Adarabioyo arrives for pre-season earlypublished at 11:47 3 July
11:47 3 July
Nizaar Kinsella BBC Sport football news reporter
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Defender Tosin Adarabioyo was among the players to arrive back a week early for pre-season training at Chelsea.
The formal start date is 8 July but the free transfer signing from Fulham was with the likes of Ben Chilwell and Trevoh Chalobah at the club's Cobham training base.
New boss Enzo Maresca also started work on Monday but the sessions are believed to be informal fitness work as he settles into the new job.
'Upgrade on Gallagher' or 'another Drinkwater'?published at 09:31 3 July
09:31 3 July
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We asked for your views on the signing of midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall who has completed a £30m move from Leicester City.
Here are some of your responses:
Paddy: You know what, I think I’m pretty happy with it. We need cover in the midfield, he looked a good player when Leicester went down, and then did well under our new coach getting them promoted.
Mike: Another midfielder - just what we've been short of. Maybe we could sell another midfielder to make space for him! I mean, it's not like we're short of strikers or anything...
Taylor: Before last season I may have not been too familiar with KDH, however watching how he plays and even when he played against us in the FA Cup, I'm excited. He is an upgrade on Gallagher who we can now sell for pure profit. He will provide an attacking option with vision alongside Enzo and Moises. Exciting times.
Keith: Good signing, solid box-to-box midfielder. Just hope he's not a replacement for Conor Gallagher though, we must keep him!
Tony: Underwhelming signing. We have many better players in the squad who play in the same position. Another Danny Drinkwater?
Brett: KDH has the potential to flourish under Maresca again and with much better players around him, we could see him fully unlocked. Not the marquee signing we were hoping for but has the potential to be one we look back on as a great bit of business.
Mark: If our American owners think by making this signing they can now rake in some pure profit by selling Conor Gallagher they are deluded. Regardless of familiarity with Maresca, this would be a downgrade on Conor who is born Chelsea.
Simon: Good player, good price and excellent that he's joining up with Maresca. However, another midfielder? Where does he play? Instead of who? We really need a serious clearout or the malcontent among the squad is going to be palpable.
Gossip: Blues agree fee for Argentine youngster Anselminopublished at 07:44 3 July
07:44 3 July
Chelsea have agreed a £14m fee with Boca Juniors for 19-year-old Argentine defender Aaron Anselmino. (Football.London, external)
Dewsbury-Hall's 'strange summer'published at 17:57 2 July
17:57 2 July
Nizaar Kinsella BBC Sport football news reporter
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has had a strange summer. The 25-year-old has gone from being the star player in Leicester City's Championship title-winning team that earned Premier League promotion to being sold.
The Premier League's profit and sustainability rules have forced the Foxes' hand, despite Dewsbury-Hall being happy to remain at his boyhood club.
Brighton tried in January and during the summer to sign Dewsbury-Hall but a quick reunion with his former manager Enzo Maresca at Chelsea proved too difficult to turn down.
But that is not to say signing Dewsbury-Hall was the Italian's decision.
Sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart believed he would be a good addition to the Blues' midfield options, providing perhaps more goal threat than the likes of Moises Caicedo, Enzo Fernandez, Conor Gallagher and Romeo Lavia.
Gallagher's future also remains in some doubt, with less than a year left to run on his current contract and no sign of a renewal in the near future.
'It is amazing to be sitting here as a Chelsea player'published at 16:11 2 July
16:11 2 July
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Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall says it is a "privilege" to sign for Chelsea after completing his move from Leicester City.
The 25-year-old has signed a five-year deal with the Blues, which includes an additional one-year option.
The midfielder came through the Foxes academy and made his senior debut in an FA Cup tie against Brentford in January 2020.
Following spells away on loan he has since made 129 appearances across all competitions for the east Midlands side, scoring 17 goals and making 20 assists.
Dewsbury-Hall will now have the opportunity to link up again with his former boss Enzo Maresca, under whom he was a key figure in Leicester's Championship-winning team last season.
"It is amazing to be sitting here as a Chelsea player," he told club media.
"This is a club people grow up watching and hoping to one day play for, so it is a privilege to be here.
"I'm really excited to get going and can't wait to show everybody what I can do."
'Give him a chance and he will deliver'published at 15:50 2 July
15:50 2 July
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On the latest episode of BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling podcast, The Athletic's Rob Tanner was asked if he thinks Chelsea's new signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall can make the step up from Leicester to Stamford Bridge:
"Yes, I do. I think he's coachable and mouldable, which is a big thing for Enzo [Maresca].
"He can take in information. He's the sort of character who, if you show him something on a board or in video analysis, he can carry out that instruction. I think that's what Enzo wants - characters who will embrace what he's trying to do.
"He's going to try to do what he did at Leicester at Chelsea so he needs people who are going to absorb that information very quickly. Having Kiernan in, he knows what he is straight away and he can pass on information to his other team-mates.
"He has the ability to step up - the way he finds pockets of space, he turns and runs at people, his goals and assists.
"I know some Chelsea fans aren't ecstatic at the news, but if you give him a chance he will deliver."
