The Chelsea Chronicle
Market26 Jul 2027
Emanuel Emegha has said yes to Manchester United
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Chelsea have lost him in all but the paperwork.
The dugout26 Jul 2027
Emanuel Emegha says Chelsea went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Words exchanged at Chelsea
Cole Palmer and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Tijjani Reijnders falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Market26 Jul 2027
The Jordan Henderson conversation is coming
Everyone has stopped pretending: Wrexham will make the call about Jordan Henderson this week. Chelsea have a number in mind, and the number is not shy.
The dugout26 Jul 2027
Morgan Rogers knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Chelsea, and both men came out saying it was fine.
The dugout26 Jul 2027
Moisés Caicedo gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Moisés Caicedo is on it.
The dugout26 Jul 2027
The manager has not finished forgetting Maxence Lacroix's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
Squad26 Jul 2027
Daniel Price signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Daniel Price and Chelsea agree another 3 years.
In brief
- Market Moisés Caicedo linked with a move away
- Market Chelsea put Robert Sánchez up for sale
- Squad Datro Fofana remains an outsider