No goalkeeper created more chances (5), more big chances (2) or provided more assists (1) in the Premier League last season than Robert Sanchez. 🔑

Fully focused on Spurs. 💪

🚨 Moises Caicedo and Nicolas Jackson have joined up with the Chelsea squad for their pre-season camp 🇪🇨🇸🇳

🚨💰 Chelsea are demanding a £40million fee for Liam Delap.

(CBeesleyEcho & LivEchonews) #CFC

 🗣️🇦🇺 Xabi Alonso ahead of Chelsea’s second pre-season match against @Tottenhm Hotspur in the Sydney Super Cup:

👏 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐲𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐫, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝟖𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎-𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲:

“Yes, so far so good.

“It’s been a great experience to come here to Australia, a country with big sports.

“It has great support and we have seen that from training sessions, from the game, and tomorrow we are expecting a good crowd. It’s getting more and more this energy from the people and the facilities are good. You see here from Sydney, it’s top level and we are really happy.

“That’s the beauty and the special charm of the Premier League, that wherever you go in the world, Australia or New Zealand, or we go next week to Hong Kong and we feel the support, we have great welcome, great reception and we are expecting a great atmosphere tomorrow.”

“The Premier League is so special in the world and that’s why it’s so engaging for all the football fans.”

🤝 𝐎𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬𝐨𝐧:

“Moi and Nico joined yesterday in the squad of all the players and Nico is part of the squad and we welcome him and we start with him from today.”

🏥 On whether Romeo Lavia is fit after missing Chelsea’s win over Western Sydney Wanderers due to a hamstring issue:

“He’s okay for tomorrow.”

🔋 𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝:

“It’s a good game, it will be an exciting game, we want to play a good game but it’s still pre-season, so there will be circumstances or there are already plans.

“Probably in a competitive moment you don’t have already plans, so there will be minutes for many players, but it’s going to be exciting for sure.”

(Via Bobby Vincent - Football London)

#CFC #ChelseaFC #Alonso #THFC

 🗣️🇦🇺 Cole Palmer ahead of Chelsea’s second pre-season match against @Tottenhm Hotspur in the Sydney Super Cup:

🤝 𝐎𝐧 𝐗𝐚𝐛𝐢 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐈𝐅𝐀 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝:

“I can’t remember what he said. I think he said don’t worry about it or whatever, normal stuff. It was nice.

“I’m not really thinking about that now [his desire to win back his England place], to be honest. I’m just looking forward to the season with Chelsea, and to be honest, I’m not too bothered about that.”

🏥 𝐎𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧:

“I went to Sweden or Denmark - one of those countries - to see a doctor. We did speak about it [getting surgery], but I didn’t end up getting it.

“I didn’t really know how to deal with it. The first few months, with me being injured, I just wanted to go out and play, which I probably shouldn’t have done.

“Obviously I couldn’t play how I wanted to play. It was a bad season personally with injuries and stuff but I feel good now. The seven weeks obviously helped. I’m ready to go again.”

😤 𝐎𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧:

“Naturally.

“It’s like anything; if someone told you that you’re essentially not good enough to get in the squad, then you’re going to think, like, alright, whatever then, try to go that extra harder.”

🤜 𝐎𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬:

“Everyone knows how good he is.

“Obviously he’s one of my best friends so I am very happy about it.”

🥶 On who did the iconic ‘cold’ celebration between Palmer and Rogers:

“This is just the media, this! We’ve never spoken about it. It’s one of them. He does it. I do it.

“I’ve trademarked it so if he tries to do anything, he will have the bailiffs at his door [laughs]. Nah, we’ll do it together, I think.”