Palmer 'one England player who is taking the most risks'published at 10:28 2 July
10:28 2 July
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Cole Palmer was one of England's form players coming into Euro 2024 having enjoyed a stellar campaign with Chelsea.
He scored 22 times in last season's Premier League and his 11 assists meant he had 33 goal involvements in 34 appearances in the competition.
The 22-year-old has, though, featured sporadically for the Three Lions in the tournament, with just two appearances and a grand total of 73 minutes.
Alan Shearer would "definitely bring Palmer in" against Switzerland in the quarter-finals, while fellow former England captain Gary Lineker believes the playmaker has shown the kind of "swagger" to thrive on the big stage.
For ex-Three Lions midfielder Danny Murphy, he is the "one England player who is taking the most risks" during what many have considered a rather conservative approach from manager Gareth Southgate.
"He is the bravest on the ball, as if to say: 'I don’t mind trying things and if it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t happen,'" said Murphy.
"Some of the other England players are overthinking things. Cole Palmer isn't and that is the way he has played all season.
"He has to start the next game. For some of the players coming in, there is no pressure."
'I will work my hardest to be successful' - Guiupublished at 17:01 1 July
17:01 1 July
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Chelsea have signed striker Marc Guiu from Barcelona on a five-year-deal.
An agreement for the 18-year-old was reached in April and he will join the first team ahead of the pre-season.
Guiu graduated from Barcelona's famous La Masia academy scored just 23 seconds into debut against Athletic Bilbao in 2023.
"It's an immense joy to sign for Chelsea and I struggled to sleep ahead of the journey here because I was so excited," the the Spain Under-19 international told the club website, external.
"Ever since I was small, it was my dream to play in the Premier League. Now I have the opportunity to come here to Chelsea and I will work my hardest to be successful for the club."
Castledine available for loanpublished at 13:48 1 July
13:48 1 July
Nizaar Kinsella BBC Sport football news reporter
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Chelsea midfielder Leo Castledine has been made available for loan.
The 18-year-old made his senior debut under Mauricio Pochettino last season and is regarded as arguably the best in his age group at Stamford Bridge, earning a nomination for Premier League 2 Player of the Season after scoring 10 goals and getting nine assists in 18 matches.
The Blues are keen to further Castledine's development by sending him out on loan and are hopeful of completing a deal to a mid or lower table Championship club, or one of the strong clubs in League One.
They are unwilling to entertain permanent offers for Castledine, who is a boyhood Chelsea fan and has been with the club since signing from AFC Wimbledon aged 14, having successfully renewed his contract until 2027 in December.
Chelsea thank Ziyech on exitpublished at 07:39 1 July
07:39 1 July
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Chelsea have thanked Hakim Ziyech for almost four years of service after he completed a permanent move to Galatasaray.
Ziyech, 31, played for the Turkish club on loan last season but has now made a full-time switch.
He joined Chelsea from Ajax in the summer of 2020 and made 107 appearances in all competitions, scoring 14 goals.
"We thank Hakim for his efforts during his time at Chelsea and wish him well as he begins the next chapter of his career", the club said.
Gossip: Blues interested in Italy defender Calafioripublished at 07:18 1 July
07:18 1 July
Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and West Ham United are all interested in 22-year-old Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori, but they will have to pay in excess of £40m to prise him away from Bologna. (Express), external
Brighton have been left frustrated after Chelsea agreed a deal to sign 25-year-old midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Leicester City even though the player had undergone a medical with the Seagulls and a fee was agreed between the two clubs. (Telegraph - subscription required), external
Meanwhile, Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has made it clear to the club's board that they should not be looking to cash in on 24-year-old Sweden striker Alexander Isak this summer, amid interest from Chelsea. (Fabrizio Romano via Teamtalk), external
Chelsea near Anselmino signingpublished at 16:33 30 June
16:33 30 June
Nizaar Kinsella BBC Sport football news reporter
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Chelsea remain in advanced talks to sign Boca Juniors defender Aaron Anselmino.
The deal for the 19-year-old centre-back is largely believed to be either close or done depending on who you speak to on the Argentine side, but there has yet to be confirmation from the Blues.
It feels like the focus at Stamford Bridge is resolving the opportunities for incomings and outgoings on the Premier League's profit and sustainability Sunday, which is a key date for clubs to balance the books - like a mini-transfer deadline day.
Unofficial transfer deadline looms for clubs to comply with PSRpublished at 12:34 30 June
12:34 30 June
Nick Mashiter BBC Sport Football News Reporter
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Premier League clubs have been preparing for what has been described as the 'unofficial transfer deadline day' on Sunday.
To avoid charges and possible points deductions clubs must be compliant with profit and sustainability rules (PSR) - and 30 June is a key date.
Villa have also sold Omari Kellyman to Chelsea for £19m two years after signing him from Derby for £600,000. The midfielder made six appearances for Villa.
Ian Maatsen, meanwhile, Chelsea’s defender who spent the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Dortmund, has moved to Villa for £35m.
Who else could move?
Douglas Luiz's players-plus-cash transfer from Villa to Juventus is expected to go through soon.
Villa had medicals booked in for Samuel Iling-Junior and Enzo Barrenechea this week, while Luiz's was scheduled for Las Vegas on Thursday as he is away with Brazil for the Copa America.
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