Chelsea Transfers

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Antoine Semenyo decides next move amid Liverpool, Man United & Man City interest

Bournemouth star has made his preference known..

https://thedailybriefing.io/p/antoine-semenyo-decides-next-move

Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has informed the Cherries hierarchy that Liverpool is his preferred destination if a transfer materialises in the upcoming January window, according to Indy Kaila News on X.

The 25-year-old winger, who has been one of Bournemouth’s best performers over the past year, is attracting significant attention from Premier League giants, but it appears he has already made his choice.

Semenyo has been “vocal” and transparent with Bournemouth’s management about his ambitions. While he remains committed to performing for the club, he believes a move to Anfield would take his career to the next level.

Antoine Semenyo is adamant on Liverpool move

Internally, Semenyo is said to view Liverpool not only as a step up but as a club where he could compete for major honours immediately.

Those around the Ghana international say he genuinely believes he can make an instant impact under Arne Slot and that joining Liverpool gives him a real shot at achieving his biggest dream: Winning the Champions League.

The winger has reportedly told team-mates and staff that he sees Liverpool as a club “built for trophies,” and the opportunity to join a side competing at the very top of European football is a key driving force in his decision.

The Bournemouth attacker has scored six Premier League goals this season for Andoni Iraola’s side.

Whether Liverpool see Semenyo as a long term Mohamed Salah replacement or someone who can fill the void left after the departure of Luis Diaz, remains to be seen.

While Bournemouth are reluctant to lose one of their most influential players mid-season, they will not stand in his way if an acceptable offer arrives but they are expected to demand a significant fee.

Liverpool face Premier League competition

The club are aware that interest will only grow, with Manchester United and Manchester City having also monitored the Ghanaian’s progress. However, insiders insist that Liverpool’s advantage is clear: the player only wants Anfield.

Everything now rests on whether the defending Premier League champions choose to act.

If they do, Semenyo could become one of the surprise signings of the season and potentially fulfil his Champions League dream sooner than expected.

What is intriguing about all this is what Man United and Man City will do if the player decides to move to Anfield in the near future. Are they going to do anything to convince him or change their transfer target?

 

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Ibrahima Konate revealed that Mbappe “calls me every two hours to sign for Real Madrid”. (Telefoot)

[OneMoSalah 9,104]

On 15/11/2025 at 12:14, Fernando said:

You say that now that he is 25 years old and had many tries to improve. 

It's like giving the same context Gittens and Garnacho come good at 25 after many tries in the PL.....

But you don't want to be patient with the younger guys that can have potential like Semenyo? 

I'm sure if you bought Semenyo at 21 and he was not showing nothing you would have said not a good signing. 

The point is that with these younger players sometimes you need to give them a season or two and then we can assess further. 

The only youth that has come doing above others is Estevao and that is the exception not the norm. 

Yes but good squad/team building isn’t achieved by signing 25 x 18-21 year olds. You need to have some guys who are different ages to balance it out. 

Would get more out of Semenyo than both Gittens & Garnacho over the next 3 seasons probably.

He will make an excellent addition to someone else. Our chances sailed the moment we dropped another £100m on 2 young wingers.

Edited November 17, 2025 by OneMoSalah

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Man United rejected Chelsea's offer of Romeo Lavia as part of the deal that saw Alejandro Garnacho move to Stamford Bridge, ultimately for £40 million, due to concerns over the 21-year-old's fitness record.

(@MarkOgden_)

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On 01/07/2025 at 19:36, mkh said:

Antoine Semenyo has signed new long term deal at Bournemouth valid until June 2030!

Crucial move for AFCB to keep one of the most wanted players on the market.

 

On 01/07/2025 at 19:48, Stats said:

Surprised at this. He must have been offered huge wage increase and I imagine a release clause, will be inevitable announced. 

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11743/13471813/antoine-semenyo-bournemouth-forwards-lb65m-release-clause-becomes-active-in-january

Yep, as predicted, there is the release clause. Was way too random for him to sign a contract extension without a release clause. Will be interesting to see if someone goes for him in January. I hope he stays there till the summer tbh. I think Liverpool right now, would be the best option for him as I don't see us bidding for him.

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Liverpool's hopes of signing Antoine Semenyo, 25, from Bournemouth in the January transfer window have been dealt a blow with the Cherries unwilling to sell the Ghana winger during the season. (Teamtalk), external

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17 hours ago, mkh said:

Man United rejected Chelsea's offer of Romeo Lavia as part of the deal that saw Alejandro Garnacho move to Stamford Bridge, ultimately for £40 million, due to concerns over the 21-year-old's fitness record.

