Napoli's Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 25, who is a target for Chelsea, has been offered a four-year deal by Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli worth £25m per year. (Sky Sports), external
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Image source, Getty ImagesThe draw has been made for the Carabao Cup third round, with 17 Premier League clubs having made it through or entering at this stage.
There are three all-Premier League fixtures, including holders Liverpool hosting West Ham in a repeat of last season's quarter-final.
Ties will be played in the weeks commencing 16 September and 23 September.
All the fixtures featuring top-flight sides are shown below:
AFC Wimbledon v Newcastle United
Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers
Brentford v Leyton Orient
Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Chelsea v Barrow
Coventry City v Tottenham Hotspur
Everton v Southampton
Liverpool v West Ham United
Manchester City v Watford
Manchester United v Barnsley
Preston North End v Fulham
Queens Park Rangers v Crystal Palace
Walsall v Leicester City
Wycombe Wanderers v Aston Villa
Chelsea boss Enzo Marseca has been speaking to the media before Thursday's Uefa Conference League play-off second-leg at Servette (kick-off 19:30 BST).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Maresca confirmed that Romeo Lavia and Reece James are still out through injury, while Pedro Neto and Malo Gusto are not included to give them "protection".
On if he will be happy when the transfer window closes on Friday: "I think it's a feeling for all the managers because when the transfer window is open, anything can happen - we can sell players, we can buy players, we can loan players. So the moment the transfer window is closed, it is closed for everyone and we can just focus on the squad we have."
With Chelsea one of the busiest sides in the market this summer, Maresca said it is "not a mad club" as since he arrived "there is a clear direction of where the club wants to go".
On what Victor Osimhen and Ivan Toney links mean for Nicolas Jackson: "I didn't speak to Nicolas about this. I had a meeting with Nicolas yesterday but just about the amount of good things he is doing with us. I don't think Nicolas needs a chat. He is our nine, our striker in this moment. We are very happy with him."
He confirmed none of the players training away from the main squad will get minutes after deadline day and, on Raheem Sterling, added: "I said already many times, he is a fantastic person. The only thing is that every manager has a different idea. He is not the type of winger I like, that says nothing about Raheem. The history and the numbers speak for Raheem."
On reports that the club are interested in Manchester United's Jadon Sancho: "If we can sign a player that can help us, for sure I would. Jadon is not our player. I know him very well from Man City, but he is not our player."
Maresca said the pitch at Servette's Stade de Geneve "doesn't look good", adding: "We need to be good and to adapt, otherwise we're going to struggle."
Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesChelsea initiated contact with Victor Osimhen's agent on Tuesday night as Napoli brace themselves for an opening offer for the striker.
Osimhen, 25, has given Chelsea the green light over a move to Stamford Bridge this summer amid doubts over whether personal terms could be agreed.
The Blues have moved slowly to squeeze Napoli's £113m asking price, which is based on a release clause in a contract signed in December 2023, and to get the Nigeria international to accept a wage on reduced terms.
The first bid is expected to be vastly below the asking price and include substantial wages linked to performance-related bonuses.
But it remains to be seen whether the offer will be to buy Osimhen or for an initial loan deal that could then turn into a permanent transfer.
Sources close to Chelsea also insist they have multiple striker targets, including Brentford's Ivan Toney.
However, Osimhen is top of the Blues' list, with Romelu Lukaku preparing to move in the other direction for a fee of about £30m.
Napoli also need to sell Osimhen to fund their approach for Lukaku, as well as midfielders Scott McTominay and Billy Gilmour from Manchester United and Brighton respectively.
Chelsea, meanwhile, are also looking to offload a host of players, including goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, winger Raheem Sterling and defenders Ben Chilwell and Trevoh Chalobah.
As transfer deadline day looms, what do Chelsea - who have of course already been very busy - need to do before it's too late? Or are you happy with where things are as it stands?
Image source, Getty ImagesThe draw for the third round of the Carabao Cup will take place on Wednesday at the conclusion of the second-round tie between Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United.
The seven English clubs involved in European competitions this season, including holders Liverpool, will enter at the third-round stage.
Ties will take place on weeks commencing 16 and 23 September.
Because there are rounds of Champions League and Europa League fixtures also scheduled for those two midweeks, the six clubs involved in those competitions - Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Tottenham and Manchester United - will be kept apart to ensure they can fulfil their Carabao Cup tie in the alternate midweek to their European fixture.
Those six clubs will take part in a pre-draw before Forest v Newcastle to decide if they will be at home or away in the third round, with a main draw determining the 16 ties later in the evening.
Should Chelsea progress to the next phase of the Conference League, they will not be in action in that competition again until the start of October.
