Chelsea are set to snap up England youth international Kian Best for their development squad.
Best, 19, is a free agent after leaving Preston North End at the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
The talented left-back has represented his country at Under-19 level, where he has won seven caps.
It’s understood Best has completed a medical and put pen to paper on a deal with the Blues.
[Daniel Marsh - The Mirror; first reported by Josh Barker - EFL Analysis]
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Best, 19, is a free agent after leaving Preston North End at the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
The talented left-back has represented his country at Under-19 level, where he has won seven caps.
It’s understood Best has completed a medical and put pen to paper on a deal with the Blues.
[Daniel Marsh - The Mirror; first reported by Josh Barker - EFL Analysis]
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
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. 💙
Our thoughts go out to their family, friends and all at Liverpool FC at this incredibly difficult time. 💙
Official statement from @Borussia_Dortmund:
“@Borussia_Dortmund's offensive player Jamie Gittens (20) is about to move to the English first division team FC Chelsea. All parties involved agreed on this on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale (USA). The contractual details are still to be processed.”
🗣️𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐒𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐡𝐥:
"The talks with Chelsea were challenging, but ultimately we are happy that we can probably realise our economic ideas and then have planning security.
“Jamie is an excellent player who has given us a lot of joy. He now wants to take the next step in his career at Chelsea, and we wish him all the best and much success.”
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #BVB
“@Borussia_Dortmund's offensive player Jamie Gittens (20) is about to move to the English first division team FC Chelsea. All parties involved agreed on this on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale (USA). The contractual details are still to be processed.”
🗣️𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐒𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐞𝐡𝐥:
"The talks with Chelsea were challenging, but ultimately we are happy that we can probably realise our economic ideas and then have planning security.
“Jamie is an excellent player who has given us a lot of joy. He now wants to take the next step in his career at Chelsea, and we wish him all the best and much success.”
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #BVB
Chelsea will pay £48.5 million plus £3.5 million in add-ons for Jamie Gittens.
@Borussia_Dortmund will also have a sell-on clause.
[fabrizioromano]
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@Borussia_Dortmund will also have a sell-on clause.
[fabrizioromano]
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🚨🔴⚪️ Understand @Arsenal_london had new round of talks for Noni Madueke as the player could be open to the move.
Nothing advanced yet in terms of club to club approach or direct negotiations but #AFC mantain contacts.
🔗 Fabrizio Romano
Nothing advanced yet in terms of club to club approach or direct negotiations but #AFC mantain contacts.
🔗 Fabrizio Romano
🗣️Enzo Maresca ahead of Palmeiras in the Club World Cup quarter-final:
💙😔 𝐎𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦-𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦:
“For Pedro, he is very sad. Probably more than sad, but we are close to Pedro to support him in the moment.
“It’s completely Pedro’s decision [whether he plays against Palmeiras]. I had a chance this morning with Pedro and we support him. Any decision he takes is the correct one, and we are going to support him in any case.
“It does not matter if he will be on the pitch or not tomorrow, we will see how he is feeling tomorrow. But in any case, we will support him.”
🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:
“We will try tomorrow [with Romeo Lavia]. He had a small problem at the end of the last game against Benfica.
“It’s just a muscle problem and tomorrow we will see if he’s fit. Otherwise we will find different solutions because Moi [Caicedo] is also suspended. So we will need to find different solutions.“
“Joao Pedro’s situation is a bit different. He was on holiday and even if he was working, it’s not the same working by yourself compared to working with the team.
“We are very happy with Joao in the last two days he has worked with us. We will see if we need him tomorrow and if we have the chance to give him some minutes, we will give him some minutes.”
🧊 𝐎𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝, 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭:
“Cole can play on both sides.
“He played against Benfica in the left pocket; he used to play in the right pocket. He just changed right to left. In many games in the season, he played in the left pocket, Newcastle at home is one I remember.
