Chelsea Transfers

[LAM09 7,069]

1 hour ago, guddy6969 said:

That is positive.. But we really got away with it, with the other teams not taking their chances and help from the ref. 

Maybe so, but he still capitalised on it. Also, I'm sure there will be plenty of times this season when things will go against us. At the end of the day, we have 7 points. Hopefully, we can build on things.

57 minutes ago, Strike said:

I watched two average performances benefiting from referees chalking off goals. I expect a healthy gap between us and Arsenal/Liverpool by November. We have good depth but we are short of genuine attacking quality in the XI, especially if Delap is out for a while

As I mentioned above, we capitalised on those decisions. Did you watch Liverpool V Newcastle (who had 10  men for more than half the game)?

The lack of another first team AM could be a problem with Palmer out for however long. I'm not expecting much from Buonanotte.

Edited 5 hours ago by LAM09

[Vesper 30,261]

Chelsea sign Ishe Samuels-Smith 33 days after selling him to Strasbourg

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6591507/2025/09/02/ishe-samuels-smith-Chelsea-strasbourg-blueco/

 

Ishe Samuels-Smith has rejoined Chelsea from Strasbourg, 33 days after signing a permanent deal with the French club.

The Athletic reported in July that Samuels-Smith, 19, was to join Strasbourg for an undisclosed fee and this was confirmed by the clubs — both of whom are owned by BlueCo, the consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital — on July 30.

On September 1, transfer deadline day in Europe’s top five leagues, The Athletic reported that the defender was to sign for Championship side Swansea City on loan. He had appeared on the bench for one of Strasbourg’s Ligue 1 games but did not feature.

On September 2, the clubs released statements saying that Samuels-Smith had rejoined Chelsea, with the Premier League side confirming that the Englishman had completed a loan move to Swansea. The Welsh club also confirmed Samuels-Smith had signed on loan from Chelsea.

The English transfer window closed at 7pm BST on September 1 but clubs can submit deal sheets to give themselves two extra hours to complete moves. Clubs are also not obligated to publicly announce transfers before the deadline — Manchester City, for example, only confirmed the signing of Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain on the morning of September 2.

Sources with knowledge of the situation say that fellow defender Ismael Doukoure remaining at Strasbourg and signing a new contract on August 20 until June 2028, played a part in the decision for Samuels-Smith to leave. His loan to a Championship club is seen as a chance to get competitive minutes, similar to Reece James’ time at Wigan Athletic in 2018-19.

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Samuels-Smith joined Chelsea from Everton for £4million (now $5.4m) in the summer of 2023. He has yet to feature for the first team but has played regularly for and captained the Under-21s. In April, Chelsea announced the England Under-19 international had signed a new contract until 2031.

Samuels-Smith had been one of six players to move from Chelsea to Strasbourg. Mike Penders, Kendry Paez and Mamadou Sarr joined the Ligue 1 side on loan — FIFA rules permit a maximum of three loans from one club to another — while Samuels-Smith, Mathis Amougou and Ben Chilwell signed permanently. Sarr had joined Chelsea from Strasbourg on a permanent deal at the start of the transfer window.

BlueCo completed its purchase of Chelsea in May 2022, taking control of Strasbourg the following June.

FIFA rules on player registration state: “Players may be registered with a maximum of three clubs during one season. During this period, a player is only eligible to play official matches for two clubs.”

[Strike 7,522]

2 hours ago, Mário César said:

lol arsenal play shit against united, play ok against liverpool 

liverpool was lucky cuz newcastle was one away down and against bournemouth at home almost draw the game

sometimes I think that the fans think that its necessary won for 3 or 4 goals to neil always

ofc the others teams have quality and this is the premierleague. almost everyteam have quality

Unlike Arsenal and Liverpool, Chelsea have not demonstrated they are good enough to come close to 85-90 points.

 

[Fernando 6,587]

57 minutes ago, Vesper said:

Chelsea sign Ishe Samuels-Smith 33 days after selling him to Strasbourg

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6591507/2025/09/02/ishe-samuels-smith-Chelsea-strasbourg-blueco/

 

Ishe Samuels-Smith has rejoined Chelsea from Strasbourg, 33 days after signing a permanent deal with the French club.

The Athletic reported in July that Samuels-Smith, 19, was to join Strasbourg for an undisclosed fee and this was confirmed by the clubs — both of whom are owned by BlueCo, the consortium led by Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital — on July 30.

On September 1, transfer deadline day in Europe’s top five leagues, The Athletic reported that the defender was to sign for Championship side Swansea City on loan. He had appeared on the bench for one of Strasbourg’s Ligue 1 games but did not feature.

On September 2, the clubs released statements saying that Samuels-Smith had rejoined Chelsea, with the Premier League side confirming that the Englishman had completed a loan move to Swansea. The Welsh club also confirmed Samuels-Smith had signed on loan from Chelsea.

The English transfer window closed at 7pm BST on September 1 but clubs can submit deal sheets to give themselves two extra hours to complete moves. Clubs are also not obligated to publicly announce transfers before the deadline — Manchester City, for example, only confirmed the signing of Gianluigi Donnarumma from Paris Saint-Germain on the morning of September 2.

Sources with knowledge of the situation say that fellow defender Ismael Doukoure remaining at Strasbourg and signing a new contract on August 20 until June 2028, played a part in the decision for Samuels-Smith to leave. His loan to a Championship club is seen as a chance to get competitive minutes, similar to Reece James’ time at Wigan Athletic in 2018-19.

What You Should Read Next

Inside BlueCo’s Strasbourg: Fan protests, Chelsea loan stars and Rosenior’s sky-high ambition

The Ligue 1 club are not the easiest to manage but their young English coach is carving a formidable reputation this season

Samuels-Smith joined Chelsea from Everton for £4million (now $5.4m) in the summer of 2023. He has yet to feature for the first team but has played regularly for and captained the Under-21s. In April, Chelsea announced the England Under-19 international had signed a new contract until 2031.

Samuels-Smith had been one of six players to move from Chelsea to Strasbourg. Mike Penders, Kendry Paez and Mamadou Sarr joined the Ligue 1 side on loan — FIFA rules permit a maximum of three loans from one club to another — while Samuels-Smith, Mathis Amougou and Ben Chilwell signed permanently. Sarr had joined Chelsea from Strasbourg on a permanent deal at the start of the transfer window.

BlueCo completed its purchase of Chelsea in May 2022, taking control of Strasbourg the following June.

FIFA rules on player registration state: “Players may be registered with a maximum of three clubs during one season. During this period, a player is only eligible to play official matches for two clubs.”

Isn't this some shady business going on here? 

[bluesman2610 1,423]

Apparently they said he was homesick

[nyikolajevics 2,706]

29 minutes ago, bluesman2610 said:

Apparently they said he was homesick

So we resigned and sent him to Wales.

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