Chelsea are aiming to sign both Xavi Simons and Alejandro Garnacho before the transfer window closes. Chelsea are in talks to sign the two forwards, and discussions have been ongoing for some time, with good relations between all the clubs.
Simons was not in RB Leipzigs squad for their friendly on Saturday. Sky Sports News reported last month that Bayern Munich are also interested in Simons, who has two years left on his contract. Transfer Centre LIVE! | Chelsea news & transfers🔵Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW 📺Sky Sports to show 215 live PL games from next seasonMeanwhile, Garnacho is one of several players that Manchester United are looking to move on this summer.
United, who are expecting formal offers for Garnacho later in the window, are aware of Chelseas interest in the forward, whose future is likely to be away from Old Trafford. Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim said over the weekend to journalists in the USA that its clear Garnacho wants a different thing with a different leadership.
Amorim: Talented Garnacho has not worked out Amorim believes Garnacho is still a talented player but says things have not worked out for the 21-year-old academy graduate at Old Trafford. You can understand and you can see hes a really talented boy, and sometimes things dont work out, said Amorim.
You cannot explain specifically what it is. But I have the feeling, I think its clear that Garnacho wants a different thing with a different leadership, and I can understand that. So I think its not a problem.
Sometimes you adapt to one guy, you have the connection. Other times, you want a new challenge, so we try to make everything okay to all the parts. To the club, to the coach and to the players. Its a natural thing in football.
Amorim also revealed that sales this summer are important because he wants a smaller squad this season, given United are not in Europe and will only fight on three fronts. Im really happy with the team, said Amorim.
Without European competitions, I want a small squad so everyone feels really important. If you have a lot of players, you have one week to prepare and a lot of players are going to be out, and then in training they will be frustrated and then the quality of the training will drop.
More sales expected at ChelseaChelsea have agreed to a restriction on registering new players for UEFA competitions in the 2025/26 season, unless the value of new signings added to their squad is recouped in sales, after being fined – along with Aston Villa – by UEFA for breaches of its financial rules.
Chelsea have spent more than £250m this summer on eight new signings, with Ajax defender Jorrel Hato their latest addition, and there will be more incomings as players are sold and loaned out. Nine players have left the club permanently, with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Armando Broja, Carney Chukwuemeka, Marc Guiu and Lesley Ugochukwu also expected to leave Stamford Bridge.
Christopher Nkunku, Ben Chilwell and Raheem Sterling are also likely to leave, and question marks remain over the future of Nicolas Jackson. Chelsea returned for pre-season training on Monday after having three weeks off since winning the Club World Cup.
Before their season opener against Crystal Palace on Sunday August 17, live on Sky Sports, Chelsea play Bayer Leverkusen on Friday and AC Milan on Sunday at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea transfersIn Jamie Gittens – Dortmund, £51.
5m Joao Pedro – Brighton, £60m Liam Delap – Ipswich, £30m Jorrel Hato – Ajax, £38.5m Estevao Willian – Palmeiras, £29m Dario Essugo – Sporting, £18.5m Mamadou Sarr – Strasbourg, £12m Kendry Paez – Independiente del Valle, £17.
3m Out Kendry Paez – Strasbourg, loan Djordje Petrovic – Bournemouth, £25m Bashir Humphreys – Burnley, undisclosed Marcus Bettinelli – Man City, undisclosed Kepa Arrizabalaga – Arsenal, £5m Mathis Amougou – Strasbourg, undisclosed Zak Sturge – Millwall, undisclosed Noni Madueke – Arsenal, £52m Caleb Wiley – Watford, loan Mike Penders – Strasbourg, loan Joao Felix – Al Nassr, £43.
7m Ishe Samuels-Smith – Strasbourg Sky Sports to show 215 live Premier League games from next season From next season, Sky Sports Premier League coverage will increase from 128 matches to at least 215 games exclusively live.
And 80 per cent of all televised Premier League games next season are on Sky Sports.
