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Independiente del Valle sporting manager, Luis Saritama to fbradio105.7 on Kendry Paez:
“Last week we talked to Kendry Páez, there are two possibilities. There is a request from Chelsea for the player to have an adaptation period in Europe. We are analyzing it with all parties.”
“On the 17th or 20th of this month, Páez would make his trip to Europe. What predominates here is the decision of the club and the player, and the intention of both is to have a period of adaptation in Europe already, before he turns 18.
“I would not rule out the fact that Kendry is not playing these months with us, however this issue of the adaptation period is being evaluated. He has conveyed to us his intention to have a period of adaptation in Europe and we understand it.”
Paez will join the Blues after his 18th birthday.
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #IndependientedelValle
“Last week we talked to Kendry Páez, there are two possibilities. There is a request from Chelsea for the player to have an adaptation period in Europe. We are analyzing it with all parties.”
“On the 17th or 20th of this month, Páez would make his trip to Europe. What predominates here is the decision of the club and the player, and the intention of both is to have a period of adaptation in Europe already, before he turns 18.
“I would not rule out the fact that Kendry is not playing these months with us, however this issue of the adaptation period is being evaluated. He has conveyed to us his intention to have a period of adaptation in Europe and we understand it.”
Paez will join the Blues after his 18th birthday.
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #IndependientedelValle
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Chelsea have been hit by a significant blow after striker Nicolas Jackson was ruled out until after the international break at the end of March.
Jackson had a scan on Wednesday that confirmed he has suffered damage to his hamstring and will not be available until Chelsea’s game against @Tottenhm Hotspur on April 2 at the earliest.
Chelsea are confident the squad can cope with Jackson’s absence, but head coach Enzo Maresca will be without an out-and-out striker for the foreseeable future with Marc Guiu also out injured.
[Matt Law - The Telegraph]
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #NicolasJackson
Jackson had a scan on Wednesday that confirmed he has suffered damage to his hamstring and will not be available until Chelsea’s game against @Tottenhm Hotspur on April 2 at the earliest.
Chelsea are confident the squad can cope with Jackson’s absence, but head coach Enzo Maresca will be without an out-and-out striker for the foreseeable future with Marc Guiu also out injured.
[Matt Law - The Telegraph]
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #NicolasJackson
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Cole Palmer:
"I think we started well [this season]. We had a little bit of a dip but we’re just trying to find our form again."
[via ChelseaFC]
"I think we started well [this season]. We had a little bit of a dip but we’re just trying to find our form again."
[via ChelseaFC]
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Chelsea had been scouting Mathis Amougou for the past two years before taking a decision to sign him in the January transfer window from Saint-Etienne.
Significantly, Chelsea were not the only club following his progress, especially after he was voted the third-best player at the 2023 Under-17 World Cup.
Bayer Leverkusen had seen enough to be convinced. The Bundesliga club tried, but failed, to sign him last summer. Other Champions League teams from across the top five European leagues were also beginning to make their interest known during the January transfer window after seeing him make 17 appearances in Ligue 1.
Up to this point, Chelsea had been erring towards waiting until the summer or next year to make their move to acquire Amougou. But in the final days before the deadline, the club opted to bring their plans forward to ensure they did not miss out to a rival.
Chelsea see Amougou as a No 6 they can develop. It is a position they place great importance on and one they want to find more depth for. Among those operating there for the under-21s, the club rate Kiano Dyer and Sam Rak-Sakyi highly but see Amougou and Dyer more akin to Romeo Lavia, who has made just 13 appearances since joining from Southampton for £53million 18 months ago due to injury.
Amougou is being lined up to join Strasbourg on loan next season so he can get more regular first-team football. However, the benefit to joining Chelsea now is he can spend the next few months acclimatising to life at their base in Cobham and the style of play Chelsea use without too much pressure on his shoulders.
[Simon Johnson - The Athletic]
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #ASSaintEtienne
Significantly, Chelsea were not the only club following his progress, especially after he was voted the third-best player at the 2023 Under-17 World Cup.
Bayer Leverkusen had seen enough to be convinced. The Bundesliga club tried, but failed, to sign him last summer. Other Champions League teams from across the top five European leagues were also beginning to make their interest known during the January transfer window after seeing him make 17 appearances in Ligue 1.
Up to this point, Chelsea had been erring towards waiting until the summer or next year to make their move to acquire Amougou. But in the final days before the deadline, the club opted to bring their plans forward to ensure they did not miss out to a rival.
