Chelsea Transfers

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Chelsea grow frustrated with loan-only offers, Maresca's disagreement with the board could end ugly, Neville: Chelsea lack a spine & not there yet, Signings need to adapt, Much more.....

The Chelsea FC Newsletter: Tuesday 19th August 2025!

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/sources-Chelsea-grow-frustrated-with

 

Hope you’ve had a good start to your week! It’s been a rough weekend in our house but I’m back on the road today!

Chelsea had a bit of a stuttering start to the new league campaign on Sunday only managing a 0-0 draw at home to Crystal Palace, and we’ve had some reactions and other bits and pieces out on that this week.

I had the live blog running yesterday and you can check in on all of that here. This covers everything you need to know, all the latest transfer news, and much more from across the last 24 hours in the same place.

Gary Neville thinks that Chelsea still lack a spine in the squad and are not there yet. Neville loves an opportunity to go at Chelsea, we all know that. Some debate in this one here on Neville’s comments.

Blues boss Enzo Maresca has admitted that some of the new signings need to adapt in his reflections on the Palace draw. We all know this and I wrote last week how we need to be patient with them. Words on that here.

Meanwhile, Maresca is having an alleged disagreement with the board over signing a new centre back, although there is more to it than that. It’s a situation that could get ugly though because Maresca has been so public with it. Story here.

I also had a sourced article out yesterday on how Chelsea are growing frustrated with loan only offers coming in for players they desperately need to sell this window now. You can get the drop on that here.

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Liverpool set £35m asking price for player who struggled against Bournemouth in season opener

https://www.caughtoffside.com/2025/08/18/liverpool-asking-price-player-struggled-bournemouth/

 

Liverpool’s summer transfer business is still not over with under two weeks remaining in the transfer window to shut down.

The Reds have done majority of their transfer business this summer. They have strengthened their attack, midfield as well as their defense but changes could still be made by Arne Slot considering the options available in the market.

The Premier League champions are targeting moves for Newcastle United star Alexander Isak as well as Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi.

Both are being difficult to sign due to the stance taken by their current clubs but the situation could change soon giving Reds the hope of making a double deal that would make a statement.

Players could be allowed to leave the club as well, those are not in the plans of Slot or are refusing to sign a new deal.

Tsimikas and Konate could leave Liverpool

Left-back Kostas Tsimikas is expected to leave soon for more playing time away from Anfield while centre-back Ibrahima Konate, who has still not signed a new deal at the club after entering the final year of his contract, faces an uncertain future.

With Konate refusing to sign a new deal after failing to agree to terms offered to him by the club, the Merseyside club are ready to cash in on him this summer.

The French centre-back struggled in Liverpool’s first match of the season against Bournemouth. Antoine Semenyo left him on the floor when he scored for Andoni Iraola’s side to bring the visitors level in the match.

According to Mundo Deportivo, the Premier League giants are ready to sell the French defender this summer if they receive an offer of £35m for him.

Real Madrid are interested in Ibrahima Konate

Real Madrid have shown interest in signing him but only as a free agent at the end of the season, similar to how they signed former Liverpool player Trent Alexander-Arnold. Barcelona have also been linked with a move for Konate.

Due to failed negotiations over his wage demands, the Reds are now ready to entertain the idea of selling Konate this summer.

In that case, the potential signing of Guehi would become even more important for them.

The final few days of the transfer window are entering an exciting phase and Liverpool will be on of the clubs actively looking to make changes to their squad.

Sources: Liverpool deal faces threat of hijack after talks stall to sign prime target

 

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Chelsea

https://thedailybriefing.io/i/171321552/Chelsea

• Chelsea are open to loan offers for England winger Raheem Sterling, 30, and want to move on a further eight players before the transfer window shuts. (Telegraph)

• Chelsea have also rejected a loan offer from Bayern Munich for French forward Christopher Nkunku, 27 - they will only sanction a permanent transfer. (Times)

• Xavi Simons is expected to play RB Leipzig’s opener vs Bayern before completing his Chelsea move. Personal terms are fully agreed, and the transfer is seen as highly likely, with RB still awaiting the official bid. (Florian Plettenberg)

• Talks between Bayern and Chelsea over Nkunku continue, with Bayern pushing for a loan and Chelsea demanding a permanent deal. Nkunku wants the move, but no agreement is close yet. (Fabrizio Romano)

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jesus christ sterling is only 30

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3 minutes ago, Vesper said:

IF so, what happened to get him to that point?

