Chelsea transfer news and rumours

The latest transfer news and gossip on the players linked with Chelsea – and those who could leave the club.

Werner to Chelsea…

Chelsea have agreed a deal in principle to sign Timo Werner from RB Leipzig. (Sky Sports, June 5).

Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United have 12 days to trigger Timo Werner’s release clause if they want to sign him for less than £50m. The Germany international striker’s €55m (£49m) release clause at RB Leipzig runs out on Monday, June 15 (Sky Sports, June 3).

Werner was persuaded to join Chelsea after receiving almost daily phone calls from Frank Lampard over the last few weeks (The Times, June 6); Frank Lampard and Petr Cech made an undercover pre-lockdown trip to Germany that helped Chelsea leapfrog Liverpool and Manchester United to convince Timo Werner to move to Stamford Bridge. (Daily Telegraph, June 6).

Chelsea plan to balance the books this summer with a series of outgoings after sealing the £54m signing of Werner. (Daily Star, June 6); Chelsea’s bid for player pay cuts looks doomed after landing Werner. (The Sun, June 6)

The latest players linked with a move to Chelsea…

Philippe Coutinho has been linked with a move to Chelsea

Ben Chilwell – Leicester are employing the same tactic over Ben Chilwell that they used to secure a record fee for Harry Maguire (Daily Mirror, June 8)

Leicester are ready to resist any bids for Ben Chilwell this summer and will insist that the England international is not for sale (Daily Telegraph, June 6); Chilwell is tempted by a huge move to Chelsea later this summer but has not yet demanded to quit Leicester (Daily Mirror, June 5)

Jadon Sancho – Real Madrid have entered the race for Manchester United and Chelsea target Jadon Sancho, according to reports (Daily Mail, June 3)

Federico Bernardeschi – Juventus winger Bernardeschi is eyeing a move to the Premier League this summer with Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal all monitoring the situation (Gazzetta dello Sport, June 1)

Philippe Coutinho – Chelsea could snap up Coutinho on loan as Barcelona face up to the possibility of not being able to sell the Brazilian this summer (Daily Express, May 31)

Other players recently linked with a move to Stamford Bridge…

Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge

• Jesus Corona (The Sun, May 30)
• Said Benrahma (The Sun, May 28)
• Roman Burki (The Sun, May 28)
• Nicolas Tagliafico (Daily Star, May 27)
• Andre Onana (Sunday Express, May 24)
• Kaan Kurt (The Sun, May 23)
• Kai Havertz (CalcioMercato, May 20)
• Lamare Bogarde (Football Insider, May 17)
• Jeremie Boga (Daily Express, May 16)
• Miralem Pjanic (Metro, May 14)
• Angel Gomes (Daily Mirror, May 14)
• Dries Mertens (Daily Express, May 11)
• Declan Rice (Daily Mirror, May 11)
• Moussa Dembele (Daily Star, May 11)
• Thomas Meunier (Sunday Express, May 10)
• Boubacar Kamara (Le 10 Sport, May 5)
• Max Bird (Football Insider, May 5)
• Orkun Kokcu (Daily Express, May 5)
• Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Daily Star, May 4)
• Houssem Aouar (Football.London, April 28)

The latest players linked with a Chelsea exit…

Pedro is in constant contact with his family as they remain in lockdown in Spain.

Pedro – Chelsea are sweating on the winger signing a temporary deal to help the club through Project Restart (The Sun, June 8)

Willian – Willian remains in contract talks with Chelsea, despite rumours over a possible exit (Sky Sports News, June 1), while Real Madrid have rejected the chance to sign Willian on a free transfer (Daily Mirror, June 2).

PSG are to battle with Arsenal and Tottenham over the Chelsea winger (Le10Sport, May 30); Tottenham and Arsenal are both planning for a summer in which they will not be able to spend any money, as they compete over the free transfer signing of Willian (Daily Telegraph, May 27); The Brazilian has made his clearest indication yet that his time at Chelsea is coming to an end after conceding the club will not change their mind on their contract offer (Daily Mirror, May 23)

Jorginho – Chelsea have been offered three Juventus players by Maurizio Sarri as the Italian seeks a reunion with Jorginho this summer (Daily Express, May 31)

Chelsea could offload Jorginho this summer if the right offer comes in, claims his agent Joao Santos (Daily Mirror, May 29); Jorginho’s agent has added to previous comments about his future, saying, “If an important team gives him a call, well, why not?” in response to reported interest from Juventus (Tuttosport, May 26).

Jorginho’s agent Santos said “any player would like to play” for Juventus amid links with a move back to Italy (Goal, May 21); Juventus have reportedly contacted Chelsea about the possibility of signing midfielder Jorginho (The National, May 7); Chelsea have demanded at least £58m for Jorginho should Juventus firm up their interest. (Daily Star, May 18)

Other players linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge…

• Tiemoue Bakayoko (The Sun, May 28)
• Ross Barkley (Football Insider, May 26).
• Kepa Arrizabalaga (Sunday Express, May 24; Daily Express, May 22).
• Emerson Palmieri (Daily Express, May 16)
• Charlie Webster (Daily Telegraph, May 12)
• Tiemoue Bakayoko (Calciomercato, May 8; France Football, May 3)
• N’Golo Kante (Bleacher Report, May 5).
• Michy Batshuayi (The Sun, May 1)
• Pedro (Corriere dello Sport, April 30; Daily Mirror, April 10; Daily Star, April 7)
• Emerson Palmieri (Gazzetta dello Sport, March 24)
• Ethan Ampadu (Daily Express, March 18)

The latest Chelsea contract talk…

Jorginho – The midfielder’s agent says they will enter talks about a contract renewal with Chelsea after there were rumours he would follow former manager Maurizio Sarri to Juventus (Calciomercato, April 22)

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