Chelsea have made a move to sign 28-year-old Brentford and England striker Ivan Toney, though the Blues will not be able to match the wages on offer from Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli. (Sky Sports), external
Toney could reportedly earn up to £400,000 a week in Saudi Arabia. (Mail), external
Chelsea have identified 20-year-old Aston Villa and Colombia forward Jhon Duran as an alternative to Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, if they fail to sign the 25-year-old Nigeria international. (Givemesport), external
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Will Faulks
Fan writer
We're just a few Enzo Maresca press conferences in to the new Chelsea manager's reign, but we're already starting to get an idea of what he's all about.
Gone is the cuddly, encouraging atmosphere that Mauricio Pochettino brought to the table. Maresca is much more precise, quite blunt and not keen on messing around. While he is determined not to be painted simply as a knock-off Pep Guardiola, there's no denying he has the same air of intensity when it comes to talking about football.
The head coach has a long way to go in getting this team back to the top level, but Sunday's result was an important step. His side got a few lucky breaks, and there still were obvious issues to sort out, but an impressive result like that buys plenty of time and freedom to get to work on fixing them.
The return leg in the Europa Conference League play-off on Thursday gives Maresca a further chance to tweak and tinker before Chelsea play Crystal Palace this weekend. Already there are debates about what changes he might make to a winning team for that game. Romeo Lavia needs has to come back in to give the midfield a bit more body - but who do you leave out?
Up front there are similar questions. Mykhailo Mudryk has surely played his way out of contention now, with Pedro Neto likely to replace him. But how do you fit Neto, Cole Palmer, Christopher Nkunku and hat-trick scorer Noni Madueke into the same attack? How about Joao Felix, who returned to action with a goal against Wolves? Thankfully, the big win has bought Maresca a lot of time to answer these questions, and more authority to add important weight to his decisions.
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Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesBournemouth have agreed a season-long loan deal for Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, subject to a medical.
The 29-year-old is travelling to the south coast for his medical after extending his contract at Stamford Bridge until 2026.
The extension was put in place so Chelsea could avoid losing him on a free transfer at the end of the loan deal, with his previous contract expiring next June.
The move is expected to end Bournemouth's interest in Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale and could see Mark Travers leave the club before Friday's transfer deadline.
Image source, Getty ImagesChelsea have agreed a deal to sign goalkeeper Mike Penders from Genk next summer.
The 19-year-old will officially join on a long-term contract until 2032 in the summer of 2025, for a feel believed to be in the region of £17m.
Penders, a Belgium Under-19 international, only made his senior debut for Genk in July.
He kept a clean sheet and, at 18 years and 363 days, became the third-youngest goalkeeper to debut in the Belgian top flight.
It was expected that he would sign this transfer window and return to Genk on loan, but in signing next year it keeps open a international loan spot this season, with only six allowed by Fifa.
The deal adds to the Blues' already vast array of goalkeepers, with Filip Jorgensen, Robert Sanchez, Djordje Petrovic, veteran Marcus Bettinelli and academy product Lucas Bergstrom all on the books.
Andros Townsend believes we are starting to see Chelsea "flourish" after their 6-2 win at Wolves on Sunday.
Speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live's Monday Night Club the former Tottenham and England winger said Chelsea have been the better side in both of their league games this season and they are no longer "the laughing stock of the Premier League".
Watch the full episode on BBC iPlayer or listen on BBC Sounds
Napoli and Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen, 25, would prefer a move to Chelsea than the rumoured transfer to a club in Saudi Arabia. (i), external
England winger Raheem Sterling, 29, would consider a move to Manchester United but will not go ahead with a transfer until he has further discussed his contract with Chelsea. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
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Nicola Pearson
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty Images"He is cold and I am fire."
Those were the words of Chelsea's hat-trick hero Noni Madueke when asked about the provider of his three goals against Wolves, Cole Palmer - or 'Cold' Palmer as he is affectionately known by fans.
After an incredible debut season that saw him score 25 goals and provide 15 assists following his deadline day arrival from Manchester City last summer, there doesn't seem to be any hangover for Palmer.
The 22-year-old, who also scored in England's Euro 2024 final defeat by Spain, was once again at the heart of what Chelsea did well against Wolves.
He was cool and calm in a match that appeared chaotic to those watching, sending in the corner from which Nicolas Jackson opened the scoring, finding the net with a deft finish over goalkeeper Jose Sa for the Blues' second and turning provider on three occasions for Madueke.
It was the partnership between the two youngsters, both brought to the club by the new ownership in the past 18 months, that caught the eye.
Last season, Madueke, also only 22, struggled to cement a regular place in the side before finding his feet in the second half of the campaign where he became a regular feature, scoring three goals and making five assists in the final nine Premier League games.
Both favouring the right-side of the attack, there were questions last season over whether both players could play together.
They may have just answered that at Molineux on Sunday.
With Palmer playing more centrally behind Jackson and Madueke on the right-wing, the pair dominated that area of the pitch (as shown in their combined heatmap).
Madueke topped the stats among team-mates for goals (three), shots (six), shots in the box (five) and touches in the opposition box (six).
