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      Joao Felix ‘open to Chelsea return’ as he pushes for transfer exit – with fans spotting major hint on his Twitter

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      CHELSEA fans reckon Joao Felix could be coming back after spotting a hint on his Twitter.The Portuguese playmaker spend the second half of last season at Stamford Bridge but the Blues did not make the deal permanent.
      Joao Felix is awaiting a deal from BarcelonaCredit: Getty
      Felix, 23, is now back at Atletico Madrid – but has been completely frozen out by boss Diego Simeone.
      Reports in Spain suggest Felix has been waiting for Barcelona to make a move.
      And he was even linked with a shock move to Liverpool, with Mo Salah being chased in a mega-money deal by Saudi side Al-Ittihad.
      But Ben Jacobs reports Felix would be up for another chance with Chelsea.
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      And Blues supporters reckon he could be in Blue again this season after seeing Felix’s Twitter page.
      The £112million striker’s profile picture still shows him in his Chelsea gear… with “Chelsea Football Club💙” in his bio.
      Atletico signed Felix for the incredible fee from Benfica in 2019.
      But he failed to live up to his price tag, netting 34 goals in 131 games.
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      He hoped to resurrect his career with Chelsea last season but, while he showed some flashes of brilliance in the struggling Blues side, he only managed to contribute four goals in 16 appearances.
      As a result, new Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino decided not to opt and sign Felix on a permanent deal for the 2023/24 season.
      Saudi Arabia have been a possible deal maker for a permanent move for the Portuguese star- but he remains set on a season-long loan.
      A number of the Gulf State clubs are interested in Felix including Al-Ittihad, Al-Shabab and Al-Hilal.
      However, Felix has confirmed he wants to remain in Europe – with Catalan giants Barcelona in the lead to sign the winger but have until Friday’s 11pm transfer deadline to finalise.
      Felix has hinted at a possible Chelsea return on his Twitter accountCredit: Getty More

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      New Chelsea star Petrovic takes club legend’s shirt number after Premier League rule BLOCKED his dream choice

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      NEW Chelsea signing Djordje Petrovic will wear the number 28 made iconic by club legend Cesar Azpilicueta after his first choice was denied. The Blues signed Robert Sanchez for £25million from Brighton earlier in the window after letting Edouard Mendy and Kepa Arrizabalaga go.
      Djordje Petrovic will wear the number 28 made iconic by club legend Cesar Azpilicueta
      And in need of a back up to Sanchez, Chelsea confirmed a deal for Serbian stopper Petrovic.
      He has signed a seven-year deal and takes the No28 left behind by former captain Azpilicueta.
      But that was only after the Premier League denied him the chance of wearing the No99 he had at New England Revolution in the MLS.
      Petrovic said: “I’m very happy to wear number 28 and I know it means a lot at this club.
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      “I asked for number 99 originally but I was told it was too high for the Premier League.
      “I saw what was available after that and I liked the look of the No.28 jersey.”
      Renato Sanches suffered a similar fate in 2017 when he signed on loan for Swansea from Bayern Munich.
      His request to wear No85 was rejected, meaning he took No35 instead.
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      Petrovic is in line to make his debut TONIGHT in the EFL Cup against AFC Wimbledon at Stamford Bridge.
      After signing, he said: “It’s so nice here! Everything here is set up to win, to learn and to achieve great things at the very top level.
      “I’m so happy to be at Chelsea and I’m really excited to get started at this club.
      “It’s a big step for me and it’s always been a dream of mine to sign for one of the biggest clubs in the world and today I have achieved that goal. I’m so happy!
      “Playing in the Premier League is something I’m really looking forward to doing and I hope to learn many things here at Chelsea. I can’t wait to meet everyone and play at Stamford Bridge.”
      Petrovic has joined Chelsea from New England RevolutionCredit: Getty More

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      Chaos at Romelu Lukaku’s Roma arrival as fans ‘damage vehicles’ in scramble to see Chelsea ace

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      ROMA fans have reportedly damaged vehicles in their attempts to catch a glimpse of new signing Romelu Lukaku.The striker is set to complete a season-long loan move from Chelsea.
      Romelu Lukaku has landed in Rome ahead of his loan move to RomaCredit: Getty
      The striker received a huge welcome from excited Roma fansCredit: EPA
      Fans climbed on car roofs and bonnetsCredit: Youtube @Marca
      Lukaku, 30, landed in Rome airport on Wednesday ahead of the switch and he was greeted with a warm welcome.
      But some Roma supporters got a little carried away and went to extreme lengths to see the Belgian touch down in Italy.
      Some fans climbed on cars and left multiple roofs and bonnets with huge dents.
      Lukaku waved at fans as he stepped off the plane before high-fiving those behind metal fences.
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      There was a celebratory atmosphere at the airport with fans taking photos and videos of the new arrival.
      Many are excited to see Lukaku turn out for Roma after he helped Inter Milan reach the Champions League final last season.
      It is the third time the striker will play under Jose Mourinho, with the pair previously working together at Chelsea and Manchester United.
      Roma have paid Chelsea £8million to land Lukaku, who will take a substantial pay cut on his £325,000 a week wages.
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      Roma fans were seen climbing onto cars to catch a glimpse of new signing LukakuCredit: YOUTUBE @MARCA
      Cars were damaged by supporters with some left with big dentsCredit: Youtube @Marca
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      Chelsea have also inserted a £37m release clause into Lukaku’s contract.
      Lukaku was part of Chelsea’s ‘bomb squad’ – a group of players Mauricio Pochettino was forbidden from playing with the club keen reduce their wage bill.
      The likes of Christian Pulisic, Hakim Ziyech and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang were also part of the group and have since been shipped out. More

