🚨🔵 Chelsea statement on Enzo Maresca case ends with a line on Xabi Alonso. 🇪🇸
“Looking forward to next season, in Xabi Alonso, we have a Manager who has an exceptional football mind and is a professional of the highest integrity”.
“He has all the attributes to deliver the success the Club’s supporters deserve and expect”.
“Looking forward to next season, in Xabi Alonso, we have a Manager who has an exceptional football mind and is a professional of the highest integrity”.
“He has all the attributes to deliver the success the Club’s supporters deserve and expect”.
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🚨⚠️ OFFICIAL: Chelsea statement on Enzo Maresca.
“Chelsea FC appreciates the 2025/26 season was a hugely disappointing one for the Club and its supporters. A major contributing factor was the disruption caused as a result of changes that the Club was forced to make to the Head Coach position over the Christmas period”.
“Due to recent developments, we consider that it is important to explain to our supporters what happened and why our former Head Coach left the Club on 1 January 2026”.
“In Autumn last year, the Club was informed by our former Head Coach that there might be an opportunity for him to succeed Pep Guardiola at the end of the season”.
“It became clear to us that it was his strong desire to succeed Guardiola and that he was fully committed to pursuing the opportunity, despite the fact he was under a long-term contract which he had no right to terminate”.
“In December 2025, our Head Coach unexpectedly and abruptly resigned from his position. Obviously, we felt let down as we believed that his head and heart were focused on another club and another opportunity, despite having just arrived at Chelsea the year before”.
“No club wants to change its head coach midway through a season. However, in light of his decision not to continue fulfilling his responsibilities through to the end of the season, the Club was left with no choice but to protect our players, our supporters, and the Badge and accept his resignation”.
“In the circumstances and given the mutual respect between clubs, a confidential settlement has been reached with Manchester City, which includes the payment of compensation. A confidential settlement has also been reached with the former Head Coach under which he will pay compensation”.
“Chelsea FC appreciates the 2025/26 season was a hugely disappointing one for the Club and its supporters. A major contributing factor was the disruption caused as a result of changes that the Club was forced to make to the Head Coach position over the Christmas period”.
“Due to recent developments, we consider that it is important to explain to our supporters what happened and why our former Head Coach left the Club on 1 January 2026”.
“In Autumn last year, the Club was informed by our former Head Coach that there might be an opportunity for him to succeed Pep Guardiola at the end of the season”.
“It became clear to us that it was his strong desire to succeed Guardiola and that he was fully committed to pursuing the opportunity, despite the fact he was under a long-term contract which he had no right to terminate”.
“In December 2025, our Head Coach unexpectedly and abruptly resigned from his position. Obviously, we felt let down as we believed that his head and heart were focused on another club and another opportunity, despite having just arrived at Chelsea the year before”.
“No club wants to change its head coach midway through a season. However, in light of his decision not to continue fulfilling his responsibilities through to the end of the season, the Club was left with no choice but to protect our players, our supporters, and the Badge and accept his resignation”.
“In the circumstances and given the mutual respect between clubs, a confidential settlement has been reached with Manchester City, which includes the payment of compensation. A confidential settlement has also been reached with the former Head Coach under which he will pay compensation”.
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Quiz: Chelsea's Germans ⁉️
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Quiz: Chelsea's Germans ⁉️
Who did Robert Huth make his Chelsea debut against as a 17-year-old?
Anonymous Quiz
19%
Aston Villa
56%
Bolton Wanderers
24%
Southampton
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True or false; despite leaving midway through the 2014/15 season, Andre Schurrle still earned a Premier League winners' medal?
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84%
True
16%
False
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Which Italian side did we sign Antonio Rudiger from?
Anonymous Quiz
7%
Inter Milan
15%
Lazio
78%
Roma
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Who did Marko Marin net his sole Chelsea goal against?
Anonymous Quiz
30%
West Ham
31%
Watford
39%
Wigan
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Kai Havertz scored the winning goal as we lifted the Champions League in 2021, but who assisted him in Porto?
Anonymous Quiz
10%
Christian Pulisic
82%
Mason Mount
7%
Hakim Ziyech
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Michael Ballack arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2006 from which German side?
Anonymous Quiz
53%
Bayer Leverkusen
17%
Borussia Dortmund
30%
Bayern Munich
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Chelsea goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina is the subject of a loan offer from Serie A side Parma.
The offer is understood to include an option to buy, with other clubs also keen.
[Simon Johnson - The Athletic; first reported by Charlie Gordon - The Sun]
#CFC #ChelseaFC #Parma #Transfers
The offer is understood to include an option to buy, with other clubs also keen.
[Simon Johnson - The Athletic; first reported by Charlie Gordon - The Sun]
#CFC #ChelseaFC #Parma #Transfers
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Everton are progressing in talks to sign Chelsea forward Tyrique George on a permanent deal.
The 20-year-old joined Everton on loan in February. That deal included a £25 million option to make the move permanent, which was not taken up by Everton.
However, George may still complete a permanent move to Goodison Park.
It is understood talks between Chelsea and Everton remain ongoing and could conclude by the end of this week. Everton will pay less up front than the option, but add-ons will take it close to the original £25m Chelsea were originally requesting.
[The Athletic]
#CFC #ChelseaFC #Transfers
The 20-year-old joined Everton on loan in February. That deal included a £25 million option to make the move permanent, which was not taken up by Everton.
However, George may still complete a permanent move to Goodison Park.
It is understood talks between Chelsea and Everton remain ongoing and could conclude by the end of this week. Everton will pay less up front than the option, but add-ons will take it close to the original £25m Chelsea were originally requesting.
[The Athletic]
#CFC #ChelseaFC #Transfers
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