Winstanley and Stewart retain the full trust of Chelsea’s ownership. Their Pochettino-style assessment of Enzo Maresca has always been projected to take place in the summer of 2026, and there is no appetite to bring that forward. Chelsea want Maresca to be their long-term leader.

[Liam Twomey]

𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: Rangers Head of Performance Tom Taylor has left after 14 months to become Lead Physical Performance Coach at Chelsea.

Taylor will report into Director of Performance Bryce Cavanagh, who joined from the Football Association in October 2023, and lead Chelsea’s Physical Performance team.

Prior to working at Rangers, Taylor was Athletic Development and Reconditioning Coach at Brighton for more than four years. During this time he worked alongside Chelsea’s current Co-Sporting Director Paul Winstanley, who was Brighton’s Head of Recruitment at the time.

Taylor has also been Head of Fitness at Hearts and First Team Fitness Coach at West Ham. At Chelsea, he will be based at Stamford Bridge and the Cobham Training Ground, while also occasionally traveling with the first-team squad to matches.

(Via training ground guru)

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Chelsea and @Manchester_City are among the leading European clubs keeping a close eye on Leicester 15-year-old Jeremy Monga, who is already training regularly with the first team.

@Paris_Saint_Germain and @Barcelonaen have also made enquiries about Monga, a winger who can also play in other roles across the front line. He was included in the squad for Leicester’s recent FA Cup tie at @ManchesterUnited.

Monga is already an England Under-16 international and is regarded as one of the best prospects Leicester have produced.

Monga has played six times in Premier League 2, registering a goal and an assist.

[tom_collomosse - Daily Mail]

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Today, we are remembering both Peter Osgood and Jimmy Greaves, who would have celebrated their birthdays. 💙

New look Robert Sanchez 👀💇‍♂️

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𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: Chelsea forward Deivid Washington has joined Brazilian club Santos on loan until December 31, 2025. 🤝

Santos also confirm an option to buy has been included in the deal.

Deivid, who was part of the Brazil team that won the South American Under-20 Championship this week, arrived at Stamford Bridge from the Alvinegro in August 2023 and made three first-team appearances last season.

Deivid has featured for the Under-21s side this term and he was also named on the bench for the Carabao Cup win over Barrow.

Good luck, deividwashington! 💪

[ChelseaFC & Santosfc]

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‼️Noni Madueke has been ruled out until after the international break as Chelsea attempt to reignite their bid to qualify for the Champions League.

~ Matt_Law

‼️ Kendry Paez is looking for a home in London and will not return to IDV, according to Andrés Larriva, current manager and commercial manager of Negriazul.

~ DiarioOleEc

Happy Birthday to Chelsea Legend, Eniola Aluko 🎂🎉

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Enzo Maresca ahead of Aston Villa [A] in the Premier League:

🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:

“We don’t have any update on the injuries. We don’t have any additional injuries, which is good.

“Noni [Madueke] is the only one and he will be out until the international break, probably. We can have most of the players back [then], maybe all of them and for us it can be a big boost for us.

“Malo [Gusto] is okay [who required treatment against Brighton]. I am very happy with Malo to be honest, and he’s doing well with us. He helped us a lot earlier in the season and for me, Malo is an important player for us and is doing well.”

👨‍🦲𝐎𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐳’𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤:

“I said to him ‘if you want to play again, you need the same haircut as mine’ [laughs].”

🟣🔵 𝐎𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚:

“Aston Villa are a very good team.

“Since the new project with [Unai] Emery, they are doing fantastic. This season you can see in the Champions League they finished in the top eight to qualify for the knockout phase, plus they are fighting to finish in the top four of the Premier League.

“The team is very good and they know clearly how they want to play. Emery is probably one of the best managers [in the league].”

(Via ChelseaFC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)

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IT'S MATCHDAY! 🦁

🆚 Aston Villa
🏟 Villa Park
🤝 Premier League
⌚️ 5.30 pm UK
📺 - Sky Sports UK

COME ON CHELSEA! 🔵

Enzo Maresca:

👏 On a staff meeting he prepared at Cobham:

“I think more than one month ago I prepared a meeting with all the people inside the building, the kitchen staff, groundsmen, kit men, everyone inside the building. I asked them to push until the end because our target was to bring this club back into the Champions League.

“I went to bed, at 11 o’clock, 12 o’clock, and I woke up at 4 o’clock, 5 o’clock. It was when we were third or fourth. I couldn’t sleep more. I started to think. I thought, ‘It could be a good idea in the morning to arrive and pull all the people together in the building and share this message.’

“So I arrived here, 7am, I text Kev [Kevin Campello, head of first-team football operations], ‘Kev, everyone in the canteen at 10 o’clock.’ And they were there, everyone, at 10 o’clock.

“There are many people inside of the building, behind the scenes, who work every day. I will tell you the details. I said to the players in that meeting, ‘When I arrive here in the morning at 7 o’clock, there are people from the kitchen cutting the fruit in the same way. Cut, cut, cut, cut. So there are people behind who you cannot see, who are working every day to help you to reach your target.’ It’s true.

“When I arrive here at 7 o’clock, the kitchen people are preparing breakfasts, and they are doing it all perfectly. The players, they do not see that. I tried to convince them that there are people behind who work hard and we need to push altogether to reach our target.

“But as I said, if you say something when you win, you look humble. When you say the same thing when you are not winning, you look like you lack ambition. But my ambition since I joined this club has been always the same, to bring this club where this club deserves to be.

“It’s the reason why I joined this club because I saw the same desire from the owners and the sports directors, otherwise there was no sense to join this club. Because this club cannot just survive, it’s a club that you need to win games, you need to fight for something important.”

(Via Bobby Vincent - Football London)

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Our starting XI 🆚 Aston Villa!

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COME ON CHELSEA!

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SUB: Tosin Adarabioyo replaces Trevoh Chalobah.

ENNNNZZZZOOOOOOO!!! 💫

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