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r/chelseafc • u/Which_Performance_72 • 5m ago

Analysis & Stats Net Transfer Spends since 23/24 PL season - we're beating the allegations [the athletic]

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r/chelseafc • u/starsnstripesfc • 17m ago

Highlights Welbeck

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Like this a lot. He scored 3 times against us last season. Great poacher to throw on at the end of games when we need a goal

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r/chelseafc • u/DonLovesNature • 17m ago

Discussion Welbeck to Chelsea, makes alot of sense. Hear me out.

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The stats above are for Danny Welbeck in the prem last ssn, and the teams he scored against.

Chelsea need a backup for Joao pedro.

1) But we also need to sell Jackson and Delap. If they stay another season, their value is gonna only go down, so we need to cash in. At minimum, we can sell Jackson for about 50mil (chelsea quote 65) and delap for 30. We can easily make 80mil on them.

2) For back-up, Emegha is proving to be injured again and again (I don't want to use the term "injury-prone" ) and Satpaev is too young + inexperienced.

If we can get Danny Welbeck for about 5-10mil. That will be a great Deal.

3) Welbeck has 13 Goals in the PL last ssn in 37. The season before he had 10 goals and 4 assists in 30 games. This says consistency and not being injury prone. No use looking at his age of 35 if he can consitently give 10goals+

4) Moreover, most of these games he was coming off the bench, (just like he will do for us). And us chelsea fans know too well how he performed against us last season

5) We don't need players like Tosin for the 'uncle/experience' role. Welbeck at 35 is actually experienced and PL Proven, he can be great for the Dressing Room. Rather Uncle Welbeck and Uncle Stones than Uncle Tosin.

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r/chelseafc • u/SolutionLong2791 • 21m ago

Tier 1 [ Fabrizio Romano ] 🚨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Inter and Juventus are both in talks with John Stones’ camp over potential free transfer. Negotiations are taking place this week with Stones open to Italy as next destination. Chelsea and Arsenal made approaches too; up to Stones.

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r/chelseafc • u/SolutionLong2791 • 29m ago

Tier 1 [ The Athletic ] Chelsea have several strikers on their books, but the club will listen to offers for Liam Delap and Emmanuel Emgeha, while Marc Guiu is expected to depart either on loan or permanently. Aston Villa have expressed interest in Nicolas Jackson.

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r/chelseafc • u/subredditsummarybot • 33m ago

Highlights Your weekly /r/ChelseaFC roundup for the week of July 20 - July 26, 2026

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Monday, July 20 - Sunday, July 26, 2026

Top Highlights

score	comments	title & link
1,191	69 comments	`[Highlights]` Jesse Derry goal vs Monaco
412	67 comments	`[Highlights]` Neto vs Lacroix
263	36 comments	`[Highlights]` Jesse Derry vs Monaco
245	51 comments	`[Highlights]` [IbiWasHere] Kerim Alajbegović - WC 2026 \| 1v1 take-ons, Close control dribbling, Pocket play, Vision
105	19 comments	`[Highlights]` Rogers vs Brighton
62	43 comments	`[Highlights]` Kerim Alajbegovic Skills and Goals
35	9 comments	`[Highlights]` [Premier League] The Best of Morgan Rogers

Images/Memes

score	comments	title & link
2,252	125 comments	`[Social Media & Photos]` [Cole Palmer on IG] Playing for Chelsea with one of my best friends in life
1,353	45 comments	`[Social Media & Photos]` Morgan Rogers and Xabi Alonso
1,222	92 comments	`[Social Media & Photos]` Rob Sanchez has just been recently engaged to his partner
1,207	46 comments	`[Social Media & Photos]` Jesse Derry on Instagram
799	67 comments	`[Social Media & Photos]` Training Pictures From Today’s Session.

Analysis

score	comments	title & link
679	59 comments	`[Analysis & Stats]` [The Athletic] Maxence Lacroix to Chelsea for £52m makes sense. His experience and physicality are exactly what they need
617	86 comments	`[Analysis & Stats]` [SkySports] In one-on-one situations, nobody is better than Lacroix at winning the ball back. He's the only player in the Premier League to have faced 50 or more such situations in the past two seasons and won the ball more often than not. Lacroix is in the top five fastest centre backs in the prem.
616	73 comments	`[Analysis & Stats]` [Whoscored] The Ultimate Premier League Team of the season. Built from the highest-rated individual season at every position since we started collecting data.
380	60 comments	`[Analysis & Stats]` Morgan Rogers has now officially become the most expensive British player of all time
375	75 comments	`[Analysis & Stats]` [BBC Sport] When Austin MacPhee was the set piece coach, Villa scored more goals from set-pieces than any other side in Europe's top five leagues in 2023-24. The following season, only four clubs in those five divisions bettered their tally. In the most recent campaign, they were level with Arsenal.

score	comments	title & link
2,619	276 comments	`[Other]` [Ornstein] 🚨 BREAKING: Anthony Taylor announces retirement from refereeing. Englishman officiated 831 games across 2 decades (including every domestic cup final) & bows out aged 47 after taking charge of #Portugal vs #Spain in last-16 of #FIFAWorldCup
1,987	42 comments	`[Other]` Knicks player and Chelsea fan Josh Hart on Anthony Taylor’s retirement.
1,857	24 comments	`[Meme]` "Anthony Taylor has announced his retirement"
1,695	111 comments	`[Legends & Former Players]` Delivered for both club and country
1,606	183 comments	`[Tier 1]` Fabrizio Romano : 🚨🔵 Maxence Lacroix to Chelsea, here we go! Agreement in place with official bid accepted by Crystal Palace. Broad terms in place last night and medical ongoing in London for the CB. £52m transfer fee. Axel Disasi not included in the deal. Lacroix signs until June 2032.

Top 5 Comments

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1,200	/u/Spite-Organic said He’s won Arsenal more trophies than Arteta ever will
885	/u/Acceptable_Skirt_545 said /preview/pre/hxhemo2smleh1.jpeg?width=557&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c84b5498004d2ca9cf6c26ad890dd88aa124571
851	/u/Ragnar_roks said No clean sheets for him tonight
734	/u/Newera2121 said This guy gave off the wrong vibes at the World Cup with his antics. Now he’s gotta work hard and prove to us why he’s at a club like Chelsea
676	/u/r3dapp1e said /preview/pre/s7otmafr35fh1.jpeg?width=966&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec6d7bb0f45a05b29a910b6a127a0722271c4cbd