(Via Bobby Vincent - Football London)

#CFC #ChelseaFC #ColePalmer #Palmer #THFC

 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: Chelsea have been fined £10 million by the FA and have also been hit with a suspended two-window transfer ban for breaches during Roman Abramovich’s tenure. ❌

🗣️ An official statement from the FA read:

“A financial sanction of £10m and a suspended two-window registration ban have been imposed on Chelsea FC for breaches of the Football Association Football Agent Regulations, Regulations on Working with Intermediaries and Third Party Investment in Players Regulations. The FA charged Chelsea FC with 74 breaches of FA Rule E1.2 after its current ownership self-reported misconduct upon its purchase of the club. The FA is continuing to investigate individual misconduct arising out of this case.

“Chelsea FC admitted to the 74 breaches of FA Rule E1.2 prior to a hearing and an independent Regulatory Commission imposed a six-point deduction, which was to be suspended until June 30, 2027, and a £10m fine.

“The club appealed against the suspended points deduction and an independent Appeal Board allowed the appeal and set aside this sanction following a further hearing.

“In its place, the Appeal Board imposed a registration ban for two complete and consecutive transfer windows which is suspended until 30 June 2027.”

#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC

 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋: Mykhailo Mudryk’s anti-doping suspension has been lifted after the FA confirmed the disciplinary proceedings have been resolved. ✅

Mudryk is expected to join up with the Chelsea squad in Hong Kong for their pre-season.

🗣️An official statement from the FA Spokesperson read:

"The FA can confirm that the anti-doping disciplinary proceedings against Mykhailo Mudryk were resolved with the agreement of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on 30 July 2026. In the context of that agreement, Mr Mudryk has accepted his commission of Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) and accepted a period of ineligibility.

"On 22 October 2024, Mr Mudryk was subject to an out-of-competition doping control, which revealed the presence of a low concentration of meldonium, a prohibited substance. The FA notified Mr Mudryk of that finding on 4 December 2024 and imposed a provisional suspension. On 23 May 2025, The FA charged Mr Mudryk with ADRVs in breach of Regulations 3 and 4 of its 2024 Anti-Doping Regulations.

"On 7 to 9 January 2026, a hearing took place before an independent Regulatory Commission. The Regulatory Commission found that Mr Mudryk had committed the charged ADRVs and imposed a four-year period of ineligibility. Subsequently, Mr Mudryk filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

"Since then, changes have been made to WADA Technical Document (TD2027MRL) which, while not retroactive, mean that if Mr Mudryk's sample was collected today, the concentration of meldonium in the sample would not have been reported and no ADRVs would have resulted.

"Further to that development and to other circumstances of the case, The FA and Mr Mudryk have now - with the agreement of WADA - resolved the appeal proceedings in accordance with Article 10.8.2 of the World Anti-Doping Code and Regulation 90 of the 2024 Anti-Doping Regulations. As a part of the agreement, Mr Mudryk accepted that he had committed the ADRVs charged and acceded to a period of ineligibility equal to the time served at the date of the agreement.

"Mr Mudryk is no longer ineligible and may return to competition with immediate effect.”

#CFC #Chelsea #ChelseaFC #Mudryk

Como have made a new bid for Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah.

It’s understood the Italian side have offered €28 million plus add-ins for the centre-back.

[gianlucadimarzio]

#CFC #ChelseaFC #Como #TrevohChalobah #Chalobah

Chesea Women have signed 19-year-old midfielder Giulia Dragoni from Barcelona on a four-year contract.

The Italy international is viewed as one of the best midfielders in world football, and Chelsea value her versatility, including the ability to get further forwards.🔵

🗣️ Dragoni: "I still can’t believe I have signed for Chelsea! When I was a child, not even in my biggest dreams did I think I would sign for Chelsea. It’s unbelievable. I’m really excited.

"I spoke with Sonia and she introduced me to the project here and showed me the possibilities. We all know Chelsea is one of the best clubs in the world so it wasn’t hard to convince me to come here."

🚨 Chelsea’s 74 charges case is now OVER.

💰 £20.75m in total fines
✅ 9 month academy transfer ban
❌ No formal transfer window ban, only if the club break rules in the next two windows.
❌ No points deduction.

🚨 UEFA also did charge Chelsea, so total fines - just under £30m.