Meanwhile, Palmer was top for xG (0.67), assists (three), chances created (four) and total crosses (five). His eight passes to Madueke was also more than to any other player in blue.
Chelsea have a history of strong attacking partnerships, with Eidur Gudjohnsen-Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Frank Lampard-Didier Drogba and Cesc Fabregas-Diego Costa some of the most notable in recent times.
In Palmer and Madueke they may have just found their next one.
Image source, OptaCole Palmer and Noni Madueke's combined heatmap against Wolves
Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Chelsea winger Bolo Zenden speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast: "At Chelsea there's still a lot of forwards that are not in the squad. There is a lot to come before the window closes, who knows if more forces are coming in, but it’s more likely that players are going out.
"I worked with Noni Madueke at PSV – when he made the step to Chelsea I had my thoughts, I thought 'why would you go there?'
"To see him do well and score goals – he is a threat going forward, but he need to keep working hard in training. If you play like he did at the weekend he is going to be a starter and he needs to keep doing that."
Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesVictor Osimhen's agent, Roberto Calenda, has hit out at reports that he could join Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli.
The Italian said of his client, who is attracting interest from Chelsea, in a social media post: "Osimhen is a Napoli player, with a contract recently renewed with mutual satisfaction.
"He made history and when there were major offers (also this year) we always accepted the club's decisions.
"As I said, it is not a package to be shipped far away to make room for new prophets. Victor was elected African Footballer of the Year, eighth at the Ballon d'Or, he still has so much to do in Europe.
"There is need for respect and balance."
Chelsea are keen to sign the Nigeria striker on either a loan or swap deal and have discussed the sale of Romelu Lukaku in the other direction.
We asked for your thoughts after Sunday's Premier League game between Wolves and Chelsea.
Here are some of your comments:
Wolves fans
Julian: Woeful and inadequate defensive display, particularly in the second half. Far too open and showed tactical naivety against an average at best opposition, who did little to score most of their goals. Most of their goals came from our non-existent left defensive side. Open attacking play is for basketball, not lower mid-table Premier League teams. Wake up.
Phil: Embarrassing. At least three of our players looked like they didn't want to play for Wolves! Did we have a tactical plan? This is certain relegation form.
Malcolm: Why do Wolves try to play in a 4-4-2 when it is obvious the current players perform much better in a 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 shape. The defence looked vulnerable from the start, but they capitulated in the second half. We need to bring in a goalkeeper and another experienced centre-back before the deadline. Jorgen Strand Larsen looks like a really good striker.
David: A team that looks ripe for relegation. This is what you get for selling your best players and buying second-rate replacements. I did forecast this outcome weeks ago. Fosun have a lot to answer for, and our chairman who is running the club down and telling fans to support another team.
Chelsea fans
Paul: I was well impressed with the second half display. The first half was too open for my liking. I'm really glad for Noni Madueke with his hat-trick and happy for Joao Felix on his second debut goal. It was a lot better than his last debut with the sending off. I hope we shine a lot more this season.
Mike: Madueke and Palmer looked the real deal playing together, albeit Wolves were not exactly on top form. I see speculation already that Noni Madueke will be the next big name to be sold by the club and, with the current owners, nothing would surprise me...
James: It is brilliant to see these lads perform like that. The youngest team in the league are making a name for themselves. I'm so happy to see Noni Madueke get his moment - he always gives his all. Absolutely brilliant from everyone.
Baz: Whatever was said at half-time, it certainly flicked a switch and unlocked Chelsea's talent. More of this please!
Nizaar Kinsella
BBC Sport football news reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesEmpoli are in advanced talks to sign Chelsea midfielder Tino Anjorin.
The Blues are likely to earn little up front for the 22-year-old, but include a sizeable sell-on clause in the deal with the Serie A side.
Anjorin is expected to soon complete a medical and will leave having been at the Stamford Bridge club since he was seven.
He has made five senior appearances for Chelsea and also had spells on loan at Portsmouth, Huddersfield Town and Lokomotiv Moscow.
But injury issues have slowed Anjorin's development and he trains with the 'loan group' away from Enzo Maresca's first-team squad.
Image source, Chelsea FCChelsea have unveiled their new 2024-25 third kit that has been inspired by the 1970's punk rock movement.
The club say the patterned black shirt and shorts "have eye-catching yellow and pink trim and you can glance at the weave for plenty of ripped-up, clashing punk patterns revived.
"A 'Blues' patch inside is etched in typography that is straight out of 1977."
The pink trim includes a badge replaced with just the lion logo and a vertical double Nike swoosh that "points upward to celebrate the rise of women's football."
The kit was revealed by the women's team in their pre-season win over Arsenal on Sunday night and will be worn by the men's team in future games.
"With young players to the fore in 2024 at Chelsea, revisiting one of the greatest youth cult explosions could not be better timed," the club added.
