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Official: Chelsea sign Valentín Barco from RC Strasbourg
Chelsea have finally announced the signing of Valentín Barco from RC Strasbourg today, with the now 22-year-old (as of last week) midfielder making the jump from our BlueCo sister club and signing a seven-year deal good through 2033. The deal was first reported done way back in April, but it’s taken nearly four months to […]
The Daily Hilario: Sunday
Deal Most Hmm
Chelsea submit new and improved bid for Pep Chavarría — reports
According to a Fabrizio Romano “exclusive”, Chelsea have submitted a new bid for Rayo Vallecano left back Pep Chavarría yesterday. The two teams have been in talks for about a month now over the 28-year-old, with Chelsea initially meeting Rayo’s €15m asking price, but the La Liga side then moving the goalposts and wanting the […]
Robert Sánchez dealing with ‘minor’ injury
Academy youngster Teddy Sharman-Lowe started both of Chelsea’s preseason matches in Australia this past week, playing the first half against Western Sydney on Tuesday and then the full-90 against Tottenham Hotspur last night. In fact, Sharman-Lowe was the only starter to complete the whole game yesterday, with most others getting substituted on 80 minutes, as […]
Official: Chelsea sign Danny Welbeck from Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelsea have completed our annual signing from Brighton & Hove Albion. We may be changing our approach to transfers this summer, but we cannot kick this habit! Still, after spending nearly £2 billion on almost 50 incoming transfers since January 2023, we have finally signed a player over the age of 26! And only for […]
Chelsea 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur, Friendly: Post-match reaction
It’s only the second match of our preparations for the 2026-27 season. But it also being a derby versus Tottenham Hotspur, this clearly had higher stakes than usual for both sides. Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso chose to go forward with the strongest lineup he could muster, and it made a difference from kick-off. The Blues […]
Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur, Friendly: Lineups & Game Thread
A London derby taking place in Australia. The place down under is not particularly hot this time around, but things can get heated whenever Chelsea and Tottenham clash on the pitch. Chelsea starting lineup (4-2-3-1):Sharman-Lowe | Palestra, Fofana, Colwill (c), Hato | Essugo, Lavia | Estevão, Palmer, Gittens | João Pedro Substitutes from: Curd, Subuloye, […]
The Daily Hilario: Saturday
Hmm Only Nice
Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur, Friendly: Preview, team news, how to watch
For the second preseason friendly of the summer tour, Chelsea will take on customary punching bags Tottenham Hotspur tomorrow night in Sydney, which will be the last bit of action for us in Australia before moving on to the Southeast Asia portion of the tour. Spurs are of course familiar foes source of three points […]
Chelsea also fined £10m by The FA for self-reported historical financial irregularities
When BlueCo bought Chelsea Football Club from Roman Abramovich in the sale forced by the UK government four years ago, the new ownership group found some financial irregularities in the books relating to historical transfers (a.k.a. “incomplete” financial information, a.k.a. secret payments to agents and the like), including during the signing of Eden Hazard for […]
Official: Mykhailo Mudryk reinstated with immediate effect after doping case appeal resolution
Mykhailo Mudryk’s doping case has been resolved today, as confirmed by Chelsea, The FA, and Mudryk himself, who’s now eligible to return to football with immediate effect. He’s expected to join with the preseason tour next week in Hong Kong. The 25-year-old last played for Chelsea 20 months ago, in November of 2024, when a […]
The Daily Hilario: Friday
Money laundering Agreement Canceled
Moisés Caicedo and Nicolas Jackson join Chelsea preseason tour
As confirmed by the official Chelsea website, and also shown on the social media feeds, Moisés Caicedo and Nicolas Jackson have arrived in Australia, to join up with the Chelsea preseason tour ahead of this weekend’s friendly against Spurs (though they’re unlikely to feature in it considering that they just showed up). Their arrivals bring […]
Official: Chelsea sign Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace
Chelsea have completed our third major (and not already pre-agreed) move of the summer, signing Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace for a reported £52m. The 26-year-old center back has put pen to paper on a six-year contract, with a club option for an additional, seventh year. Lacroix arrives with a proven track record in the […]
The Daily Hilario: Thursday
Confident On course Impressive
Chelsea agree personal terms with Jordan Henderson — report
Chelsea have reportedly agreed personal terms with Jordan Henderson, who had officially become a free agent earlier today. The 36-year-old midfielder left Brentford by “mutual agreement” as confirmed by their official website this morning, halfway through the two-year deal he signed with them last summer. “[We] agreed that we would sit down after the World […]
The Daily Hilario: Wednesday
Priority Confident Special one
Chelsea, Brighton & Hove Albion agree Danny Welbeck transfer — reports
Brighton & Hove Albion were not expected to stand in the way of Danny Welbeck leaving their club, and it would appear that they were true to their word indeed, with Chelsea reportedly agreeing a deal to sign the 35-year-old veteran striker. The Blues had already agreed personal terms over a two-year contract over the […]
Filip Jörgensen leaves preseason tour, set to join RC Strasbourg from Chelsea — reports
Filip Jörgensen flew out with the rest the squad to Australia for the start of our preseason tour, but just a few days later, he’s already heading back to London to finalize a move to RC Strasbourg. It’s unclear at this time if the 24-year-old goalkeeper is moving to our sister club permanently or just […]
Napoli linked with Benoît Badiashile — reports
Benoît Badiashile’s time at Chelsea since his arrival three and a half years ago has not been amazing, with the 25-year-old center back limited by poor form and annual multi-month injuries. Early on, he had moments where he looked decent but he’s barely played the last two years outside of UEFA Conference League matches. Unsurprisingly, he’s […]
Western Sydney Wanderers 4-6 Chelsea, Friendly: Post-match reaction
Every start of preseason we make it clear that these games are nothing more than fitness preparation for the squad. However when you give playing time for several young players like we did today, you have to keep your eyes peeled for what may come next. One of those young’uns, Dastan Satpayev, had some eyes […]
Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Chelsea, Friendly: Confirmed lineups; how to watch
First match of the Xabi Alonso era at Chelsea. Plenty of expectations for a preseason match where focus will mostly be on match fitness and, for some of the lesser known guys in the squad, showing they can be of service to the new manager. Let’s do this! Western Sydney Wanderers starting eleven:Holmes | Gersbach, […]
The Daily Hilario: Tuesday
Compared Deal Wow
Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Chelsea, Friendly: Preview, team news, how to watch
In just a few short hours, Xabi Alonso’s Chelsea will swing into our first public action as we take on Western Sydney Wanderers at the massive Sydney Olympic Stadium in Australia’s biggest city. Chelsea have already played a couple behind-closed-doors friendlies back in England, beating Crawley Town and Bromley, but this will be the first […]
Chelsea agree personal terms with Danny Welbeck — reports
Danny Welbeck has been an absolute thorn in our side for several years — six goals and an assist in his last seven Premier League appearances against us — but now he’s ready to do that damage for us (or at least not keep stealing our joy), having reportedly agreed personal terms with the Blues […]