Sources: Transfer Deadline Day LIVE BLOG!
All your latest Chelsea transfer news as it comes in tonight for our sources and all the other top outlets.....
23.00pm - Summer Transfer window 2024 is now CLOSED!
Deal sheet submitted deals can go on until 1am but I’m off to bed now and not expecting anything big to happen now other than confirmation of Raheem Sterling joining Arsenal and Jadon Sancho joining Chelsea.
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22.50pm - At least Sterling is moving
Raheem Sterling has arrived at Arsenal training ground.
22.45pm - Sancho any good as a 9? Asking for the SD’s….
Sky Sport Italia claim Victor Osimhen turned down the Chelsea transfer because they offered him £3.3 million per season wages with another £3.3 million in bonuses.
22.40pm - It’s over - too late for an alternative I think, even with the deal sheet extension to 1am
Victor Osimhen deal is OFF. Chelsea delegation is flying back.
Chelsea are yet to hear back from Victor Osimhen following their final offer. They are now resigned to any potential deal being off with 20 minutes to go.
22.35pm - Victor Osimhen
Sources says Chelsea made a very good offer but he turned it down.
It’s not even about that, I’m not mad that we didn’t break our wage structure. I’m mad that we didn’t seriously turn to a suitable alternative and move away from this. As if they didn’t know what Osimhen was going to ask for a long time ago, they’ve wanted him for years and have been speaking to his agents for ages, and Napoli all summer. Poor.
22.32pm - Idiots man, idiots (we were literally speaking to Toney and arranging that - why didn’t we just pivot ffs)
“I think Chelsea thought that maybe players could be tempted last minute if they had no other possibilities even if the salary wasn’t the best.”
22.30pm - Seems like it really is over for Osimhen
And I’m not hearing of any late surprise alternatives. We’ve left it all too late, shambles really.
22.20pm - Oh dear, and I had a good feeling on this one… We seriously going to neglect the 9 position AGAIN?
Chelsea presented a new proposal to Victor Osimhen tonight, but it was still not good enough. They did their best with the new proposal. Victor does not want to cut his Napoli salary too much.
Chelsea target Victor Osimhen stays at Napoli.
22.07pm - In Kaveh we trust!
Chelsea are still waiting for a final decision from Victor Osimhen!
22.05pm - This is a better obligation
Jadon Sancho obligation between £20m- 25m.
- @mcgrathmike of @TeleFootball
22.00pm - And here’s what Romano says about it
As things stand Victor Osimhen will stay at Napoli, he does not have an agreement with Chelsea on Salary. CHELSEA ARE STILL TRYING!
21.58pm - This source has can be good but he’s been really bad lately (so let’s wait and see)
It’s over, Victor Osimhen stays at Napoli.
21.57pm - They best hurry up then
Sunderland are willing to sign David Datro Fofana on loan from Chelsea.
21.56pm - Chelsea wait on Osimhen
Chelsea are still waiting for a final decision from Napoli's Victor Osimhen.
21.55pm - Sancho’s obligation fee
Chelsea's obligation fee for Jadon Sancho is less than £40 million.
21.50pm - Sources: Joe Shields and Sancho
As reported on here earlier today, it was Joe Shields working on the Jadon Sancho deal and he got it done today!
21.44pm - Sancho to Chelsea HERE WE GO!!!
21.43pm - Sancho deal agreed!!!
Breaking! Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Jadon Sancho from Manchester United. The England international will join on an initial loan with the west London club having an obligation to make the deal permanent next summer.
21.40pm - I’m still pretty relaxed on this one tbh
“Calma” on Victor Osimhen.
21.25pm - No obligation, sigh
Arsenal close to agreeing deal with Chelsea to loan Raheem Sterling. Likely to be no obligation option. Finer details being sorted.
21.15pm - Reminder: Deal sheets
Chelsea have two deal sheets submitted for Jadon Sancho and Victor Osimhen (or a striker) in the hope of getting them across the line. I said this takes it until midnight to complete the deal earlier, but it’s actually 1am.
21.05pm - This was always dependent on getting offers for either Disasi or Badiashile (which did not arrive)
“I don’t think there’s time for Chelsea to sign a centre back, no.”
21.00pm - Haha, what!?
Deivid Washington's £17.7m move to Strasbourg is back being discussed. Personal terms may now be agreed - as talks re-open. Of course, club-to-club agreement with Chelsea not an issue.
20.50pm - Just over two hours to go…
There’s a domino going on, Sterling Arsenal, Sancho Chelsea, Nelson to leave Arsenal.
20.17pm - Oh…
Deivid Washington's £17 million move to Strasbourg has COLLPASED!
- @lequipe
20.07pm - Sterling agrees personal terms with Arsenal
Per Fabrizio Romano!
20.05pm - Raheem Sterling to Arsenal blowing up!
Every outlet and journo now reporting it! Seems like it’s really advancing now!
20.00pm - Orny on the Sterling stuff now!
Come onnnnnnn!