Chelsea see Amougou as a No 6 they can develop. It is a position they place great importance on and one they want to find more depth for. Among those operating there for the under-21s, the club rate Kiano Dyer and Sam Rak-Sakyi highly but see Amougou and Dyer more akin to Romeo Lavia, who has made just 13 appearances since joining from Southampton for £53million 18 months ago due to injury.
Amougou is being lined up to join Strasbourg on loan next season so he can get more regular first-team football. However, the benefit to joining Chelsea now is he can spend the next few months acclimatising to life at their base in Cobham and the style of play Chelsea use without too much pressure on his shoulders.
[Simon Johnson - The Athletic]
#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #ASSaintEtienne
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Enzo Maresca ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion [A] in the Premier League:
🏥 On team news:
“Nico [Jackson] is injured and will be out until the international break. Probably he will be back after the international break.
“We knew he had a muscular problem but not how important it was at that stage. His reaction was good, so we didn’t think it was going to be a big injury. Unfortunately, he had a scan which has shown the injury, and he will be out for six to eight weeks.
“Marc Guiu will also be out for a while. He has a muscle problem, a hamstring issue as well, and will be out for a little while.
“Reece [James] is okay. He was rested against Brighton in the FA Cup, this was planned to give him a rest.
“He’s had a bit more rest in the last few days but he is okay to be involved tomorrow, yes. We are very happy to have Reece with us.
“Romeo Lavia is in the process to come back with us, Benoit Badiashile is exactly the same and Wesley Fofana has started to work with us again as of two days ago.
“It’s good he is back working with us but we cannot rush him and he will still need at least two or three weeks working before he can be ready to play. But, of course, it’s great to see Wes back with us.
“Lavia is still a little way off being back, I think he could be the same as Nico and looking at after the international break for a return.”
🤔 On the striker situation:
“Christo [Nkunku] is a solution but not the only solution. I said many times I consider Christo a very important player from the start.
“It could be a solution [to have a winger as a no.9], for sure. Noni [Madueke], Pedro [Neto] or even Tyrique [George], they can try and be a solution for us. Jadon [Sancho] with different kind of skills.
“I said since day one that Christo is not a nine, he is an attacking midfielder. We know very well that Christo is not a nine.”
🧤 On whether Filip Jorgensen is the current number one goalkeeper:
“The Filip [Jorgensen] solution was also to give Robert [Sanchez] some time to recover mentally and physically in general. The idea is not game by game to change the ‘keeper. Our ‘keeper in this moment is Filip.”
(Via ChelseaFC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)
🏥 On team news:
“Nico [Jackson] is injured and will be out until the international break. Probably he will be back after the international break.
“We knew he had a muscular problem but not how important it was at that stage. His reaction was good, so we didn’t think it was going to be a big injury. Unfortunately, he had a scan which has shown the injury, and he will be out for six to eight weeks.
“Marc Guiu will also be out for a while. He has a muscle problem, a hamstring issue as well, and will be out for a little while.
“Reece [James] is okay. He was rested against Brighton in the FA Cup, this was planned to give him a rest.
“He’s had a bit more rest in the last few days but he is okay to be involved tomorrow, yes. We are very happy to have Reece with us.
“Romeo Lavia is in the process to come back with us, Benoit Badiashile is exactly the same and Wesley Fofana has started to work with us again as of two days ago.
“It’s good he is back working with us but we cannot rush him and he will still need at least two or three weeks working before he can be ready to play. But, of course, it’s great to see Wes back with us.
“Lavia is still a little way off being back, I think he could be the same as Nico and looking at after the international break for a return.”
🤔 On the striker situation:
“Christo [Nkunku] is a solution but not the only solution. I said many times I consider Christo a very important player from the start.
“It could be a solution [to have a winger as a no.9], for sure. Noni [Madueke], Pedro [Neto] or even Tyrique [George], they can try and be a solution for us. Jadon [Sancho] with different kind of skills.
“I said since day one that Christo is not a nine, he is an attacking midfielder. We know very well that Christo is not a nine.”
🧤 On whether Filip Jorgensen is the current number one goalkeeper:
“The Filip [Jorgensen] solution was also to give Robert [Sanchez] some time to recover mentally and physically in general. The idea is not game by game to change the ‘keeper. Our ‘keeper in this moment is Filip.”
(Via ChelseaFC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)
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