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      Todd Boehly smashes £1BILLION transfer mark as Chelsea ‘agree £45m deal for England U21 Euros winner’

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      CHELSEA have agreed a £45million deal for Manchester City forward Cole Palmer that will take their spending under Todd Boehly past the £1billion mark, according to reports.The Blues have exceeded £300million in spending for the third transfer window in a row.
      Cole Palmer is closing in on a move to Chelsea from Manchester CityCredit: Getty
      Todd Boehly has spent an extraordinary amount of money since arriving at ChelseaCredit: Rex
      And, including add-ons, the Palmer deal means they have now surpassed the £1billion mark since Boehly took over last year.
      The 21-year-old, who looks set to become the latest addition to Mauricio Pochettino’s squad, won the age group Euros with England in the summer.
      According to The Times, Chelsea have reached an agreement with City for the Wythenshawe-born player.
      They go on to state the Blues are “close” to completing the signing.
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      Palmer scored the opening goal in Man City’s Community Shield defeat to Arsenal earlier this month, before he also netted in their Super Cup win over Sevilla.
      But he has managed just ten minutes of action in their first three Premier League games – with that cameo coming off the bench in a 3-0 victory over Burnley.
      Palmer has registered six goals and two assists in 41 games for Man City.
      He featured 25 times for Pep Guardiola’s Treble winners last season.
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      However, just seven of those came as a starter as he has been forced to play a bit-part role in City’s successes.
      Brighton saw a £30m bid for Palmer rejected.
      Earlier in the window, Guardiola spoke about the young attacker, saying: “I don’t know [if he will stay]. When we arrived I had the opinion that he wanted to leave but now I don’t know.
      “I don’t think a loan is going to happen. He’s going to stay or he’s going to be sold.”
      The move will mean Pochettino has further bolstered his attacking options following injuries to Christopher Nkunku and Carney Chukwuemeka.
      Boehly has already splashed the cash on several signings this summer including Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia, Axel Disasi, Nicolas Jackson, Robert Sanchez and Lesley Ugochukwu.
      Chelsea have also been linked with a move for Arsenal’s Emile Smith Rowe. More

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      Mystery club behind WORLD RECORD Mary Earps transfer revealed as they prepare second offer for Man Utd’s England star

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      ARSENAL are preparing a second world record bid for Mary Earps, according to reports.Manchester United turned down a huge opening offer for the goalkeeper last week.
      Arsenal are preparing a world record bid for EarpsCredit: Alamy
      Reports at the time stated that the proposal was from an “unnamed” club, although football reporter Alex Ibaceta now claims Arsenal were behind it.
      According to Ibaceta and DAZN, the Gunners are now preparing another world record offer for Earps, who has less than one year remaining on her current United contract.
      The current record transfer fee for a goalkeeper stands at £100,000 following Kailen Sheridan’s move from Gotham FC to San Diego Wave in the National Women’s Soccer League.
      However, Arsenal are preparing a “significantly higher” offer.
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      Lionesses team-mate Keira Walsh is the world’s most expensive female footballer after joining Barcelona from Manchester City for £350,000 last year.
      Earps, 30, joined Man Utd from Wolfsburg in 2019 and has since established herself as the club’s first-choice goalkeeper and England’s No.1.
      She played an integral role in the Lionesses’ European Championship triumph last summer and was crowned as the best women’s goalkeeper in the world by Fifa as a result.
      The Nottingham-born star also claimed the Golden Glove award at the Women’s World Cup earlier this month after helping England to the final.
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      Should she join Arsenal before deadline day, Earps will become the second player to swap the Red Devils for the Gunners this summer.
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      England striker Alessia Russo joined Jonas Eidevall’s side in a free transfer last month.
      Arsenal tabled two world-record bids for the 24-year-old in January, both of which were pushed back by Man Utd.
      However, the Red Devils failed to negotiate a new contract with the striker so she left the club for free at the end of the 2022-23 Women’s Super League campaign. More

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      Tottenham ‘agree loan transfer for Tanguy Ndombele’ but deal could collapse with midfielder unconvinced on new club