Arsenal are in talks with Chelsea to sign Raheem Sterling on loan before the transfer market shuts. If the clubs find a compromise, Sterling will still need to agree personal terms — but that is not expected to prove a stumbling block to the move.
19.55pm - Sources: Raheem Sterling
Our top SPTC source says he ‘thinks’ Sterling will depart now… !
19.53pm - G’wan The Gooners!!
Arsenal are now in talks with Chelsea to sign Raheem Sterling on loan.
19.52pm - Waiting on United…
Chelsea have presented what they consider to be two attractive offers to Manchester United for Jadon Sancho. Different conditions but now down to Man Utd to accept.
19.51pm - Sterling move still alive
Chelsea still in talks with several clubs regarding Raheem Sterling.
19.50pm - Osimhen or nothing then….
Chelsea are now totally out of the race for Ivan Toney. They expect him to move to Al Ahli.
19.47pm - Chelsea still push for Osimhen (as I said below)
Chelsea have not walked away from a deal for Victor Osimhen. They are waiting to hear if the deal can proceed but time is running out. Chelsea are still keen to complete the deal but it is being held up by negotiations over incentives in the player contract.
19.40pm - BREAKING! Sources: West Ham at Cobham!
SPTC sources have been informed that West Ham’s sporting director is currently at Cobham for negotiations with a couple of unnamed Chelsea players.
19.32pm - Jacobs keeps the Sterling dream alive!
Arsenal and Chelsea have held late talks over a loan move for Raheem Sterling. Player open to move if it progresses.
19.30pm - There you go, as I said below, Palace still there for Chalobah
Crystal Palace reach agreement with Chelsea to sign Trevoh Chalobah. It's a straight season-long loan with no option or obligation.
I’m assuming the loan only is down to Chalobah, given he already rejected an offer to join Palace about a week or so ago.
19.05pm - Good god…. Posting without comment…
Fabrizio Romano:
“I just got a call on Osimhen, crazy, I can’t say too much, completely crazy though.
“Victor Osimhen is furious with Napoli, relationship is completely broken.
“I think this Osimhen story with Napoli, Al Ahli and Chelsea would be a great movie.
“Osimhen’s relationship with Napoli is now completely broken.”
19.02pm - Sources: Latest updates from SPTC sources
Chelsea are really trying for Victor Osimhen - As we speak, clubs are trying to resolve this. Our sources said we just need to let them speak at the moment.
Ivan Toney to Saudi is NOT done yet.
Carney Chukwuemeka has many possibilities. Loans being explored late on, Chelsea and Carney been trying to find the right move on the right terms.
Premier League clubs making late moves for Trevoh Chalobah, Crystal Palace still there for him.
Turkish sides have expressed an interest in signing Ben Chilwell.
Raheem Sterling situation gone very quiet.
Manchester United are currently discussing internally whether they are happy with our offer for Jadon Sancho.
18.55pm - Yep, exactly, always had this feeling too
Simon Johnson on X: "#CFC have felt for some time that any deal for Victor Osimhen would come down to the last 5 hours of the summer window. We are now within five hours of the deadline. ⏱️"
18.50pm - More from Fabrizio Romano
Victor Osimhen is absolutely furious at the moment. He and Napoli are in a really intense situation. Napoli started to ask more money for Osimhen from Al Ahli when they saw they were going for Ivan Toney.
Chelsea have a limit on what they can offer Osimhen because of FFP. They have not reached the right amount requested yet.
Osimhen wow it’s crazy, you can’t sit still for 5 minutes, so much happening in the background right now.
The negotiation between Man United and Chelsea for Jadon Sancho is ongoing, United are still not happy with the terms on fee and salary coverage offered.
18.10pm - Sky Sports on Raheem Sterling
Raheem Sterling will be fully committed to Chelsea if he does not leave the club on Friday - even if he has to train with the U23s.
Sterling has been ready to consider any options which are presented to him by Chelsea but he has still not been involved in any conversations with clubs of interest.
The 20-year-old has three years remaining on the Chelsea contract he signed two years ago.
If Sterling is to move, it would be for purely sporting reasons.
18.05pm - Fabrizio Romano updates
This Osimhen situation is very complicated guys.
My feeling at the moment is there is a good chance Osimhen could stay at Napoli somehow.
I got a call one of my sources today, he’s been working on some of the biggest deals in 25 years, and he told me he’s never seen anything like this Osimhen deal, it’s completely crazy, people involved don’t know where he could end up.
Let’s see if Napoli can find a solution, agree with one or the clubs involved, play with Osimhen - Lukaku up top or something, there are so many possibilities.
Jadon Sancho has reached full agreement on personal terms with Chelsea, he wants to join the club.
Armando Broja to Ipswich is getting really close.
Other updates to come……
17.37pm - Sources: Victor Osimhen
Chelsea still talking with the player to agree terms, as of two hours ago sources heard that confidence was growing on Chelsea’s side on getting this one done. Of course, that does not mean it’s a done deal, but things have been moving in the right direction today. Osimhen wants Chelsea.
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