Chelsea transfer news: Garnacho – Felix

Here is a roundup of the top Chelsea news, gossip and transfer latest from icfootballnews featuring the likes of Morgan Rodgers, Joao Felix and Alejandro Garnacho that we think you may have missed…

Speaking to Football Insider exclusively, finance expert Plumley outlined the importance of selling players this summer amid talk that CHELSEA are in talks to let Joao Felix make the permanent move to Benfica this summer

CHELSEA have brought in several players including Estevao from Palmeiras, Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund, and Joao Pedro from Brighton as part of a total outlay of over £200m.

The Blues have barely sold any players this transfer window, with Djorde Petrovic making up most of that £44 million they have made from sales after he left the club to join Bournemouth.

However – there are a number of players linked with a move a move away from the club this summer, and the Blues are actually in talks to sell Joao Felix, and now Plumley explained that whilst the club had banked a “huge amount of money”, several players would need to leave this summer due to UEFA’s regulations.

He said: “I think it comes down to sales ultimately, and we’ve seen a lot of reports that are suggesting the same thing.

“They’ve got to get players out of the door to make that equation work, not just because of the sheer size of the squad, but also where the registrations are for the Champions League and what they’ve got to do to comply with UEFA for any other sanctions that they might face. It has to be based on how the squad all ends up.

“If you look at the money side of it, and they have banked a huge amount of money, around £80m for getting to the final. It’s a few extra million to win it, which is great.

“The money’s still been good no matter what, but I think if you look at it in relation to the Champions League and the squad registration, it’s got to be about getting a couple of players out of the door, possibly even more than that.”

FANTASTIC RODGERS

Former Premier League star Emile Heskey has opened up and claimed that Morgan Rodgers would be a fantastic signing for Chelsea, amid talk they are looking to raid Aston Villa for the midfielder.

Unai Emery’s side missed out on qualifying for the elite European competition after their final defeat against Manchester United consigned them to Europa League football next season. Villa had an impressive run in the tournament last season, beating the likes of Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig before they were knocked out by eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain in a dramatic quarter-final.

But Villa have now been hit with an unconditional €11million fine for a breach of the organisation’s financial regulations, including €5m for failing to comply with the football earnings rules plus €6m for breaching the squad costs rules.

And that has led to alot of speculation in the media suggesting that a number of top clubs are lining up a number of moves for Villa’s top players, including Morgan, with reports in the Athletic website claiming that CHELSEA could make an offer for Rodgers.

Heskey said: ‘It would be interesting as it’s another Manchester City player who might make their way to Chelsea, but I think he should spend another year at Villa, at least.

‘He’s going well, the club are on the up, and they could break into that top four this season. That’s a really big challenge and a good one for him, too.

‘I think if he did go to Chelsea, he could be fantastic, but for Chelsea it might be overkill, buying players for the sake of it.”

IcFootballnews Says…

Rodgers is brilliant on the ball and so tough to take it from him, he is a great player for Aston Villa and they will not want to lose a player that is so dangerous against pretty much any defence.

Villa do have some financial issues, but they will not want to start letting their best players go, otherwise it will be a step back from all the hard work from the past few seasons.

And to be honest, Rodgers is very happy at Villa right now and will not want to leave the club.

GARNACHO OPEN TO MOVE

Alejandro Garnacho would be open to making the move to CHELSEA this season, as he would like to stay in the Premier League and prove that he is good enough to play in the English top-flight

Noni Maduake had his breakout season at Chelsea last campaign and put in some good performances, with those displays leading to England calling him up, where he also impressed in that National shirt.

However – he is one player that Chelsea have been keen to sell this summer after their summer spending spree, and now an agreement has now been struck, Fabrizio Romano reports, with Chelsea accepting Arsenal’s offer which is in excess of £50million with add-ons included

Madueke has agreed to sign a five-year deal to become the sixth player to swap Stamford Bridge for the Emirates during Mikel Arteta’s reign in north London

And according to reports , Enzo Maresca still wants the club to bid for the 21-year-old and their rivals have been waiting for them to do so.

And reports on the TalkSport website have claimed that Garnacho would be open to the idea of joining Chelsea as he wants to stay in the Premier League to test himself, wither with the Blues or at Man United

IcFootballnews View…

Garnacho is a talented player that could be a world class player, but at the end of the day, he is not really a player that CHELSEA needs at this time, it would be a waste of £65M

Letting Maduake leave the club may be a mistake as the lad has alot of pptential, but splashing that money and bringing in Garnacho, who does not score alot of goals and does not assist many either, would be a waste of money.

Chelsea have done some great transfer business this summer and the squad is looking impressive, but at the end of the day, Garnacho would being in alot more trouble than he is actually worth.

And he is not worth £63 million

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