🚨 EXCL: Reiss Nelson agrees deal with Arsenal to terminate contract by mutual consent. Terms ran until June 2027+1 but 26yo winger leaves #AFC now as free agent. Interest from England & abroad - will assess options before deciding next step @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/7B8VV7NC6D
🚨🔵 Chelsea are in negotiations with Emiliano ‘Dibu’ Martínez camp over possible late move.
The Argentinian goalkeeper has been offered to #CFC as Suzuki will be the starting GK at Villa, as @David_Ornstein reports.
Talks ongoing; Chelsea considering this option. Dibu, keen.
🚨🔵⚪️ Enzo Fernández have his green light to Manchester City as he’s open to move and re-join Enzo Maresca.
#MCFC bid to be sent soon and up to Chelsea.
🎥➕ https://t.co/oNKoQReOAv
🚨 Mikel Obi on Enzo Fernandez after last night:
Listen… I’ve been at this club a long time, so I know exactly what I’m talking about.
We’ve given Enzo everything, love, support, patience, even the armband as vice-captain. And then last night he walks straight down the tunnel while the rest of the boys are still out there applauding the away fans. That’s not leadership. That’s disrespect. Simple as that.
When you wear that armband at Chelsea, it’s not just for decoration. You have a responsibility to the badge, to your teammates, and to the supporters who travel and pay their money to come watch and support you. You don’t just disappear when the whistle goes. The young players in that dressing room are watching. They look up to the seniors. If the vice-captain can just walk off, what message does that send?
For me, that moment showed his mind is already somewhere else. And once a player’s head is gone, it becomes very difficult.
Chelsea is bigger than any single player. I’ve seen big names come through this club, enjoy the spotlight, and leave. The club is still here. Always will be. No individual is bigger than this badge.
If Manchester City want him and the right offer comes, open the door and let him go, but only on Chelsea’s terms. We should never be desperate to keep a player who no longer wants to fight for us.
An unhappy player in the dressing room is dangerous. It kills the atmosphere, it creates silent tension, and slowly it starts dragging everyone down. We cannot afford another season of distractions and bad energy.
I’d rather have a group of hungry players who actually want to wear this shirt with pride than keep one man who’s already counting the days until he leaves.
Sell him. Move on. Protect the dressing room. Blue is the colour, not any individual’s ego.
🚨🔵I think Xabi Alonso would be using Enzo Fernández as a deep-lying playmaker.
When Enzo plays deeper, you get one of his biggest strengths: his ability to control a game with his passing. He can receive the ball from the centre-backs, turn under pressure, switch play, break lines and dictate the tempo from deep.
He's also very good at finding runners and progressing the ball without needing to constantly operate around the box.
It could also allow Enzo to see more of the ball. Instead of waiting for the game to come to him higher up the pitch, he can be the player who starts the attacks.
Alonso has already shown that he isn't afraid to change players' roles to get the best out of them.
For me, deep-lying playmaker Enzo alongside Caicedo could be one of Chelsea's most dangerous midfield combinations. 🔵🔥
🚨 NEW: Xabi Alonso: “For me it’s not to tell people what to expect, it’s to show, to deliver, words are really cheap, I can say oh they can expect 100 goals but we need to perform on the pitch. Show me, don’t tell me” (@MenInBlazers) #CFC