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      TOTTENHAM have agreed a deal with Serie A side Genoa for the loan of Tanguy N’Dombele, according to reports.But Fabrizio Romano says the deal is on the brink of collapse with the midfielder being unconvinced by Genoa, who were only promoted to the Serie A this season.
      Tottenham are struggling to shift N’Dombele’s hefty wagesCredit: Getty
      Spurs are desperate to offload N’Dombele, who now sits as the club’s highest earner on £200,000-a-week after Harry Kane left the club.
      Tottenham paid £53million to sign the midfielder from Lyon in 2019 but he has never truly settled in North London.
      His most regular spell in the side came under Jose Mourinho, but he was shipped out on loan twice by Antonio Conte to Lyon and Napoli.
      After spending last season on loan at Serie A champions Napoli, the midfielder feels he is above playing for a side that has just been promoted to the league in the form of Genoa.
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      There had been a glimmer of hope that Tottenham’s record signing might have been brought back into the first team fold by Ange Postecoglou after he impressed in training during the Aussie’s early weeks in charge.
      But the midfielder picked up an injury during Tottenham’s pre-season tour of Asia which saw the likes of Giovani Lo Celso moved ahead of the Frenchman in Postecoglou’s pecking order.
      Things turned sour though with Postecoglou becoming frustrated with both the midfielder’s attitude and timekeeping on the tour.
      Spurs are now desperate to offload him, even if the move is just a loan.
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      Turkish side Galatasaray are also interested in a deal for the midfielder.
      It was rumoured that the Turkish club offered Tottenham £11m for N’Dombele earlier this window but again he was unconvinced by the project.
      N’Dombele is contracted to Spurs until the summer of 2025 and his wages currently cost the club over £10m-a-year.
      During his four-year spell at the North London club, he’s made 63 appearances with a return of six goals. More

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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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      Forgotten wonderkid dubbed ‘Messi’s heir’ who Chelsea and Man City fought over at 13 signs for League One club

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      A FORGOTTEN wonderkid who was once dubbed “Messi’s heir” has signed for League One side Blackpool.Karamoko Dembele, 20, was the talk of football when he was coming through the ranks at Celtic and made his debut for the club’s under-20s side when he was just THIRTEEN.
      Blackpool have signed Karamoko Dembele on loanCredit: Twitter @BlackpoolFC
      Dembele was just a teen when he started training with the Celtic first team squadCredit: Kenny Ramsay – The Sun Glasgow

      He would go on to make his full first team debut at Celtic Park when he was still only 16 years old.
      The winger also had both Scotland and England fighting to have him declare for them and he represented both sides at youth level – although he has not declared for either country yet.
      And Chelsea and Manchester City were also scrapping for his signature after he burst on the scene.
      The winger, who was born in London, joined Celtic when he was just 10 years old and regularly scooped up awards at both academy and youth team level – with the expectation that he would go on to become a first team regular at Celtic Park.
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      His former youth team coach David Feeney said in 2016: “I think he is very similar to Lionel Messi. If he has the right guidance, then the sky is the limit for him.
      However, after making his debut for the club in the 2018-19 season, the 5ft5 winger never really managed to kick on at senior level – with injuries being a major factor.
      He would go on to make just eight further appearances for The Hoops, all of them cameos from the bench before joining Ligue 1 side Brest in 2022.
      Dembele made 17 appearances in his first season at the club, again largely being cameos from the bench.
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      Dembele went on to make nine first team appearances for CelticCredit: Kenny Ramsay – The Sun Glasgow
      But last season he featured just once in all competitions for the club.
      A move to Blackpool represents an opportunity for the youngster to revive his career.
      Still only 20, a move down the football pyramid from Ligue 1 to English football’s League One will give him the opportunity to gain the minutes he desperately needs to develop.
      After the club unveiled his signing on Twitter, it is fair to say that Blackpool fans still believe he can come good on his potential.
      One fan said: “If he’s as good as he was on my Football Manager we are winning the league ladies and gents.”
      Another added: “Promising young player, shame it’s a loan but should definitely add something if played in the correct position. Let’s hope this leads to a change in formation. Good luck to the lad.”
      While a third wrote: “Let us hope this is the maverick type player we badly need.” 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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      Three Premier League sides in last ditch transfer race to sign £30m-rated PSG star Hugo Ekitike days before deadline

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      CRYSTAL PALACE, West Ham and Brentford are all trying to agree a deadline day loan for Paris St.Germain striker Hugo Ekitike.But negotiations have been complicated by the 21-year-old French youth international already being offered by PSG to Eintracht Frankfurt.
      Hugo Ekitike is being chased by three Premier League clubsCredit: Getty
      Ekitike, who cost PSG £30million when they bought him from Reims, has been told he does not figure in the plans of new coach Luis Enrique.
      And the French Champions have tried to include him as part of a £55million bid for Frankfurt’s French international Randal Kolo Mauni.
      That offer has been rejected by the Bundesliga club but Kolo Mauni has now reportedly gone on strike and flown to Paris in an effort to force a deal.
      And that uncertainty has left Ekitike’s future up in the air as he waits to find out what is going on.
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      But it seems likely that he will be moving somewhere before tomorrow’s transfer deadline and the trio of London teams are all on standby to strike a last minute deal.
      Ekitike initially joined PSG on loan from Reims but only scored four goals in his first season at the Parc des Princes.
      But they had agreed an obligation to buy him this summer for £30million and are already looking to offload him.
      The French striker has scored four goals in 33 appearances for the club.
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      However, he has played just eight minutes so far this season and has been an unused sub in each of PSG’s last two matches.
      Goncalo Ramos’ arrival from Benfica has also further limited Ekitike’s opportunities in Paris. More