February, let’s get it. ✊

Joao’s on fire. 🔥

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Everton have reached an agreement in principle with Chelsea over a loan deal for Tyrique George.

George has been given permission to travel for a medical and the deal includes an option to buy at the end of the season. The agreement is pending ratification on the Everton side.

[David Ornstein - The Athletic]

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𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Chelsea forward David Datro Fofana is closing in on a move to RC Strasbourg.

It’s understood the French side are sorting out the final details ahead of the proposed move.

[lemechenoua - interest first reported by Pete O’Rourke - Football Insider]

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𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: Chelsea Academy attacker Frankie Runham has joined Ipswich Town Academy on loan until the end of the season. 🤝

The deal is understood to include a potential obligation to buy based on certain conditions being met.

Joining the Blues through the development centre programme at the age of eight, Runham has progressed through the youth ranks at the Academy.

He featured regularly for the Under-18s as a schoolboy during the 2022/23 campaign and, aged 15, became the then-youngest-ever UEFA Youth League goalscorer with a strike against Dinamo Zagreb.

Good luck, @frankier10! 💪

[chelseafcacademy & ipswichtown]

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A big semi-final second leg is coming up next. ✊

🗣️ Liam Rosenior ahead of @Arsenal_london [A] in the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg:

🙏 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬:

“I don’t know yet [whether Estêvão will be available after missing the West Ham United game due to personal reasons]. With Este, he’s a young kid who’s come and been magnificent.

“He’s going through a really difficult time for personal reasons and he’s on compassionate leave. I won’t put any pressure on him.

“It has to be right for him and he has to feel he’s in the right place to perform for this team.”

🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐚’𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐦:

“Jamie [Gittens] unfortunately felt his hamstring, I don’t know the extent of the injury.

“It’s a real shame for him because I wanted to give him a start and I wanted him to show what he could do.

“So, for him to come off after 25 minutes is disappointing for him and hopefully it’s not too bad.”

📈 𝐎𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐉𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬:

“He’s close. He’s close to being fit and hopefully it’ll be either Arsenal or the game after this.”

🔴⚪️ 𝐎𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥:

“The reality is Arsenal are favourites for the tie. They’re a goal up and they’re at home, so they’ll expect to go through. We need to take it as far as we can and as deep as we can and then the second half hopefully will be massive in terms of turning the tie around.”

🤔 𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡:

“Yeah, I think my players, I look at maybe Enzo Fernandez has won a World Cup as well, as the group winning two trophies last year. They can play in big games; they can perform in big games, and it is definitely a big game on Tuesday.

“It’s going to be a really physical game on Tuesday and preparing the team as best I can for that game.”

(Via Chelsea FC & Bobby Vincent - Football London)

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