madueke to be better in training, while Maresca made what he referred to as a “technical decision” to drop him last season. Chelsea are increasingly well stocked on the right flank. Pedro Neto has quickly blossomed into Maresca’s favoured starter on that side and the prodigiously talented Estevao will need room to grow. Tyrique George can also play on the right and Geovany Quenda is arriving from Sporting CP in the summer of 2026. It is not hard to see why Chelsea might be prepared to let Madueke go, particularly since this week’s negotiated settlement with UEFA underlined the club’s need to sell as well as buy. But there is also a long-standing belief at Stamford Bridge that he has proven himself a better and more valuable player than he was two and a half years ago, so the price will be important.

https://thedailybriefing.io/i/167567792/newcastle-united Newcastle have set an £80m asking price for Tino Livramento as he attracts interest from Manchester City this summer.

Nico Williams has signed a new 10-year contract at Athletic Bilbao with a €100m release clause and a salary of €10m net per year. (Fabrizio Romano) That is £332K PW gross wages Sterling level and for TEN YEARS so £173m gross wages in toto!!! madness

absolutely, we have (as I have said for ages) an overload of left-footed wingers/AMFs

yes J Pedro is NOT primarily a winger do not know who started that false framing here but it is in error

BBC: Chelsea have completed the signing of winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund for a fee of £48.5m plus the potential for a further £3.5m in add-ons. (60m euros in toto) https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c3enp85lg1eo

Rashford, Garnacho, Sancho, Antony and Malacia all request transfers from Man United Five Manchester United stars have informed the club that they want to leave. 🤪

hard pass on those 2 plus really hard pass on Garnacho Malick Fofana is a better target

super dodgy out of context quote by that clout-chaser tweeter here is the full quote

at least all our winger targets (Kudus, Malick Fofana, Nwaneri, and Rodrygo perhaps) are all good to great players, none of those 4 are shite at all

you have arguably the 2 best CBs so far in the tournament Pacho and Huijsen both get red cards today and will both miss the semis plus our best CB, Colwill misses the other semi due to yellow cards as does Fluminense's 2nd best CB and IF Al-Hilal had went through, another CB who has been amazing (KK) would have been suspended, lol (yellow cards)

one of the most bizarre games post Covid

wow almost 3 3 Cuntois with a super save at the death

3 2

insane ending going on was 2 0 then 2 1 then 3 1 now a pen for Dortmund and red card for Huijsen