It seems all so nebulous, same as Tuchel's sacking.

Maresca was outwardly happy with him then suddenly wasn't.around same time came out that Viega wants to just play CB or whatever it was,wouldn't be up for cross examination. 

It seems to me there's 4 things that aren't acceptable to Maresca. players wanting to be given guaranteed starter status. Players not wanting to be flexible to team needs,lazy in training and lack of off field professionalism.

It' s obviously not due to playing ability.

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Chelsea have already set up a deal with RB Leipzig for Xavi Simons.

(@Matt_Law_DT)

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Villarreal are still trying to sign Chelsea defender Renato Veiga, who also has interest from French club Marseille and within the Premier League.

Axel Disasi has attracted interest from Italy.

(@Matt_Law_DT)

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Aston Villa are exploring a move for Nicolas Jackson.

(@Matt_Law_DT)

👀Morgan Rogers👀

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1 minute ago, mkh said:

Villarreal are still trying to sign Chelsea defender Renato Veiga, who also has interest from French club Marseille and within the Premier League.

Axel Disasi has attracted interest from Italy.

(@Matt_Law_DT)

If Disasi ends up in Italy he'll need a helicopter on standby every home game ready to get him out of the stadium alive!  and on away games would be carried out on the shoulders of the home fans.

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Manchester United will not accept a deal worth less than £50m for Garnacho. They feel he is at least equal to Madueke and that his stats line up well with Jamie Gittens.

(@MikeKeegan_DM @NathSalt1)

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It’s like we hear a different club is in for one of our want away players every week but then none of them actually go as far as to actually bid. And then when someone actually does bid we hear within 24 hours that the move has stalled because all of these buying clubs are so cheap.

I’m going to be pissed off to no end if we actually send £50m on Garnacho before signing Simons and then we get briefed next week that “Chelsea tried hard for Simons but decided he isn’t needed anymore.”

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West Ham, Nottingham Forest, Napoli and RB Leipzig, who continue to look for solutions for Carney Chukwuemeka.

(@Simon Jones)

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Raheem Sterling would prefer to stay in London if possible and is understood to have interest from Fulham, Crystal Palace and West Ham.

Galatasaray and Bayer Leverkusen have also shown interest in the England international.

(@MailSport)

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From Uli Hoeneß's point of view, there will be no further permanent signings at FC Bayern Munich this summer. "I would strongly advocate filling the squad with a loan player who will be signed until June 30, 2026," the honorary president of the German record champions told the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.

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Boooommm Breaking: RB Leipzig step up talks to sign Christopher Nkunku. (@David_Ornstein)

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14 minutes ago, mkh said:

Boooommm Breaking: RB Leipzig step up talks to sign Christopher Nkunku. (@David_Ornstein)

Got excited until Ornstein said “no deal is close yet.”

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1 hour ago, mkh said:

Manchester United will not accept a deal worth less than £50m for Garnacho. They feel he is at least equal to Madueke and that his stats line up well with Jamie Gittens.

(@MikeKeegan_DM @NathSalt1)

time to flush that deal then

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47 minutes ago, mkh said:

From Uli Hoeneß's point of view, there will be no further permanent signings at FC Bayern Munich this summer. "I would strongly advocate filling the squad with a loan player who will be signed until June 30, 2026," the honorary president of the German record champions told the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper.

I detest Bayern, Dortmund, and many of the biggest Italian clubs when it comes to transfers

they always want a 'heads I win, tails you lose' outcome

outrageous prices when they are selling, and then loan with no obligation to buy (and often with clubs paying part of the salary) stances when they are buying, OR ultra low perm tranfers prices, well below remotely fair market value

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