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      Chelsea set for huge transfer exodus with SEVEN first-team stars on chopping block after £606m spree

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      CHELSEA are set for a summer sales extravaganza – to help balance the books after their unprecedented spending spree.New Blues chief Todd Boehly has overseen deals which could add up to a staggering total £606m this season.
      N’Golo Kante could be among Chelsea players set to leave Stamford BridgeCredit: Getty
      Chelsea star Marc Cucurella may also have to leave after the January splurgeCredit: Rex
      While offering long-term contracts to stagger payments – in accounting terms, over up to eight years will offset the official cost of the deals – Chelsea do have to start shifting some excess players to meet Financial Fair Play regulations.
      And the need to sell will be heightened if Chelsea do not get back into the top four and miss out on the minimum £80m income from TV and gate receipts of reaching the knockout round of next season’s Champions League.
      Chelsea’s January splurge of up to £329.9m, capped by the British record £107m capture of Benfica midfielder Enzo Fernandez, was on top of the huge summer outlay.
      It meant the Blues spent more last month than ALL the clubs in the other Big Five leagues – Spain, Germany, Italy and France – COMBINED.
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      Fernandez’s fee plus salary will add around £19m per year to Chelsea’s outgoings, estimated to bring them to a likely paper “loss” of around £180m in 2022-2023.
      Prem rules limit clubs to losses of £35m per season over three years, with Uefa regulations allowing clubs to lose £26.5m over the same period, set to rise to £90m from next term.

      But accountancy loopholes and “allowable losses” of £30m each year for spending on youth and women’s football and community projects mean Chelsea’s likely figures would still, just, be inside the permitted Prem loss level.
      And while they are on course to bust the Uefa limit by around £22m this season, Euro chiefs only expect around 15 per cent of any fines – PSG had to pay only £8.4m of the £56m punishment levied in September  – to be paid up front if clubs show they are taking steps to address the matter.
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      For Chelsea, that would mean selling the players who do not appear to have a future under Graham Potter – and it was notable that all seven of the players signed on full contracts last month were 22 or under.
      Keeper Edouard Mendy, now second choice, summer defensive flop Kalidou Koulibaly, Hakim Ziyech, potentially N’Golo Kante, Marc Cucurella and home-grown midfielders Conor Gallagher and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are all potential discards.
      Any money raised by the sales of Gallagher or Loftus-Cheek would also see their full fee go straight into the accounts to help balance the “amortised” fees owed for this season’s 15 signed players.
      But without the Champions League income – Chelsea have already banked £82m including gate money this season – the finances will require significant sales.
      It cranks up the pressure on Potter and his new recruits, currently 10 points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester United in 10th position, to turn the domestic season round – unless they earn qualification by winning the Champions League.
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      Enzo Fernandez seen for first time since £107m Chelsea transfer as he flies to UK on luxury private jet

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      ENZO FERNANDEZ has been seen for the first time since his record £107million move to Chelsea was confirmed.The Argentina ace was prised from Benfica late on transfer deadline day.
      Enzo Fernandez has been seen flying to Chelsea after his £107million transferCredit: Instagram
      And Fernandez has now been seen jetting to the UK from Portugal on a luxury private plane.
      He looked all smiles on board the jet with his agent Uriel Perez.
      And it’s expected the midfielder will be officially revealed to Chelsea fans later today.
      But supporters could not contain their excitement as the hour grew closer to Fernandez’s unveiling.
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      One said: “He will be well taken care of.”
      Another declared: “Enzo’s looking good. Welcome bro we are happy to see you.”
      One sighed: “Much love from all the Chelsea fans.”
      Another added: “The league is not yet ready for the lethal combo of Enzo and Mudryk.”
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      It now remains to be seen if Fernandez is deemed fit enough to make his Chelsea debut on Friday.
      The Blues hosts local rivals Fulham hoping to avenge last month’s 2-1 defeat at Craven Cottage.
      Chelsea fans will also be hoping to see Mykhailo Mudryk make his full debut, with Noni Madueke set to play too.
      But there will be no sign of Jorginho, who has left Stamford Bridge for Premier League leaders Arsenal.
      The Italian departs after four-and-a-half years at Chelsea, costing the Gunners £12m on a one-and-a-half year contract. More

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      Chelsea set to make another signing AFTER transfer window ends with £6m deal for Jimmy-Jay Morgan, 17, from Southampton

