For the Love Of All Things Chelsea
Here is a roundup of the top Chelsea news, gossip and transfer speculation that you may have missed from icchelseanews
CHELSEA defender Caleb Wiley has completed a return to Championship club Watford on a season-long loan after he impressed last season and wanted to make the move back to the club
The 20-year-old defender joined the club last summer from MLS side Atlanta United for a fee of $11.4M (£8.5M), and spent the first half of the campaign on loan at Strasbourg in France, before suffering a shoulder injury. He then joined the Hornets on loan during the second half of the season, where he impressed across 10 appearances for the Championship side.
‘Good luck, Caleb!’
“We are delighted to have secured Caleb on loan once more,” said Watford Sporting Director Gian Luca Nani. “He was impressive in the games he played for us last season and his attitude is incredible.
“To have him for a full season means we have the talent and consistency Paulo wants defensively.”
IcChelseanews Says…
This is a great decision from Wiley to make, he got some very good game time at Watford last season and should be able to get some much needed minutes next season.
ADVANCED HATO TALKS
Ajax defender Jorrel Hato is reportedly very keen on making a move to CHELSEA this transfer window, as his agent have confirmed the Blues have been in contact over a possible deal for the highly-prized defender.
Enzo Maresca has brought a belief back to the club that has now won two trophies in the last few months, and has also managed to build a squad that is one of the most enjoyable to watch in the English top-flight.
The club have multiple central defensive options already but the report claims that Axel Disasi could leave amid interest from Villarreal. The Blues are hoping to earn around £30m ($40m) if they sell the centre-back, who spent the second half of the 2024-25 season on loan at Aston Villa.
Per talkSPORT recently claimed that we have opened talks over a deal to sign Hato from Ajax as they seek defensive reinforcements this summer.
And Hato is also understood to be keen on a move to Stamford Bridge and Chelsea are now directly negotiating with Ajax over a possible deal for the 19-year-old.
Speaking to De Telegraaf on Wednesday, Hato’s agent, Humphry Nijman said: ‘Yes, the club has contacted Ajax.
Meanwhile, Romano said on his YouTube channel: ‘Chelsea are working on some targets,’
‘On CHELSEA it is important to mention the centre-back also. Chelsea are pushing on a deal to sign Jorrel Hato from Ajax.
‘Chelsea, in the last 24 hours, have made official club-to-club contact with Ajax, starting the negotiation with Jorrel Hato.
‘Chelsea are pushing, the player is keen on a move, he is ready to agree on personal terms, it’s not going to be an issue on the player’s side.’
CHELSEA TO SIGN SIMONS?
Italian Journalist Fabrizio Romano has now opened up and claimed that CHELSEA talks for Xavi Simons are advancing very well, as the Blues close in on a deal to sign the gifted midfielder.
The club have had a very impressive summer, they have spent a ton of money on some quality signings, they have won the club world cup, and many fans are very excited about the upcoming season and what they could manage to challenge for.
But the summer of spending is not over and us have been working very hard over the past few days to secure the signing of Dutch star Xavi Simons, who has determined that a move to the Premier League is something that he now desires.
And after reports suggested that talks have been opened, Romano has given an update on the possible deal, he said: ‘For Xavi Simons, Chelsea are advancing very well. Negotiations are under way, negotiations are going well between Xavi Simons and Chelsea with an agreement on personal terms getting closer.
‘At the moment it’s still not done. But any moment could be important to reach an agreement with Xavi Simons after positive contacts.
‘On Monday, Chelsea decided to advance on the player’s side to start discussing contract terms and now Xavi Simons is more than tempted by Chelsea project, keen on a move to Chelsea and they are discussing the numbers.
‘It’s a really, really concrete possibility, now they [CHELSEA] are pushing to reach an agreement with the player because Arsenal are still interested, but they have different priorities. Bayern are watching the situation closely but their focus is Luis Diaz from Liverpool.
‘Contacts will also follow with RB Leipzig very soon because RB Leipzig are very interest in Carney Chukwuemeka. Chelsea have stopped negotiations with Borussia Dortmund because they were offering a loan for weeks and weeks, Chelsea said, ‘permanent transfer for Carney or nothing’. And now RB Leipzig are showing interested in the player’
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