The Chelsea Chronicle
Market23 Aug 2027
Chelsea turn down Middlesbrough for Malo Gusto
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Chelsea
Virgil van Dijk was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
Chelsea tie Paul Ward down
A new deal for the man in the dugout, and the clearest thing a board can say without calling a press conference about it. Stability is cheap to promise and expensive to deliver.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Geovany Quenda signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Geovany Quenda and Chelsea agree another 5 years.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Reece James gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Match21 Aug 2027
Chelsea come up short against Liverpool
Liverpool left with the points after a 1‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Nobody could get near Estêvão
Successful dribbles: 16. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Loan watch23 Aug 2027
Caleb Wiley counts the days
“I watch every Chelsea game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Rotherham United runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
Market23 Aug 2027
A long bet from Chelsea on Robert Morris
He is 15, and nobody at Chelsea signed him for this season. Deals like this are judged in four years, by people who may not still be in the building.
In brief
- Market Chelsea sign Steven Hall, one for the future
- Market A long bet from Chelsea on Peter Collins
- The terraces Everybody has an opinion about Robert Sánchez