Chelsea value Alejandro Garnacho at ยฃ90m this summer after a progressive season for the young rising star, and using the sale of Elliot Anderson as the bench mark.
Gentle reminder that Andrey played 1260 league minutes in his debut PL season in 25/26.
That's 48 minutes more than Lavia's PL minutes for Chelsea over three seasons since joining in 2023.
๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐: The Royal Belgian Football Association has released a statement in regard to Folarin Balogun being able to play against them.
"The Royal Belgian Football Association (RBFA) is astonished by FIFA's decision to declare suspended United States player Folarin Balogun eligible to play in the USAโBelgium match on Monday, 6 July at 5:00 p.m. (Seattle time)."
"FIFA bases its decision on Article 27 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code. This provision states that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee may decide to suspend the enforcement of a previously imposed disciplinary sanction."
"However, Article 66.4 of the same FIFA Disciplinary Code clearly provides that a red card (sending-off) automatically results in a suspension for the team's next match, as has been the case for all previous red cards issued during this FIFA World Cup."
"Furthermore, and irrespective of the above, the decision is in direct contradiction with the provisions of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Competition Regulations, as set out in Article 10.5:
"If a player or team official is sent off as a result of a direct or indirect red card (second caution), they will automatically be suspended from their team's subsequent match. In addition, further sanctions may be imposed."
"The automatic nature of such a suspension was also explicitly reaffirmed in FIFA World Cup 2026 Circular No. 16, which was distributed to all participating member associations on 12 May 2026."
"The same rule is reiterated at every FIFA World Cup 2026 Match Coordination Meeting prior to each match and is included in all FIFA World Cup 2026 workshop presentations.
"In order to safeguard the legitimate rights of all participating teams and to protect the fundamental principles of fair play in our sport, both at this FIFA World Cup and at future editions of the tournament, the RBFA is investigating all potential options."
Chelsea blaming the entirety of last seasonโs failings on Maresca is very convenient to say the least!
Anyway itโs all done we move and in Alonso we trust.
1. If you turn your own club into a stepping stone, dont be surprised when people treat it like one.
2. Eghbali and Shields obsession with narrative through briefings is at best them unable to take responsibility and at worst intentionally manipulative and takes us for fools.