Chelsea announce defender deal, Blues close to Italian agreement, Maresca told make big Chelsea signing

Here is a roundup of the top Chelsea news, gossip and transfer speculation from icchelseanews that we think you guys could have missed featuring Enzo Maresca, Josh Acheampong and Cesare Casedai…

CHELSEA have officially confirmed that they are pleased to announce defender Josh Acheampong has signed a new contract until 2029 and ended all speculation that he could look to leave the club in the immediate future.

The Blues posted on the club website: ‘Josh joined the Blues’ development centre programme as an Under-8 and has since worked his way through the youth ranks at Cobham.

He made his Under-18s debut on the final day of the 2021/22 campaign and became a regular in the side the following season.

Comfortable in multiple positions across the backline, Josh also made his mark on the international stage, featuring for England at the Under-17 European Championships in the summer of 2023 and the Under-17 World Cup the following November.

The 2023/24 campaign proved an important one for Josh.

He signed his first professional contract, helped our Under-18s win the Premier League southern title, stepped up to Under-21s football, and was handed a memorable first-team debut against Tottenham Hotspur.

Introduced in front of the Stamford Bridge faithful, Josh helped the Blues see out the final minutes of a 2-0 victory.

Having celebrated his 18th birthday in May, Josh was then part of the senior squad that travelled to the United States for our summer tour. He then made his second senior outing against Barrow in September.

A full debut arrived last week as Josh started in our Europa Conference League victory over Astana in Kazakhstan. He was also named among the substitutes for our victory over Brentford on Sunday.

Congratulations on your new deal, Josh!’

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The lad is a serious talent and we are delighted to see that he has agreed to sign a new contract at Stamford Bridge, he fully deserves it and now hopefully he will push on to challenge for a regular place in that first starting eleven.

Great news

CASEDAI CLOSE TO EXIT

CHELSEA are reportedly close to agreeing a loan deal with AC Milan for Cesare Casadei, according to reports in Italy as the young man is pushing for a move away.

The 21-year-old has played a little over ten times for the club and while he was close to departing the club in the summer, potentially on a loan deal, he ended up staying at Stamford Bridge.

He’s yet to play in the Premier League in the campaign, and despite the manager not picking him, Casadei has revealed to TuttoSport in an interview that Enzo Maresca played a key role in keeping him at Stamford Bridge.

But According to according to Fichajes., Chelsea and Milan are ‘quickly’ advancing their negotiations over a six-month loan deal for Casadei ahead of the January transfer window.