Chelsea Transfers

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New English midfielder comes up in internal conversations this week

Potential transfer brewing up

https://siphillipstalkschelsea.substack.com/p/sources-new-english-midfielder-comes

You know when you just hear about a story and it just has that feel of becoming an inevitable transfer? This is one of those that is starting to have that feel.

As always, my promise on here is to deliver any inside news I get, whether big or small. And this bit of news, whilst relatively small for now, just has something about it; a sense that it could just be one of those moves that is destined to happen.

I’ve reported this interest before, but it seems like it is coming back up again now.

SPTC Sources understand Chelsea have held fresh internal conversations around interest and a potential move for James McAtee of Nottingham Forest.

Chelsea held previous strong interest in the midfielder when he was at Manchester City right before he made his move to Forest.

McAtee hasn’t been playing as much as he would like to be playing at Forest, and there is a potential opportunity there.

Chelsea have always admired the 23-year-old, which is obviously driven by Joe Shields having previously worked with McAtee.

At this point we don’t know if anything more will come of it, but there is certainly still Chelsea interest in the player and he has been spoken about just this week. January move? Summer move? Any move at all? Who knows. We will deliver more if we get it, of course.

[mkh 760]

22 minutes ago, Fernando said:

He has been the most consisten player we have. But I noticed a lot of Portuguese players are over there so he might want to go. 

Such a shame but it is what it is. 

I guess that's why we got interested in Semenyo all of a sudden?  

Exactly, I think Neto will be gone by summer 2026 at the latest.

Simon Phillips also reported today that we definitely want to sign K. Yildiz if an opportunity arises in January, otherwise in summer 2026.

That's why Chelsea needs space. Mudryk on loan, Neto, George Sterling, and Gittens on loan could all leave!

[mkh 760]

⚪️Chelsea, Arsenal, Newcastle, Dortmund and Stuttgart are very interested in the Marseille's 18-year-old midfielder Daryl Bakola.

(@sebnonda)

[Special Juan 28,772]

We may have checked but we me made that stupid idiotic decison to buy that mess Gittens..

There is only one club that Semenyo will choose if he has a brain thatsUnited, the rest are stacked with wide players

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33 minutes ago, Fernando said:

He has been the most consisten player we have. But I noticed a lot of Portuguese players are over there so he might want to go. 

Such a shame but it is what it is. 

I guess that's why we got interested in Semenyo all of a sudden?  

Don't think the player would be keen to leave top level football. Rumor is some of the Portuguese who went like Ruben Neves are looking for a way back 

Our interest in Semenyo seems to be evaluating a good market opportunity. Clear that Gittens is too raw and Garnacho has a lot to improve in his game too 

[Fernando 6,725]

8 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

We may have checked but we me made that stupid idiotic decison to buy that mess Gittens..

There is only one club that Semenyo will choose if he has a brain thatsUnited, the rest are stacked with wide players

Gittens is what Semenyo was at his age. 

I'm sure at 21 you wouldn't have care about him. 

Just needs time. Have you not learned that by now? 

[Pizy 19,283]

8 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

We may have checked but we me made that stupid idiotic decison to buy that mess Gittens..

There is only one club that Semenyo will choose if he has a brain thatsUnited, the rest are stacked with wide players

Tbf, nobody with a brain would choose United. But the money they’ll be offering may be impossible to turn down.

Bruno injured, Mbuemo and Amad now at AFCON, their results are sputtering. They’re desperate for an injection of real quality and will pay out their asses if he agrees to go to them.

[Special Juan 28,772]

Just now, Fernando said:

Gittens is what Semenyo was at his age. 

I'm sure at 21 you wouldn't have care about him. 

Just needs time. Have you not learned that by now? 

I don't listen to nothing you say, you follow me around this forum like a bad smell

Send me a DM if you have a problem with me

[Special Juan 28,772]

1 minute ago, Pizy said:

Tbf, nobody with a brain would choose United. But the money they’ll be offering may be impossible to turn down.

Bruno injured, Mbuemo and Amad now at AFCON, their results are sputtering. They’re desperate for an injection of real quality and will pay out their asses if he agrees to go to them.

That's exactly what I am saying, they need quality, Amorim said they are looking for a player, and out of all the teams United need an injection more than most

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2 minutes ago, Fernando said:

Gittens is what Semenyo was at his age. 

I'm sure at 21 you wouldn't have care about him. 

Just needs time. Have you not learned that by now? 

Gittens has looked absolutely dogshit since joining. 

