Chelsea Transfer News LIVE: Osimhen RETURN, Sancho MESSAGE, Palmer SHOCK

Martin Macdonald
Martin Macdonald
  • Updated: 16 Sept 2024 14:19 BST
  • 2 min read
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The summer window was a crazy one for Chelsea as they were once again one of the biggest spenders.

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Mauricio Pochettino joined the Blues last summer, however he lasted just 11 months in charge and left by mutual consent on 21 May after a post-season review meeting.

The Blues subsequently announced on 3 June that Enzo Maresca had been appointed as their new manager.

Although Todd Boehly has overseen a spend of more than €1.2 billion on new players since arriving at the club in 2022, there has been no success to show for it, with the Stamford Bridge outfit finishing 12th in his first campaign as owner and sixth in 2023-24.

However, Chelsea continued to target a raft of promising young players, despite the evident need for more experience in the dressing room. Other high-profile targets such as Victor Osimhen and Ivan Toney did not arrive.

The west London club signed Jadon Sancho, Pedro Neto, Joao Felix, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Filip Jorgensen, Omari Kellyman, Aaron Anselmino, Renato Veiga, Caleb Wiley, Marc Guiu and Tosin Adarabioyo this summer, while Estevao Willian, Mike Penders and Kendry Paez will arrive in 2025.

In addition, Chelsea sold the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Ian Maatsen, Lewis Hall and Omari Hutchinson, with Hakim Ziyech and Thiago Silva departing on free transfers.

Our Chelsea transfer live blog brings you all the latest news surrounding the Blues, including exclusives from our own reporters as well as checking out what the other big names are saying (including the likes of Fabrizio Romano and David Ornstein).

Despite the window being closed, the Stamford Bridge rumour mill continues to be in full swing.

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Enzo Maresca has admitted that he has told star players they won't play every game.

"When we signed Jadon [Sancho] we were looking for another winger more or less like Noni [Madueke]," said the Italian boss.

"Noni’s doing that on the right side - winning one-v-ones, creating chances, scoring goals. We are looking for the same thing on our left-hand side with Jadon. We have already Misha [Mykhailo Mudryk] there, Pedro [Neto] is playing there, but it’s good to have both wingers who can give us this kind of option.

"At the end of the game I just said to the players - Christo [Nkunku], Cole [Palmer], Jadon, Joao [Felix], Noni, Misha, Pedro – they are not all going to play all the games.

"All they need to do is exactly what they did tonight: and say, 'If I play I give all my best, if I go on for 10 minutes I have to give all my best'."

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