Chelsea Lawyers Block Maresca's Move to Manchester City
Chelsea are negotiating compensation after earlier contact; Maresca's verbal agreement with Manchester City is two weeks old but still has not been announced.
Chelsea are negotiating compensation after earlier contact; Maresca's verbal agreement with Manchester City is two weeks old but still has not been announced.
Vlahovic's Juventus exit this summer is settled; Chelsea have been in touch with his representatives and are ahead of Manchester United, Tottenham and other Premier League suitors.
Iraola is expected to be officially unveiled as Slot's successor within days; Liverpool still plan five summer signings, with finding a Salah replacement their top priority.
New Chelsea boss Xabi Alonso has made a final call on Alejandro Garnacho's future and plans to list four players for sale this summer, while also assessing a three-man forward line and Nicolas Jackson's return.
Chelsea are prepared to sell Marc Cucurella if their valuation is met, with Manchester City, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid all interested. The defender publicly questioned the club's direction after Chelsea were knocked out of the Champions League.
Chelsea legend Joe Cole said he was surprised by Alonso's appointment, argued the Blues need a manager rather than a head coach, and suggested signing two free agents in the summer window.
Fifteen-year-old wing prodigy Josh Abbe has signed a scholarship deal with Liverpool, leaving Manchester United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Real Madrid empty-handed in the race for his signature.
Newcastle have offered Chelsea a straight swap of Liam Delap for Nick Woltemade, with the Blues stopping short of a flat no; the clubs also discussed Lewis Hall, Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimarães.
Liverpool centre-back Ibrahima Konaté has reached a verbal agreement with Real Madrid and will join on a free transfer; before the deal was finalised, he had remained open to Manchester United and Chelsea.
Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella is unhappy with his situation, and Barcelona are considering bringing him back to Camp Nou, which could affect first-choice Alejandro Balde's place in the side.
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