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🚨 EXCL: Chelsea have made a €30m opening bid for Granit Xhaka.

The move comes at the request of Xabi Alonso, who previously coached the Swiss midfielder at Bayer Leverkusen. (Via @lucacerchione)

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🚨 NEW: Chelsea have reached an agreement with Granit Xhaka on personal terms.

The midfielder is pushing for the move to reunite with Xabi Alonso and return to London.

The deal now depends on an agreement between Chelsea and Sunderland .

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@FabrizioRomano @dchukwutem85 What a deal this will become

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@HassCFC Not bad

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🚨 NEW: Chelsea want Maxence Lacroix and the defender is keen on the move.

Talks are progressing, with both sides pushing to get a deal done after the 2026 FIFA World Cup. (L’Équipe)

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🚨 NEW: Granit Xhaka is ready to accept ANY contract terms to complete a move to Chelsea.

The midfielder wants to reunite with Xabi Alonso and return to London. Verbal agreement reached. (@FabrizioRomano)

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🚨 NEW: Granit Xhaka is ready to accept ANY contract terms to complete a move to Chelsea.

The midfielder wants to reunite with Xabi Alonso and return to London. Verbal agreement reached. (@FabrizioRomano)

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🚨 EXCL: Chelsea have made a €30m opening bid for Granit Xhaka.

The move comes at the request of Xabi Alonso, who previously coached the Swiss midfielder at Bayer Leverkusen. (Via @lucacerchione)

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@FabrizioRomano Deal on

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@AaronHRamiro Love it

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🚨 EXCL: Chelsea have made a €30m opening bid for Granit Xhaka.

The move comes at the request of Xabi Alonso, who previously coached the Swiss midfielder at Bayer Leverkusen. (Via @lucacerchione)

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Malo Gusto did a no-look pass when we had the chance to extend the scoreline. Burnley then went on to equalise.. 2 valuable points dropped

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Belgium's golden generation was just a Prime Eden Hazard

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@FTXtra What is this

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@InsideChelseaHQ Won’t take Reece James spot

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🚨Cpt Moises Caicedo lead Ecuador National team to their second word cup win in 14 years qualifying them for the next round.

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@InsideChelseaHQ He scored goal of his career with that one

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@Chemistry_prep He’s not white

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🚨 Chelsea and AC Milan are close to agreeing a €60m deal for Nicolas Jackson.

That’s almost double the €37m Chelsea paid for him in 2023.

Another masterclass if this gets over the line.

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@_CFCWhizz Naah. Dear and life aren’t same