🗣Romeo Lavia on defensive stats:

"Thank God I play next to Caicedo. Sometimes, he does my job. Moi is unbelievable. But, I hope I can show some of these, these skills as well because they're part of my style of play."

"My job is for them [attacking players] to go in and shine. My example, if I can name them, someone like Busquets. People say, if you watch the game, you don't see, something like that, because he's a major part of the success he's had with his team."

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Gittens [to Chelsea] is done and dusted as far as we know. I think the medical was done in the states, and so that would just be a matter of time until they put it into confirmation. So there's no real rush on that one.

🔗 David Ornstein - The Athletic

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🚨 Breaking: Chelsea have held talks with Dortmund over a move for 21 year old defender Soumaïla Coulibaly, it’s understood if agreed, he will play for Strasbourg next season.

🔗 Kaveh Solhekol - Sky Sports

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🚨 Chelsea are understood to have offered TWO/THREE players for Mohammed Kudus, however West Ham United are adamant that they want a straight cash deal.🔵🇬🇭

🔗 ExWHUEmployee (Source close to West Ham)

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"There is clearly some noise around the Nicolas Jackson situation. But I repeat, it's not something I know that Chelsea are actively trying to bring about.

I think they've got huge respect for Nicolas Jackson, and what has he achieved so far, and the potential that he has for growth. I just know that he's the type of player and profile the number of clubs like. I've spoken to them. And whenever you mentioned Jackson, they say, he could become really, really good, and Chelsea will be aware of that themselves."

🔗 David Ornstein - The Athletic

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"People say they [Chelsea] are stockpiling in certain positions, but that might look very differently when when players are shifted.

There are clubs that I speak to who say, look, Chelsea were mocked in certain quarters for the long contract, their attempts to bring the wage bill down, and what appeared to be crazy recruitment, but then now looking at it and saying, actually, we need to take a bit of a leaf out there."

🔗 David Ornstein - The Athletic

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"On Chelsea's project, Naturally, mistakes will be made within that. There'll be experiments that don't work out. There'll be many players that do. Some of them won't work initially, but will longer term.

You've seen like Caicedo blossoming now, for example, and so there's a bit of trial and error in it, and when you're signing players who have market value, and I guess with this sort of American mentality and the need to trade in this PSR era, which more clubs are learning now, it is not something Chelsea are afraid to do."

"Although it may have appeared a bit chaotic in that earlier year or two, I think things have settled down somewhat, despite what you might see on social media and people making all sorts of jokes, but Chelsea appeared to have the last laugh in terms of qualifying for the Champions League and forming a side that is looking increasingly competitive."

🔗 David Ornstein - The Athletic

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🚨 Multiple news outlets have confirmed that Liverpool striker Diogo Jota has tragically died in a car crash alongside his brother.

Jota got married just 5 days ago. 💔💔

RIP, Jota 🕊

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Statement | Chelsea FC

"Everyone at Chelsea FC is devastated to learn of the tragic passing of Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre.

Our thoughts go out to their family, friends and all at Liverpool FC at this incredibly difficult time." 💙

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"Chelsea's plan has always been, to sort of get a young group of players together so that they can grow together."

"Chelsea don't want this to be just a one-hit, one-season success. They want a sustained period of being able to challenge for trophies."

"I think there is a growing belief within the group, and we saw that again against Benfica in very trying circumstances the other night."

"I think that group, a few months ago would have lost that game. But I think there's that inner belief now that's growing again. This group of young players are growing together. And, and are getting better together."

🔗 Simon Johnson - The Athletic

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🚨 Understand Strasbourg agreed €7.5m plus €1m deal to sign defender Soumaila Coulibaly from Borussia Dortmund.

Deal in place between clubs, not a loan from Chelsea but direct move to Strasbourg.

5 year contract.

🔗 Fabrizio Romano

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🗣 Dewsbury-Hall:

"Nobody is overlooking Palmeiras and we have seen South American teams in this tournament have been really strong."

"It’s a challenge I’m looking forward to, and the lads are also looking forward to. So we will make sure we’re all ready for it."

"It was the first time I have ever started a game at 4pm and finished it at 9pm! It was crazy, a really weird situation. "

"But it felt nice that even though we were waiting in the changing room for two hours, we came out and eventually got the job done."

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Joao Pedro converted 21 per cent of his shots into goals last season — a better rate than all of Chelsea’s forwards.

🔗 The Athletic

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