The summer of Chelsea was again animated by an incredible number of arrivals and departures. Between final transfers, contract ends, loans and loan returns, 25 new players landed when 23 others left. Some have also come to London before leaving a few weeks later like Mamadou Sarr or Ben Chilwell.
The great London laundry has still shot at full speed and already announces the color for next season. Yesterday, the club formalized the signing of Emanuel Emegha, the Captain of Strasbourg, for July 2026. Current players are at risk of knowing the same fate as some of their colleagues this summer, namely to be put in the closet without media.
Maresca leaves no chance
As a reminder, Chelsea is not half-measure when he no longer wants someone. In August, on its website, the club simply deleted nine elements of the first team and not yet left. From this list, there are still three present in the workforce but invited to train elsewhere, with the reserve: Axel Disasi, Raheem Sterling and David Datro Fofana.
Enzo Maresca left them no chance yesterday at a press conference. “”First of all, they are Chelsea players and they have contracts with the club, but for the moment, they are still training separately. Since the start of the season, I haven't seen them.And when the press asked the coach if they had the opportunity to reintegrate the first team during the season, the response was ribbed. “No.”
This new media intervention hurts concerned. They risk finding the long time even if they were still officially registered with the Premier League. You never know in case of cascade packages. Disasi would have joined Monaco in August, while Sterling failed to leave the club. Dotro Fofana was courted by Nice, without success. We will have to wait until this winter.
