The Chelsea Chronicle
Squad17 Aug 2037
A fracture rules Cole Palmer out for 76 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Chelsea will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Market17 Aug 2037
Chelsea turn down Aston Villa for Emanuel Emegha
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad17 Aug 2037
Filip Jörgensen in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Chelsea this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Market17 Aug 2037
Only the photograph left for Joshua Miller
Fee agreed, terms agreed, medical booked. Joshua Miller will be somebody else’s player by the weekend, and around Chelsea the goodbyes have quietly begun.
Squad17 Aug 2037
Wesley Fofana 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.
Market17 Aug 2037
Eyes on Noah Sadiki again
The phone has started ringing about Noah Sadiki again, and this time the name on the line is Cardiff City. Chelsea are listening politely and promising nothing.
In brief
- Boardroom Graduation day at Chelsea
- Market Benjamin Bailey steps up from the Chelsea academy
- Squad When it matters, Cole Palmer plays