Chelsea have a number of transfers they still want to complete before the window shuts on 1 September, with the most important of these the arrivals of Alejandro Garnacho and Xavi Simons.
German media believe that a deal for Simons is doubtful, while Fabrizio Romano says that Garnacho will become a Chelsea player before the deadline.
In order for either of these deals to stand a chance of going through, though, the Stamford Bridge side have to lighten Enzo Maresca’s squad.
Various players have been tipped with a departure, including Christopher Nkunku, who has been heavily linked with Bayern Munich.
Nicolas Jackson, meanwhile, is proving to be a more problematic case. Although he has been rumoured to be on the shortlist of several Premier League clubs, including Newcastle, Chelsea are ready to take desperate action to secure a move for the Senegal international striker after he fell to third in the pecking order behind new arrivals Joao Pedro and Liam Delap.
Instead of selling Jackson on a permanent basis, as the Blues’ initial plan seemed to be, they have instead elected to listen to loan offers, according to Ben Jacobs.
The transfer insider reports on X: “Chelsea are prepared to sanction a loan with obligation for Nico Jackson if a permanent transfer can’t be agreed. Clubs currently told a £10m loan fee is required. Bayern remain in talks.”
Chelsea’s summer transfer business
Chelsea summer signings
| Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Joao Pedro | Brighton | €70m |
| Jamie Gittens | Dortmund | €65m |
| Jorrel Hato | Ajax | €43m |
| Liam Delap | Ipswich | €35.5m |
| Estevao Willian | Palmeiras | €34m |
| Dario Essugo | Sporting | €22m |
| Mamadou Sarr | Strasbourg | €14m |
| Kendry Paez | Independiente del Valle | €10m |
Chelsea summer sales
| Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Noni Madueke | Arsenal | €60m |
| Joao Felix | Al-Nassr | €50m |
| Djordje Petrovic | Bournemouth | €29m |
| Lesley Ugochukwu | Burnley | €28.7m |
| Renato Veiga | Villarreal | €24.5m |
| Armando Broja | Burnley | €23m |
| Mathis Amougou | Strasbourg | €14.5m |
| Bashir Humphreys | Burnley | €14m |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | Arsenal | €5.8m |
| Marcus Bettinelli | Man City | €2.4m |
| Lucas Bergstrom | Free Agent | Free Transfer |
| Mike Penders | Strasbourg | Loan |
| Kendry Paez | Strasbourg | Loan |
| Mamadou Sarr | Strasbourg | Loan |
Chelsea are currently not far from breaking even with regard their transfer spending this summer.
The Blues have bought €280 million worth of talent but have balanced this with €220m of sales, a figure that will rise if and when Jackson and Nkunku depart.
Maresca is currently in a phase of the window in which he is seeking to reduce his numbers, with Aaron Anselmino sealing a move to Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday.
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