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As Chelsea didn’t want to break this rule, the deal with Atalanta was structured so the permanent contract only kicks in next season. In the meantime, Atalanta will send the player on loan to Crystal Palace so he can gain some Premier League experience first.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

But we all know the player is Chelsea player, but officially, he is still with Atalanta😁

Honest Ahanor pre-agreement for 2027, thus allowing 'us' to loan him to Palace for this season while his registration is still with Atalanta?

Chelsea have internally agreed on a replacement for Enzo Fernandez, and it’s not Camara.
Chelsea will sign Camara regardless of what happens to Enzo.
My guess is Alex Scott, but we wait to see.

🚨🔵🔴 Crystal Palace agree deal to sign Honest Ahanor on loan from Chelsea, here we go!

Verbal agreement done as Honest Ahanor joins Chelsea from Atalanta for £40m and then joins on loan.

Medical booked on Monday.

Fabrizio Romano

: Chelsea have reached an agreement in principle with AS Monaco for Lamine Camara on the basis of a transfer valued at €45m (£38.5m) including bonuses.

There are still some details on payment schedules and a few bonuses before the deal is done.

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Emiliano Martínez vs Brighton

- 36 passes attempted
- 35 long balls attempted
- 13 long balls completed
- 1 short pass attempted

🚨🔵 Xabi Alonso on 25.6% possession - is that reflective of his approach:

"For me, you need to have context to every data. After 30 minutes, we were 3-0 up. The data is not important - it's how you play and what you can do better. I never talk about those things. It's about how you prepare and how you be more competitive."

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🇦🇷 Xabi Alonso on Emiliano Martinez’ debut: “With Emi, World Cup winner, 34 years old, experienced all around. I spoke with him yesterday, we talked about the game and he felt ready.

I don't need to tell him many things to perform. He wanted the clean sheet but I was happy with his first impact. He's been in the building for 48 hours and now he will have the whole week to prepare for the next one.”

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🚨🔵 Xabi Alonso on Chelsea complacency to almost allow Brighton fightback:

"I would say it's quite normal - it happens in many teams. Usually the other teams have more games together."

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🚨🔵 Xabi Alonso on no Enzo Fernandez:

"We want the best for the team. Anything that happens, we are not sure what will happen. We are prepared for all the scenarios. Whatever happens [before the deadline], I'm sure we will have a good squad for all the PL games."

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