(@MarkOgden_)

So we were effectively looking at getting rid of him if the chance permitted itself?

These co-sporting directors really are thick as fuck, no club is stupid enough to sign injury prone players off of us 🤣

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Chelsea Football Club want to sign Nottingham Forest star Elliot Anderson in January.

Romeo Lavia could be sold at suitable price
Our information direct firom source within Chelsea.

(@indykaila)

🧳Next R.Lavia Departure Story⏳️

Does anyone understand this E.Anderson hype?

He's good, but not as good as everyone is making him out to be at the moment, or...

[OneMoSalah 9,104]

Whispers about us trying to get rid of Lavia getting louder & louder since news that United knocked us back including him as part of that deal for Garnacho….

So much for him, Fernandez & Caicedo being our long term midfield 3/most complete trio in world or Europe (still gets me every time thinking back to it). Not long after the rumours of us being open to selling Enzo Fernandez too if we got offered close to what we paid so yes fair to say that 2/3 have flattered to deceive. 

Getting rid of Lavia is the right thing to do, you cannot bank on a player who plays 30% of all games each season. Regardless of his potential ability. Will this ownership group ever learn though, signing someone who was already injured only to actively considering moving them on 2 or 2.5 seasons later… will be deemed as another bad move & rightfully so, lessons can be learned. 

I don’t see us dropping £100m + on either Elliot Anderson or Adam Wharton though & personally neither of them are worth that. It may be the going rate on the market but still we have got Santos & Essugo already on the books so would it not be more like sense to see what they are about before spending on that position again? Particularly given the noise on here about both those lads after loan spells in France & Spain….? I mean Santos in particular was the dogs bollocks last season according to many folk yet can barely get a sniff here 😂

Edited November 18, 2025 by OneMoSalah

[Fernando 6,725]

2 hours ago, mkh said:

Chelsea Football Club want to sign Nottingham Forest star Elliot Anderson in January.

Romeo Lavia could be sold at suitable price
Our information direct firom source within Chelsea.

(@indykaila)

🧳Next R.Lavia Departure Story⏳️

Does anyone understand this E.Anderson hype?

He's good, but not as good as everyone is making him out to be at the moment, or...

I think it's because of the stats. 

Remember we are stats driving by the higher ups. 

This was an article discussing Caicedo vs Rice from Skysport and at the bottom they put this info there:

If anything, the stats suggest that it is another Englishman who is closest to challenging Caicedo for the best Premier League midfielder tag. That being Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson.

Anderson leads the way in multiple categories at either end of the pitch, including passes completed, duels won, recoveries and possession won.

That form is certainly enough for him to deserve a place in Thomas Tuchel's World Cup plans. But enough to be considered the best in the league? Most would argue such a debate would be a little premature.

That doesn't apply to Caicedo, though. The impact he continues to have on the world champions certainly puts him at the forefront of those in line for the crown.

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/13445937/moises-caicedo-is-there-a-better-midfielder-than-the-Chelsea-star-in-the-premier-league

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Behind the scenes at Real Madrid, there is growing unease that the club did not enter the race for Estêvão when he was still at Palmeiras. 

The Brazilian gem was analyzed, and the decision to not move forward is now viewed with some regret given his immediate impact at Chelsea and on the national team.

( Bruno Andrade - @ESPNBrasil)

[Special Juan 28,765]

Said weeks ago, if this kid was at Madrid he would be starting every week, and I don't expect it will be too long before we hear rumours of Madrid wanting him for 200M

This kid is a star and I never big many players up, get him starting every week, stop using the word protect and amange and  all that shite and play him

[Fernando 6,725]

1 hour ago, Special Juan said:

Said weeks ago, if this kid was at Madrid he would be starting every week, and I don't expect it will be too long before we hear rumours of Madrid wanting him for 200M

This kid is a star and I never big many players up, get him starting every week, stop using the word protect and amange and  all that shite and play him

A while before we even get bother about those type of talks. 

Probably by 2030 they can start those talk lol since his contract expires on June 30, 2033

 

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🔵Chelsea will keep going with their strategy of trying to bring in the best young talents in world football. Sam Jewell went to close the deal in South America for Deinner Ordonez and I can confirm reports that Chelsea are tracking Brazilian midfielder Felipe Morais.

(@FabrizioRomano)

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https://thedailybriefing.io/p/ruben-neves-transfer-latest-update

Earlier this season I published some information I’d been given on a potential high-profile January deal, and I can now reveal some updates to the situation.