“Against Benfica, he started a little wider to come inside the pocket. But Cole’s position was exactly the same as last season, the only difference was he was in the left pocket rather than the right.”
(Via ChelseaFC)
💙😔 𝐎𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦-𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦:
“For Pedro, he is very sad. Probably more than sad, but we are close to Pedro to support him in the moment.
“It’s completely Pedro’s decision [whether he plays against Palmeiras]. I had a chance this morning with Pedro and we support him. Any decision he takes is the correct one, and we are going to support him in any case.
“It does not matter if he will be on the pitch or not tomorrow, we will see how he is feeling tomorrow. But in any case, we will support him.”
🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:
“We will try tomorrow [with Romeo Lavia]. He had a small problem at the end of the last game against Benfica.
“It’s just a muscle problem and tomorrow we will see if he’s fit. Otherwise we will find different solutions because Moi [Caicedo] is also suspended. So we will need to find different solutions.“
“Joao Pedro’s situation is a bit different. He was on holiday and even if he was working, it’s not the same working by yourself compared to working with the team.
“We are very happy with Joao in the last two days he has worked with us. We will see if we need him tomorrow and if we have the chance to give him some minutes, we will give him some minutes.”
🧊 𝐎𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝, 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭:
“Cole can play on both sides.
“He played against Benfica in the left pocket; he used to play in the right pocket. He just changed right to left. In many games in the season, he played in the left pocket, Newcastle at home is one I remember.
“Against Benfica, he started a little wider to come inside the pocket. But Cole’s position was exactly the same as last season, the only difference was he was in the left pocket rather than the right.”
(Via ChelseaFC)
Official statement from Chelsea:
“Chelsea FC has entered into a settlement agreement with UEFA concerning a break even deficit reported by the Club under UEFA’s Financial Sustainability Regulations covering the financial years 2022/2023 and 2023/2024.
“The Club has also agreed to pay a fine as a result of the Club’s squad cost ratio in the 2024 reporting year being between 80% and 90%.
“The club has worked closely and transparently with UEFA to provide a full and detailed breakdown of its financial reporting, which indicates that the financial performance of the Club is on a strong upwards trajectory.
“Chelsea FC greatly values its relationship with UEFA and considered it important to bring this matter to a swift conclusion by entering into a settlement agreement.”
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
“Chelsea FC has entered into a settlement agreement with UEFA concerning a break even deficit reported by the Club under UEFA’s Financial Sustainability Regulations covering the financial years 2022/2023 and 2023/2024.
“The Club has also agreed to pay a fine as a result of the Club’s squad cost ratio in the 2024 reporting year being between 80% and 90%.
“The club has worked closely and transparently with UEFA to provide a full and detailed breakdown of its financial reporting, which indicates that the financial performance of the Club is on a strong upwards trajectory.
“Chelsea FC greatly values its relationship with UEFA and considered it important to bring this matter to a swift conclusion by entering into a settlement agreement.”
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC
𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: Chelsea have signed Kian Best on a free transfer from Preston North End. 🤝
The defender has signed a contract with the Blues until 2027.
Having come through Preston North End’s academy, Best made his debut for the Championship club aged 17.
He went on to make a further 16 first-team appearances for the Lilywhites, and the 19-year-old also spent time on loan at League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians.
Best’s performances at Preston saw him called up by England Under-19s, and he scored and assisted on his debut as the Young Lions won the Marbella Cup in November 2023. He has featured seven times in total for the side.
[ChelseaFC]
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The defender has signed a contract with the Blues until 2027.
Having come through Preston North End’s academy, Best made his debut for the Championship club aged 17.
He went on to make a further 16 first-team appearances for the Lilywhites, and the 19-year-old also spent time on loan at League of Ireland Premier Division side Bohemians.
Best’s performances at Preston saw him called up by England Under-19s, and he scored and assisted on his debut as the Young Lions won the Marbella Cup in November 2023. He has featured seven times in total for the side.
[ChelseaFC]
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