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      Chelsea ‘ready to let £100,000-a-week flop join Premier League rivals for FREE’ despite having two years on contract

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      CHELSEA are reportedly ready to let Malang Sarr leave on a free transfer despite having two years left on his contract. Sarr has been unable to cement a place in the team at Chelsea and it looks like he could be on his way out as a result.
      Chelsea are reportedly willing to let Malang Sarr leave on a free transferCredit: Getty
      According to Foot Mercato, the Blues are willing to let Sarr leave for FREE in the remaining days of the transfer window.
      The former Nice centre-back is still under contract with Chelsea until the summer of 2025 and a free transfer would be an incredible deal for those interested.
      Both Nottingham Forest and Fulham are said to be pushing to try and complete a deal before Friday’s deadline.
      Sarr arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2020, but has only featured in eight Premier League games during his time at the club.
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      The 24-year-old has been sent on loan to both Monaco and Porto, but looks likely to now make a permanent exit from the London club.
      Part of the reason Chelsea could be so keen to move him on is his astronomical wages.
      It has previously been reported that the Frenchman is earning a whopping £100,000 per week at the club.
      Chelsea are looking to trim down their bloated squad with other exits expected to happen before the transfer window slams shut.
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      £62million flop Marc Cucurella is nearing a loan switch to Manchester United as the Red Devils look for a replacement for the injured Luke Shaw.
      Whilst big name players like Kai Havertz, Mason Mount and Mateo Kovacic have already made permanent moves elsewhere.
      There could also be incomings for Mauricio Pochettino who is said to be seeking one more attacker in the coming days.
      Manchester City youngster Cole Palmer is the latest to be linked with a move after Chelsea reportedly had an initial approach for Arsenal star Emile Smith Rowe rebuffed. More

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      How Man Utd could line up for huge Arsenal clash with three transfer deadline day signings including Chelsea flop

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      MANCHESTER UNITED face injury dilemma heading into their next match – which could force them into a late summer spree. United travel to Arsenal on Sunday but do so with key names ruled out from the starting 11.

      Centre-back Raphael Varane is the latest defender to be sidelined, joining Luke Shaw.
      As a result, United are linked with a move for Nice centre-half Jean-Clair Todibo, formerly of Barcelona.
      If a deal cannot be struck in time, Victor Lindelof is expected to partner Lisandro Martinez with Harry Maguire out of favour.
      But more pressing for manager Erik ten Hag is the injuries to left-backs Shaw and Tyrell Malacia.
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      So United are frantically searching for an emergency replacement.
      The club have approached Chelsea over a loan move for Marc Cucurella, who only arrived in West London last season for £63million.
      With two new faces lined up in defence, Ten Hag is also in the market for a new midfielder due to Mason Mount’s recent knock.
      It has led the Dutchman to enquire about a move for Tottenham’s Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who he worked with at Bayern Munich.
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      Going forward, United will likely keep Bruno Fernandes in the No10 role with Marcus Rashford and Antony either side of him.
      Anthony Martial is in line to lead the line but summer signing Rasmus Hojlund could feature in some capacity following a back injury.
      United bounced back from a 2-0 loss to Spurs by beating Nottingham Forest 3-2, coming from two behind.
      Jean-Clair Todibo is linked with Man UtdCredit: Getty More

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      Chelsea Supporters’ Trust slam club for removing £10 fan subsidy for away travel ‘while breaking transfer record twice’