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      CHELSEA are set to sign teenage wonderkid Jimmy-Jay Morgan from Southampton – after the transfer window has closed. The Blues have agreed to pay a staggering £6million plus add-ons for the striker born in 2006.
      Graham Potter is bringing in another star for the futureCredit: Getty
      As reported by Fabrizio Romano, the Stamford Bridge club have struck a deal with Saints for the 17-year-old, pipping a host of clubs including Leeds to his signature.
      Morgan is expected to put pen to paper on a three-year in West London after undergoing a medical today.
      The teenager will link up with the Chelsea academy again to continue his development, despite being on the fringes of the Saints first team.
      He first joined the youth set-up aged eight but left for Southampton due to the travel between his home and the club’s Cobham training ground.
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      Morgan proved his class in front of goal with 27 strikes for the Southampton Under-16s last season – and a further 13 for the U18s.
      This term he was up to six goals and five assists in 13 youth games.
      Southampton youth coach Louis Carey said the rising star is “one of the best” finishers he had witnessed at the academy.
      New manager Nathan Jones added: “A fantastic player with a bright future if he picks the right choices and people working with him handle him well.”
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      Morgan appeared for the Saints’ U21s in the EFL Trophy earlier this season.
      And he was selected in the first-team squads for the Carabao Cup win over Sheffield Wednesday in November and then the FA Cup victory at Crystal Palace last month.
      Morgan is understood to have rejected an offer for a first professional contract at Southampton, where he had 18 months left on his current deal, before leaving for Chelsea.
      He follows in the moves made by goalkeeper Eddie Beach and forward Tyler Dibling, who both moved from Southampton to the Blues last summer – although the latter returned due to homesickness.
      On the international stage, Morgan has a prolific record of six goals in seven games for England U17s – including back-to-back braces against Georgia and Israel in European U17 Championship qualifying.
      The teenage talent becomes Chelsea’s ninth winter signing – and takes the spending by Todd Boehly for the window beyond £330m.
      Almost a third of that went on the £107m British transfer fee paid to Benfica for Enzo Fernandez.
      Benoit Badiashile, David Datro Fofana, Andrey Santos, Mykhailo Mudryk and Noni Madueke have also linked up with Graham Potter’s squad.
      Malo Gusto joined from Lyon but has been loaned back for the remainder of the season while Joao Felix arrived on a temporary switch from Atletico Madrid in a bonkers January transfer window.
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      News of Morgan heading to Chelsea comes 24 hours after Jude Soonsup-Bell left the club.
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      Premier League best XI of January transfers revealed including Chelsea pair and three-time Champions League winner

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      AN ASTONISHING £815million was spent by Premier League clubs on transfers in January.Big spenders Chelsea account for a large chunk of that, splashing £326m on eight players.
      Enzo Fernandez has landed in the Premier League for a British transfer record feeCredit: PA
      Three-time Champions League winner Keylor Navas has joined a newly promoted teamCredit: Getty
      While the likes of Bournemouth made more shrewd signings, bringing in some highly rated talent from across Europe.
      League leaders Arsenal, meanwhile, pinched one of Chelsea’s star men, who helped the West London club win the Champions League, Super Cup and Club World Cup.
      Players who have won some of football’s biggest prizes also ended up on English shores.
      A World Cup winner joined Todd Boehly’s Blues revolution in a British transfer record.
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      While a three-time Champions League winner joined a newly promoted team hoping to stay up in the top flight at the first time of asking.
      Here’s SunSport’s best January 2023 transfer team…
      SunSport’s January 2023 best transfer XI
      Keylor Navas – Nottingham Forest
      The 36-year-old joined Nottingham Forest on loan from Paris Saint Germain.
      Navas is a three-time Champions League winner and also has three league titles to his name.
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      He will hope to dislodge on-loan star Dean Henderson.
      Pedro Porro – Tottenham
      The Spain international completed a late January transfer, which at one point looked on the brink of collapse.
      Spurs then returned to negotiations with Sporting Lisbon and thrashed out a £42m deal.
      Porro was previously on Manchester City’s books.
      Illia Zabarnyi – Bournemouth
      Bournemouth’s new owners are hoping to beat the drop and splashed the cash on the some talent.
      And 20-year-old Football Manager wonderkid Zabarnyi was snapped up from Dynamo Kyiv for £24m.
      Benoit Badiashile – Chelsea
      The Frenchman was part of Boehly’s New Year spend-up.
      Joining from Monaco for £35m, the 21-year-old has looked like a Rolls Royce of a defender next to veteran Thiago Silva.
      Solid on the ball. Imposing in the air. Lots to like.
      Victor Kristiansen – Leicester City
      Leicester have had a turbulent campaign so far and needed to dip into the transfer market.
      And so they looked into the Danish market and came back with a 20-year-old left-back for £17.5m.
      Kristiansen is an impressive Danish youth star, who already had 73 professional appearances to his name for Copenhagen.
      Jorginho – Arsenal
      Arguably the best deal of the January transfer window for just £12m.
      Arsenal couldn’t find a breakthrough in their pursuit of Moises Caicedo and instead pinched one of their rival’s main stars.
      Ex-Chelsea ace Jorginho is a Champions League, Super Cup, Club World Cup and Euro 2020 winner, bringing a wealth of experience to Mikel Arteta’s Prem-topping team.
      Enzo Fernandez – Chelsea
      The World Cup-winning Argentine took football by storm with his performances in Qatar last year.
      He was the young player of the tournament, and helped Lionel Messi complete football.
      Just six months on from joining Benfica for a modest fee under £20m from River Plate, 22-year-old Fernandez has completed a £107m transfer to Chelsea.
      It was a club and British transfer record.
      Joao Gomes – Wolves
      Struggling Prem side Wolves were in need of reinforcements under the new leadership of Julen Lopetegui.
      Six players were brought in, but the most impressive is 21-year-old Gomes.
      Joining from Flamengo for £15m, he will look to provide some steely determination alongside an already impressive midfield cohort of Ruben Neves, Matheus Nunes and Joao Moutinho.
      Mykhailo Mudryk – Chelsea
      The first Ukrainian wonderkid to end up in the Prem last month, followed by Zabarnyi.
      Mudryk, 22, joined Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk for £88m.
      His debut was more than impressive at Anfield, nearly breaking the deadlock after a mazy run.
      Cody Gakpo – Liverpool
      One of the World Cup’s stars, scoring three for Holland in their run to the quarter-finals.
      Gakpo joined Liverpool from PSV for £45m, and is seen as one of the bargains of the window.
      Racked up a few appearances for Liverpool since joining, but he is yet to find the back of the net.
      Antoine Semenyo – Bournemouth
      Joined from Championship outfit Bristol City for just £10.5m.
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      Semenyo, 23, featured at the World Cup for Ghana, and has finally made the switch to the top flight.
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      Enzo Fernandez’s Chelsea shirt number ‘leaked’ – but £107m midfielder looks set to miss out on two favourites

