Cole Palmer not pictured in training again?! 😬

Who do you think is behind Enzo Fernandez?? 🤔

💙✨ Estevão: “Chelsea is amazing, it was a perfect choice! I can say that I love Chelsea, I love London, I don’t think it could be better”.

“Change of country, away from family, but it’s been amazing. God is blessing, this is the happiest moments of my life”,

Via Fabrizio Romano

Mhueka voted man of the match against the Netherlands U19, a game that featured Arsenal’s Max Dowman and Liverpool's Rio Ngumoha.

🚨This week Chelsea academy coaches lined up with Enzo Maresca to Share ideas, build unity and shape the Chelsea way together

[Via ChelseaFC Academy]

What Hoeneß said that's definitely wrong is that Jackson & his agents paid 3 million to make it happen.

I'm told that Jackson & his agents gave up 1.5 million. There is a condition around 40 apps - the doubt is if it's 40 starts or 40 apps.

[Via Matt Law]

🚨 STAT ALERT – Enzo Maresca at Chelsea
•Total matches: 67
•Wins: 43 (64.18%)
•Draws: 10
•Losses: 14
•Major finals: 2
•Major trophies: 2

Enzo Maresca is the first manager to play two finals in his first season and win both

‼️ Shakhtar Donetsk are preparing a lawsuit against the Ukrainian Association of Football (UAF) if it is confirmed that the player received banned substances while in the national team camp.

The club argues that due to a potential suspension, they could lose up to €30 million in performance-related bonuses from Chelsea.

The report also states that the president of the UAF, Andriy Shevchenko, may be indirectly involved in the case of Mudryk allegedly using a substance containing meldonium.

[Via UA-football]

🚨 Ukrainian Journalist Igor Burbas :

- Mudryk received a stem cell injection from the Ukrainian Nt physio to aid recovery after the player reported experiencing discomfort and not being able to play at a full capacity

- It is reported that the stem cells were derived from a cow that may have been exposed to the banned substance melodonium

[Via Scout in Eurasia]

Joe Cole makes Chelsea the dark horse to win the Champions League:

🗣 "I’d put them in a bracket just at the top of the dark horses and bottom of the teams who you might expect to be in the latter stages of the competition."

"It all depends, I think, on the performance of the goalkeeper Sanchez.

That was the one area of the pitch, if you asked Chelsea fans where they needed to improve, that they would have gone for."

🗣 William Gallas: "What we all know is that Alejandro Garnacho will want to show on the pitch that he wants to succeed for Chelsea.

He will want to win his place in the starting XI. Everyone is happy when they sign for Chelsea, but clearly nobody is guaranteed a starting spot."

🗣 Dennis Wise: "I’m genuinely excited about the new Chelsea regime and these young signings. The minimum expectation this season has to be a Champions League spot - and hopefully more.

Chelsea should be aiming to win at least one domestic trophy and push hard in the Champions League. They’ll want to be real contenders for the league too."

Florent Malouda on Raheem Sterling:

🗣 "I don’t like the topic of his wages or the money involved. He earned his contract and everybody was fine with it. Now it’s more about how, as a club, you consider your players and how you bring them back to full confidence.

I’m sure Raheem Sterling, in full confidence, without injury problems, terminating his contract wouldn’t be an option."