It remains the case that Ruben Neves looks likely to leave Al Hilal this January, as I wrote back in September, with some lingering interest still there from Premier League clubs such as Manchester United, Newcastle, and Tottenham.

United manager Ruben Amorim had been really keen on Neves, as I understood it, but the overall feeling now is that they’ve moved on to other targets as a priority for that position, such as Adam Wharton and Elliot Anderson.

Ruben Neves attracting interest from Turkey as wage demands look too high for Premier League clubs

My information now is that Neves’ considerable wage demands look like being an issue for him getting a Premier League move.

The former Wolves man is clearly a top player, and he’s shown that in English football in the past, but his big move to Saudi saw him pocket a contract worth £410,000-a-week.

That’s going to make it tricky for Neves to get a move to a top English club, and my sources say he’s now attracting interest from Turkey.

One particularly trustworthy figure with ties to the agents industry told me this morning: “There have been contacts between Premier League clubs and Neves’ representatives, but it’s not progressing - he earns £410,000 a week and that’s seen as too high. Fenerbahce and Galatasaray are the ones to watch now - they want a major midfield signing and Neves fits the bill.”

Other sources mentioned clubs in Serie A monitoring Neves as well, but that seems less concrete for the moment.

Ruben Neves can leave for €20m

One thing to keep an eye on is Neves’ asking price, which I’m again told could be as low as €20m due to Al Hilal being open to a sale before he comes to the end of his contract.

That might appeal to some clubs, but it still seems likely that his wage demands would have to come down to open more doors to him this January.

Still, Neves himself is said to be “keen to come back to Europe” after his spell in the Saudi Pro League, so it will be interesting to see if this means he ends up backing down when it comes to finances.

One source also spoke of Neves feeling he has “unfinished business in England”, so that could tell us something about his priorities, but again it doesn’t mean much if there aren’t any clubs willing to pay what’s required.

It’s easy to imagine, however, that an experienced player like Neves would be really appealing if the terms were right, so it remains one to keep a close eye on in the weeks ahead.

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Sources: Chelsea in contact for player who reminds Gianfranco Zola of himself!

A real situation brewing up here...

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/sources-Chelsea-in-contact-for-player

Chelsea have an opportunity to sign a player who Gianfranco Zola has said reminds him of himself in his playing days.

Zola of course is one of the best ever players to play for our club, so to say that there is a player who reminds him of himself, is something not to be ignored.

Chelsea are sensing an opportunity, and there is a real transfer situation brewing up here that The Blues are involved in.

Kenan Yildiz of Juventus is in a bit of a contract stand off with his club at the moment, and as a result, many other clubs are sniffing around.

Yildiz has been tracked by Chelsea for a couple of transfer windows now and they even tried to sign him in the summer. At that time, the deal was not possible because Juventus held firm and had no intentions of selling the 20-year-old Turkish international.

But now, with his current contract situation, Chelsea are back in the mix for Yildiz and are one of the clubs who have made fresh contact to seek out the situation.

Yildiz can play on the left wing, as a 10, or on the right wing, and will provide some versatility to any club he goes to.

It’s a case of Chelsea having tracked the youngster for some time and now see an opportunity to get him in.

However, even though the contract talks have stalled for now because Juventus do not want to pay what the players reps are asking, his current deal does run until 2029. So the ball stays in the Italian club’s court for now.

But Juventus have budget restraints, and with Chelsea, Real Madrid, Liverpool, and other big clubs calling about Yildiz right now, they may well be forced to sell the player if he does not agree to a new deal.

By the way, contract talks have stalled and not stopped. There is a chance that they can still come to an agreement. But Chelsea are certainly one of the clubs watching this situation closely.

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On 19/11/2025 at 11:05, mkh said:

🔵Chelsea will keep going with their strategy of trying to bring in the best young talents in world football. Sam Jewell went to close the deal in South America for Deinner Ordonez and I can confirm reports that Chelsea are tracking Brazilian midfielder Felipe Morais.

(@FabrizioRomano)

If they're looking for Brazilian youngsters, I wonder if the club has looked at Joao Pedro (Brazil's U-17 world cup goalkeeper).  His ability to save penalties is amazing! 

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3 hours ago, Reddish-Blue said:

If they're looking for Brazilian youngsters, I wonder if the club has looked at Joao Pedro (Brazil's U-17 world cup goalkeeper).  His ability to save penalties is amazing! 

We can’t have two Joao Pedros in the team mate.. too confusing.

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52 minutes ago, DDA said:

We can’t have two Joao Pedros in the team mate.. too confusing.

Imagine the commentary team: "Pedro plays the long ball to Pedro...who scores the goal" 😆