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      ENZO FERNANDEZ has been given his new Chelsea shirt number – after missing out on his two favourites. The 2022 World Cup winning Argentine has completed his dream move to Chelsea after a late deadline day deal.
      Enzo Fernandez has signed for Chelsea in a British record £107million dealCredit: PA
      He is set to become the most expensive Premier League signing ever at £107million ahead of his official unveiling.
      But Fernandez looks to have missed out on his favoured No13, which he wore at both River Plate and Benfica.
      He even used the number in his social media accounts but unfortunately Chelsea’s fourth-choice stopper Marcus Bettinelli occupies that jersey.
      Fernandez wears No24 for Argentina but again star right-back Reece James already has that for the Blues.
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      Fortunately for the new man, the No5 shirt is now vacant after Jorginho left in a shock deal to London rivals Arsenal.
      And leaked images online have revealed that is the exact option that Fernandez has gone for.

      Jorginho inherited the jersey from Kurt Zouma, who had taken it off Chelsea legend Michael Essien when he left in 2014.
      Fernandez, 22, had a medical in Lisbon on Tuesday but talks stalled over the payment structure.
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      Eventually, an agreement was met and he signed an EIGHT-AND-A-HALF year contract, which will run until June 2031.
      The deal eclipses the £100m Manchester City spent on Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish in 2021.
      And it takes Chelsea’s outlay over the last two windows to a colossal £602m when add-ons and loan fees are included.
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      How Chelsea could line up next season with EIGHT new players breaking into team as they eye even more transfers

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      MORE than HALF A BILLION pounds has been spent on players by new Chelsea owner Todd Boehly.The American took over from Roman Abramovich in May last year and has wasted little time making a huge impact on the transfer market.
      Enzo Fernandez joined Chelsea for a British record fee on deadline dayCredit: EPA
      Christopher Nkunku has reportedly agreed a deal to join Chelsea in the summerCredit: Getty
      Enzo Fernandez broke the British transfer record by joining the Blues for £107m on deadline day.
      He became Chelsea’s EIGHTH arrival in the January window alone, following the likes of Mykhailo Mudryk, Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix to Stamford Bridge.
      Fernandez, Mudryk and Badiashile will all expect to be mainstays in Graham Potter’s team for the foreseeable future.
      And Felix could well join them in Chelsea’s XI next season if his loan move is made permanent.
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      How Chelsea could line up next season
      If that is to be the case, the club will almost certainly have an entirely new front three come the start of the 2023/24 campaign compared with the one they fielded at the end of 2022.
      That’s because RB Leipzig and France star Christopher Nkunku has reportedly signed to join Chelsea for £53m in the summer.
      He could be tasked with leading the line, flanked by Mudryk and Felix.
      Fernandez will slot in behind them in midfield.
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      And he may be joined by summer targets Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo.
      West Ham skipper Rice, 24, and Brighton star Caicedo, 21, have both been linked with Chelsea and Arsenal.
      But Boehly has shown he is not afraid to splash the cash and could beat the Gunners to the punch.
      That would mean a front SIX consisting entirely of players signed in 2023.

