Chelsea Transfer Rumours

03 Jun 2026 21:27:57
Some interesting developments regarding Morgan Rogers who is said to be very interested in joining Chelsea, while Chelsea's long-standing admiration for the Aston Villa star remains as high.

Chelsea have been looking for players who can instantly improve the first XI while also fitting Xabi Alonso's long-term vision. Rogers ticks every single box.

What makes this situation even more interesting is that both sides reportedly want the move. Chelsea want Rogers, and Rogers wants Chelsea. That's usually where the best deals start.

From a football perspective, it's easy to see why the club are pushing.

Rogers is one of the most complete attacking players in the Premier League right now. He can operate from the left wing, play as a No.10, drift centrally alongside Cole Palmer, or even play further forward depending on the system Alonso decides to use.

His biggest strength is probably his ability to carry the ball through pressure. He's powerful, direct, quick and incredibly difficult to stop once he starts driving forward. He combines the physicality of a midfielder with the creativity and goal threat of an attacker.

He's also proven he can thrive in a demanding tactical setup under Unai Emery, which should make the transition to Xabi Alonso's system much smoother.

He is also great friends with Cole Palmer and an English home grown.

This is about signing a Premier League-proven performer who wants to wear the badge, understands the league and still has room to develop into one of the best attacking players in England.

If Chelsea can agree the right fee, this could end up being one of the smartest deals of the entire summer.

04 Jun 2026 07:52:58
Rpd, I totally agree mate. Fingers crossed.

03 Jun 2026 14:40:08
My understanding, when Maresca left in mid season, was his contract had been terminated by mutual consent.

It would now appear that he was on some sort of “garden leave” and we are now negotiating with City for his contractual release and compensation.

03 Jun 2026 16:34:48
Garden leave. Now we know why Greenaway is always talking about grass not always being greener. Sorry, Greenaway, only joking.

04 Jun 2026 00:29:38
Almost all managers are put on gardening leave when given the heave ho. It's due to compensation for both the manager and the club. Basically, if a manager is fired, they're generally paid up the remainder of their contract unless there's clauses in their contract. Compensation agreements are flexible; ie if Manager A had 3 years left on their contract, the payout would be X. If they get a new job within a year, it's 1/2X; if within 6 months, it's 1/4X, etc.

They're put on gardening leave up til a set amount of time to see what compensation is owed.

In this case, I imagine we'll ask City for whatever we owe Maresca + a small fee for tapping him up. Or perhaps Maresca will waive whatever compensation was agreed with Chelsea and we'll get a small fee, nothing like what we'd get if he was still officially the Head Coach.

04 Jun 2026 15:07:20
My guess is City will pay up if they think they might get charged with tapping up!!

04 Jun 2026 17:06:46
It seems that Maresca was approached (tapped up) by Man City, and immediately reported this to the club, and told them he would not engage with them but would like a new contract to match what Man City were offering. Seems very fair, decent and reasonable on his part. It transpires that the club (Chelsea) told him no, and to go on garden leave, hence the change of manager.

I'm not sure what compensation will be due either way, but it does show Man City do tend to get away with whatever suits them. Will be interesting how this pans out, but my guess is their money will just cover it all up.

02 Jun 2026 18:31:24
My mate, the not so happy Hammers fan tells me we have not only asked about Bowen but also Fernandez.
I think both are good players and if we are going for Fernandez that suggests to me that Enzo is likely to leave.

03 Jun 2026 08:34:44
Or maybe Tom, we are looking at other players just in case somebody makes an offer that is too good to turn down for EF.

03 Jun 2026 17:29:38
Fernandes looks a decent player, but last I saw the rumoured fee was very high - maybe as they've gone down, it will be brought down a bit, but in that case I can imagine there'll be plenty of competition to sign him.

02 Jun 2026 10:07:41
Ed, you got any inside Liverpool info on Konate?

The Athletic are reporting we've started talks with him, but others have said we're not interested. I'd also assume he'd have better options (Madrid or Bayern) to win now, rather than the current Chelsea project.

{Ed001's Note - I don't mate, there was not the interest in him he was expecting, so not sure what will happen.}

02 Jun 2026 10:43:01
I wouldn't want him at our club. I have a Liverpool supporter mate who refers to him as "the boat", and that doesn't paint a good picture.

02 Jun 2026 11:42:41
I'm with you Tom. Ed may have a differen view but, for me, he's a player who has benefited from Van dijk being alongside him, looks lost when expected to step up in his absence. Much better CB options out there for us, all be it not on a free transfer.

{Ed001's Note - he is a nightmare, wanders around aimlessly. I am glad he is gone from Liverpool so certainly wouldn't recommend someone else signing him.}

02 Jun 2026 13:21:47
The boat? More like the Titanic.

03 Jun 2026 05:59:42
We were never interested in him, pure click bait.
He will join Real Madrid.

03 Jun 2026 08:35:45
That's good news.

28 May 2026 19:04:42
Hi Ed,
This might sound a silly question but does the club now not in Europe have a completely different transfer targets than if we were.
I ask because of players like Rogers would never join this summer now, but Wharton for example still would.
Or is Chelsea still appealing even though we finished 10th.

Hope this makes sense.

{Ed001's Note - difficult to say as Alonso has changed the targets anyway. I would expect it to still appeal to some.}

29 May 2026 09:36:43
What do you think it will do, Steve? It will mean trimming our squad, which is too big now that we are not in Europe.

29 May 2026 11:05:53
That is interesting ED01 that Alonso has changed the targets, that is good to hear.

27 May 2026 22:25:17
Can't believe I'm saying this but - Wirtz to Chelsea, surely not Ed? Silly season has come out swinging this year.

{Ed001's Note - it is purely because Alonso is there that it has come into question. I am sure Xabi would love to work with him again and it would make a potential replacement for Enzo, but I can't see it happening.}

27 May 2026 22:15:16
Wirtz to Chelsea. Vey, very unlikely in my opinion.

Didn't have a good season for the scousers but he is a player I rate very highly.

My guess is it's more about him playing well for Alonso.

Love the rumours.

27 May 2026 21:46:23
Chelsea are in discussions about a Newcastle player and they have asked about Delap.

28 May 2026 08:26:41
Probably Tripper Tom, knowing our lot.

27 May 2026 18:33:18
This is what happens when rumours get out of control. Apparently we will ask for cash and Hujsen if RM actually do want Enzo.

27 May 2026 18:24:41
You might get your wish, Tom. Reports that Gusto has asked to leave. Apparently he wants to be first choice RB and feels James is blocking that pathway at Chelsea. If that is the case, it’s another rat jumping overboard. Wonder if they’ll be disappointed when they realise the ship wasn’t sinking quite as fast as they thought.

27 May 2026 18:56:26
J, That would be good news but he will probably prove me wrong and be brilliant at another club.

Sell Fofana and I'm a happy old bunny!!

27 May 2026 19:59:28
Sell? Buy Gusto and you get Fofana free, is what I was thinking.