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      CHELSEA supporters are fuming after the club announced plans to stop subsidising away fan travel.The Blues used to provide supporters with a £10 subsidy for domestic away travel on official club coaches.
      Chelsea have done away with a £10 fan subsidy for official coach travel for away gamesCredit: PA
      The Chelsea Supporters Trust has slammed the decisonCredit: CHELSEA SUPPORTERS’ TRUST
      But they have made the unpopular decision to do away with the subsidy in an apparent bid to cut costs, which has enraged many of the Stamford Bridge faithful.
      An excerpt of a statement from the club’s supporters’ trust read: “Chelsea Football Club (CFC) has today announced that it will remove the full coach subsidy for away domestic travel.
      “The appalling decision will force those who rely on the service to pay significantly more to travel to away fixtures.
      “Despite representations from The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST) and coach users, CFC has unfortunately decided that maintaining the £10 subsidy is not ‘financially sustainable.'”
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      The CST will dip into their own pocket to subsidise fan travel for the Blues’ trip to Bournemouth a fortnight on Sunday.
      The removal of the £10 subsidy is particularly stinging given Chelsea’s recent splurges in the transfer market over the last year, during which they have TWICE broken the British transfer record to sign Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo.
      The CST tweeted: “Breaking the British transfer record twice in a year is fine, but a £10 subsidised coach is where Chelsea draws the line.”
      Blues fans voiced their fury on social media, with one tweeting: “That’s shocking, should be reversed immediately.”
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      Chelsea broke the bank this summer to sign Moises CaicedoCredit: GETTY
      Another said: “Really? This is seriously laughable.”
      And another said: “Shocking, but, unfortunately, not entirely surprising decision.”
      One remarked: “Terrible decision by the club on top of our women’s season tickets going up by so much.
      “Pricing the most loyal supporters out of the game.”
      Another chimed in: “This is absolutely pathetic from Chelsea’s owners.”
      Chelsea have yet to issue a response to the immense backlash their unpopular decision has received.
      The West Londoners will be back in action on Wednesday night, welcoming AFC Wimbledon to Stamford Bridge for their Carabao Cup second-round tie.
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      Eden Hazard ‘set to retire’ aged just 32 after Real Madrid injury hell with Chelsea legend snubbing Saudi transfer deals

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      EDEN HAZARD is expected to retire aged just 32 amid claims he has snubbed various offers from Saudi clubs.The Chelsea legend is a free agent after four injury-hit years at Real Madrid.
      Eden Hazard dreamed of joining Real but his career went downhill once he didCredit: Getty
      Hazard was a hero at Chelsea before leaving for the BernabeuCredit: Getty
      The 126-cap Belgian has reportedly interested Vancouver Whitecaps, Nice, Marseille and old club Lille.
      But Get Football News France say Hazard intends to quit playing – with an announcement imminent.
      He never reproduced the exhilarating form of his seven golden years with Chelsea after joining Real for £115million in 2019.
      Apart from his woe with injuries, there were even mutterings at times about his fitness and conditioning.
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      Hazard quit international football following Belgium’s dismal World Cup exit last December.
      And having been without a club since his Real contract expired in June, he’s believed to have decided he’d rather bow out than drift on.
      He could have taken twice the money in Saudi Arabia but been half the player he once was, judging by his decline since departing Chelsea.
      In fact, Hazard played just six LaLiga games for Real last season.
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      That meant, in total, his dream move to the Bernabeu amounted to just seven goals in 76 appearances.
      In contrast, Hazard’s stats at Chelsea back up his status as one of the club’s all-time greats.
      He amassed 352 appearances, 110 goals and 92 assists for the Blues, also making him one of the Premier League’s finest-ever players. More

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      Chelsea ‘agree deal’ to send Romelu Lukaku to Roma for third spell under Jose and insert shock clause into his contract

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      ROMELU LUKAKU is heading back to Italy for another reunion with Jose Mourinho at Roma after Chelsea finally agreed a new loan for their outcast striker. The Serie A side are taking the big Belgian on a season-long loan and paying £8million following a breakthrough in talks on Monday.
      Romelu Lukaku is set to return to Italy, but with Roma, not InterCredit: Rex
      Lukaku will reunite with his former Man Utd manager Jose MourinhoCredit: Getty
      Lukaku also worked briefly with Mourinho at ChelseaCredit: Getty
      Former Chelsea and Manchester United boss Mourinho managed Lukaku for a year and a half at Old Trafford between the summer of 2017 and December 2018.
      The Portuguese tactician also coached the centre-forward at Stamford Bridge for a brief period in 2013.
      There are still minor details that need to be sorted out but Lukaku will take a substantial pay cut on his £325,000 a week wages and Roma will cover the rest.
      The Telegraph has also reported that as well as a reduction in wages, Chelsea have inserted a £37m release clause into Lukaku’s contract.
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      It will save Chelsea around £16m this season in wages but there is no obligation from Roma to buy next June when the loan expires.
      Lukaku has been in football exile since returning from loan with Roma’s rivals Inter Milan at the end of last season.
      He was banished from training with the senior squad and instead trained with the Under-21s.
      New manager Mauricio Pochettino was also forbidden to pick the unsettled star while the wrangling went on to find a compromise.
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      Pochettino and new chairman Todd Boehly inherited the stand-off between the player and club.
      Lukaku, 30, became frustrated under former Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel over tactics and was reprimanded for giving an unauthorised TV interview and then had to make a public apology.
      He was eventually packed off to Inter last season and helped them reach the Champions League Final.
      Chelsea were adamant that they would only do a permanent deal to sell Lukaku this summer but have been forced to backtrack.
      They were keen to sell him to the Saudi Pro-League but feelings inside Stamford Bridge are that this window closed when Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic got in first and made a move to the Middle East ten days ago, leaving Boehly with fewer options.
      Lukaku cost Chelsea a then club record £97.5 million when they signed him from Inter two years ago.
      He scored 15 goals in his first season back but was still unhappy under German Tuchel and also suffered a string of injuries. More