Sources: Real Madrid register fresh interest in Chelsea star, Barcelona the perfect example of a balanced squad build, Fans give Maresca verdicts, Chelsea "still miles away", News roundups, More....

The Chelsea FC Newsletter: Thursday 13th March 2025!

Morning all,

I hope you’re enjoying your week so far. Today we will have the latest Podcast out ahead of our next match against Copenhagen in the Conference League tonight.

Before that though, the content is here being pushed out as always as we do every day!

First of all, Chelsea are still ‘miles way’ right now according to one former Blues player this week. I do agree with some of these comments, but I also believe we are more kilometres away rather than miles. Read that one in full here.

To get to where we need to go, I believe we should be taking a close look at Barcelona. They have perfectly built a squad that has the ideal mix of youth and experience. They have a solid spine, leaders, captains, young stars, pace, power, and quality, and their form this season is showing why they have built one of the best squads in the world in my opinion. Read that one here.

I have another sourced article out today as well. It’s one on some big interest coming in again for a Chelsea player. Enzo Fernandez is wanted by Real Madrid in the summer. But will Chelsea entertain any talks? Are there any players that The Blues might ask to trade for? Is this a non-story? Find out all the details here.

Enzo Maresca has been much debated this week - and now it is time to find out what our community is thinking right now. You can see from here that there is a real mix of feelings.

Grab ALL of your latest general Chelsea news in the same place here, covering everything from quotes, interviews, transfer rumours, and all in between.

Thanks for stopping by. See you all on the next live blog from around 8.30am today!

Peace, Si.