[mkh 760]

✅️🔵Chelsea are working on a number of departures during the January transfer window, with players leaving the club on loan or permanently.

-G. Slonina still has hopes of playing in the World Cup.

-F. Jorgensen is pushing for a transfer, but Chelsea do not want to let him go in January.

-A. Disasi

-Facundo Buonanotte Chelsea wants to loan K. Mainoo with an option to buy or a mandatory return to Brighton for Facundo. (via@SimonPhillips)

-Tyrique George wants to play more and leave the club.

-Mykhaylo Mudryk's suspension will be lifted soon.

-Raheem Sterling Chelsea is eager to get rid of him so they don't have to pay his salary.

-Jimi Tauriainen will leave the club in January; there are many interested parties.

-Deivid Washington

-Sam Rak-Saky's contract is expiring and he has not yet wanted to sign a new contract.

-Kiano Dyer is being recalled; his future is uncertain; he has hardly played for FC Volendam.

-Leo Castledine has many interested parties in the Championship. Chelsea would let him go for a good transfer fee.

(@SkySports)

[Fernando 6,725]

Just now, DDA said:

Gittens has looked absolutely dogshit since joining. 

I think he might need a season or two. 

Cucu was that horrible as well. 

And the difference is that Gittens is 21. He is not ready for us and thus might need a loan. 

I think the problem was the amount of money we paid. Because of the money we paid the expectations was high, and that is the problem of the club. 

But he needs time. The case I'm making is that Semenyo at 21 no one would have considered. It took him a couple of seasons. 

I'm not sure we can have that luxury but he merits some time. I'm not ready to put him as a total waste. With him I will wait for another season or at the most two, probably a loan will be good for him. 

[Special Juan 28,772]

4 minutes ago, mkh said:

✅️🔵Chelsea are working on a number of departures during the January transfer window, with players leaving the club on loan or permanently.

-G. Slonina still has hopes of playing in the World Cup.

-F. Jorgensen is pushing for a transfer, but Chelsea do not want to let him go in January.

-A. Disasi

-Facundo Buonanotte Chelsea wants to loan K. Mainoo with an option to buy or a mandatory return to Brighton for Facundo. (via@SimonPhillips)

-Tyrique George wants to play more and leave the club.

-Mykhaylo Mudryk's suspension will be lifted soon.

-Raheem Sterling Chelsea is eager to get rid of him so they don't have to pay his salary.

-Jimi Tauriainen will leave the club in January; there are many interested parties.

-Deivid Washington

-Sam Rak-Saky's contract is expiring and he has not yet wanted to sign a new contract.

-Kiano Dyer is being recalled; his future is uncertain; he has hardly played for FC Volendam.

-Leo Castledine has many interested parties in the Championship. Chelsea would let him go for a good transfer fee.

(@SkySports)

All just washed up or bog average, get rid and quickly

[mkh 760]

🗯Chelsea hope Semenyo, who is from London, will appreciate their long-term project and see an opportunity to make an immediate impact at a top club.

The view at Chelsea is that the 25-year-old would give their squad a different dimension. Semenyo would offer an added aerial threat and enviable pace and power.

Chelsea like Semenyo’s versatility and the fact he has proved himself in the Premier League. Semenyo can play on both flanks and as a striker.

Chelsea wants to revamp its midfield in the summer 2026.

(@guardian_sport)

 

[mkh 760]

🚴‍♀️Semenyo was leaning slightly towards joining Manchester City before Chelsea entered on Monday evening.

(@ChrisWheelerDM @NathSalt1 @Jack_Gaughan)

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[Pizy 19,283]

Semenyo link dead after only a couple of hours. He probably told us thanks but no thanks.

Tbf, an attacking wide player didn’t make much sense in January. 

[Special Juan 28,772]

If you added up 2 and 2 got 8 that's what this transfer was, he was never coming here with all our wingers, never in a million years

The last thing we need is another winger

[OneMoSalah 9,105]

39 minutes ago, Special Juan said:

If you added up 2 and 2 got 8 that's what this transfer was, he was never coming here with all our wingers, never in a million years

The last thing we need is another winger

Yep. If we hadn’t brought Gittens be a different story perhaps. But yeah. Top player wouldn’t of come here regardless probably.

Why enquire though? Thats the bit that makes 0 sense if there was no intentions of pursuing a deal. Just looks amateurish. 

Edited December 23, 2025 by OneMoSalah

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We looked a super exciting team in the summer after winning the CWC

Players are now clearly recognizing we are well below the levels of challenging for the league