      But in defence there is more chance of stability, with full-backs Ben Chilwell and Reece James expected to keep their places.
      Keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga is another set to remain first choice, with Thiago Silva providing the team with an experienced head alongside new boy Badiashile.
      Despite all the money they have spent, Chelsea are in danger of failing to qualify for Europe.
      They are 10th in the Premier League table, but do still have a chance of winning the Champions League as they prepare for a last-16 tie against Borussia Dortmund.
      Declan Rice is expected to leave West Ham at the end of the seasonCredit: Getty
      Moises Caicedo has been linked to both Arsenal and ChelseaCredit: Getty
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      Enzo Fernandez’s £107m Chelsea deal to land River Plate biggest ever transfer fee as massive sell-on clause is revealed

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      CHELSEA paid a British record transfer fee to land Enzo Fernandez on deadline day. Fernandez finally completed the Stamford Bridge switch after Chelsea coughed up £107million to land the 22-year-old World Cup winner.
      River Plate are set to receive a huge influx of fees from Enzo Fernandez’s Chelsea transferCredit: AFP
      Fernandez has signed for the Blues in a record breaking £107million dealCredit: Reuters
      However, selling club Benfica will not be receiving the full sum of the payment.
      Instead, a quarter of the deal will head back to River Plate in Argentina.
      Fernandez left River only last summer to join Benfica for just £8.8m up front [£16m with add-ons].
      And half a year on, after starring performances for Benfica and for Argentina at the World Cup, the South American’s have received another massive influx of income from his sale.
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      With a 25 per cent sell-on clause inserted into his transfer to Benfica, the massive turnover the Portuguese giants have secured will see River collect a cool £26.5m.
      Added bonuses mean overall River will receive £36.2m (€41m) from the Fernandez sale.

      The club’s previous transfer record stood as the £31m (€35m) they received from Barcelona in 2001 for striker Javier Saviola.
      The fee is also more than double what the club received for Manchester City star Julian Alvarez.
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      Fernandez’s deal to Chelsea obliterated the previous record held by Jack Grealish’s £100m transfer from Aston Villa to Man City.
      It also means Chelsea have two players in the top 10 Premier League transfers of all time from the January window, the other being Mykhailo Mudryk.
      Fernandez is expected to be joined in London by stunning Wag Valentina Cervantes.
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      Chelsea to continue transfer splurge with huge push for Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo in summer but face Arsenal fight

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      CHELSEA are reportedly set to continue their transfer splurge in the summer with huge pushes for Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo but face a fight with rivals Arsenal.New Blues owner Todd Boehly has splashed over £600million since the takeover in May 2022.
      Declan Rice remains a top target for ChelseaCredit: Rex
      The Blues could reignite their interest in Brighton’s Moises CaicedoCredit: PA
      Over £300m of that was spent in the January transfer window just gone with Chelsea setting a club, and British, record deal in signing World Cup-winning Argentine, Enzo Fernandez.
      The 22-year-old midfielder joined on deadline day for £107million, surpassing the record set by Manchester City for the purchase of Jack Grealish for £100m.
      Chelsea will be hoping their transfer splurge will fire them back into Champions League contention, with the West London club sat 10th in the Premier League.
      But regardless of their league finish this term, the spending is set to continue in the summer of 2023.
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      According to Football London, Chelsea would like to sign Brighton midfielder Caicedo and West Ham captain Rice.
      Caicedo has impressed since his low-cost move from Ecuador last season, while Rice has been on Chelsea’s radar for a number of seasons.
      Rice is, of course, an ex-Chelsea academy player, but was released at 14.
      But Chelsea will face a fight for both players with London rivals Arsenal also keen on the midfielders.
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      And Mikel Arteta’s Gunners could have significant pulling power over Chelsea if they hold their nerve and win the Premier League.
      It is also likely that Champions League football will return to the Emirates, whereas Chelsea will need to fight the likes of Newcastle, Manchester United and Tottenham for a spot in Europe’s elite club competition.
      Both players won’t come cheap, with Brighton turning down bids north of £60m from Arsenal last month for 21-year-old Caicedo despite a public plea to be allowed to leave.
      Hammers captain Rice is also unlikely to be snapped up for cheaper than £70m. More