Chelsea Transfers

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50 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Chelsea player now rated as “very likely” to be out of the Blues’ project this summer

By Simon Phillips - 9th Feb 2026, 06:30am

https://Chelsea.news/2026/02/Chelsea-player-now-rated-as-very-likely-to-be-out-of-the-blues-project-this-summer/

 

Chelsea centre back Benoit Badiashile is now rated as “very likely” to be out of the Blues’ project ahead of the summer window. The Blues are already being linked to possible new summer transfer targets and actually, I’ve had info on a huge shortlist of players that they are courting ahead of the summer window, which I have been releasing exclusively on my website over the last 7 days or so. As well as this, Chelsea have been strongly linked with former Manchester City striker Julian Alvarez this week, with reports suggesting they are advancing to sign him after holding positive talks with his reps.

 

As always with the summer window though, we will be hearing all sorts of rumours and stories in the lead up to it, so we will have to wait and see what happens in the summer as to where we will be at with Chelsea’s squad come the end of it.

There has also been fresh Chelsea links to Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa, a player who is consistently linked with The Blues and Fabrizio Romano is now teasing a potential move again with this fresh story.

Badiashile to go?

Benoit Badiashile with Moises Caicedo. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

According to a report from Caught Offside this weekend, Benoit Badiashile is now rated as “very likely” to be out of the Blues’ project as transfer suitors emerge ahead of the summer.

Interest is named as coming in from AC Milan, Juventus, and Marseille ahead of the summer window, as he’s set to be made available for around €35m this summer.

Chelsea consider Badiashile out of their project and will ideally look to sell him permanently rather than loaning him out.

Never been good enough

I’ve never overly rated Badiashile and I don’t believe he has ever been good enough to be playing at the heart of The Blues defence. I think it will be good to move him on now and I’m surprised he lasted this long.

I expect him to leave along disasi and tosin at least 

IDK if the board will try to sell chalobah but the others three must go

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We won’t get Julian Alvarez. He is top class though regardless of what people think but he isn’t necessarily an out & out 9, he is sort of a hybrid player who maybe plays best paired up with/playing off a more traditional striker. Him & Tonali would be exceptional signings - hence why neither will happen.

I’d be surprised if Alvarez doesn’t go to Barcelona, given the talk of the past 12-18 months. Both players will be costly though wherever they go.

Badiashile leaving would be good, not quite kicked on & still fetch a decent fee. Would give Barco another season in France also, no harm in playing every week for another 12 months. Will be better for his development & we hold all the chips with regards to ownership/trying to do a deal.

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5 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

We won’t get Julian Alvarez. He is top class though regardless of what people think but he isn’t necessarily an out & out 9, he is sort of a hybrid player who maybe plays best paired up with/playing off a more traditional striker. Him & Tonali would be exceptional signings - hence why neither will happen.

I’d be surprised if Alvarez doesn’t go to Barcelona, given the talk of the past 12-18 months. Both players will be costly though wherever they go.

Badiashile leaving would be good, not quite kicked on & still fetch a decent fee. Would give Barco another season in France also, no harm in playing every week for another 12 months. Will be better for his development & we hold all the chips with regards to ownership/trying to do a deal.

and why alvarez would want to join us? he want fight for titles. He will go to barça 

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54 minutes ago, Mário César said:

I expect him to leave along disasi and tosin at least 

IDK if the board will try to sell chalobah but the others three must go

I don't see them selling Chalobah as they will need CB's (particularly with Fofana's injuries and Colwill will be returning from a bad injury). 

Whether Colwill, Fofana, Chalobah and Sarr is enough next season...

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7 minutes ago, Reddish-Blue said:

I don't see them selling Chalobah as they will need CB's (particularly with Fofana's injuries and Colwill will be returning from a bad injury). 

Whether Colwill, Fofana, Chalobah and Sarr is enough next season...

yes probably and we will have laso acheapomg. the question if the board sell fofana or chalobah and try another center back. lets see ...

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32 minutes ago, Mário César said:

and why alvarez would want to join us? he want fight for titles. He will go to barça 

Barca is deffo his preferred destination from whatbInhave seen lately

it makes sense IMHO

he is made to order for their system under Flick

In terms of proven world class CFs, Lautaro Martínez, and Victor Osimhen are the only 2 remotely possible, maybe available options IMHO, plus maybe (IF they sell him) Isak (big gamble), pluxs (pure stop-gap as he will be 38yo), Lewa, but why would he ever want to come here

Harry Kane would very likely never ever come here, IF (they would be crazy to sell him, but who knows) Bayern sell him

some here love to say *OMG just get a proven world class CF', but they just are not out there, other than the ones I have listed for so so long