Blue nation

🚨🔵Malo Gusto on Instagram:✍️

“It’s difficult to find the right words for this season. Right now, the disappointment hurts, not just for us as players but for the fans too.

We gave everything every single day, but Chelsea belongs at a much higher level and we know that. What this club teaches you is to never stay down after setbacks.

Thank you all for the support through it all. Come on Chelsea.”

🗣Geovany Quenda:

“I had nights where I couldn’t sleep because it was very difficult for me to say goodbye to a club that helped me and my family so much. It’s a very special club for me."

“The club will always stay in my heart. I have no way to thank Sporting enough for how they treated my parents and my family."

"I will always carry Sporting in my heart. It’s not goodbye, it’s see you soon. I hope one day I can wear the Sporting shirt again.”

🚨Arda Güler: "I had an excellent relationship with Xabi Alonso. He sent me a message after the match against Bayern Munich saying that he was proud of me. Seeing that message really made me happy. Now he has signed with Chelsea. I wish him all the best."

Joâo Pedro: "I think if Reece James gets consistently fit, he's gonna be the number one 100% the best RB in the world, because Hakimi is more of a runner. But Reece is more complete. He defends, he attacks, free-kicks, corners."

Elliot Anderson is the main target for Manchester City. No talks took place for Enzo Fernández so far despite reports.

🔗 Fabrizio Romano

João Pedro speaks on the rumours that he wants to join Barcelona.

"Right now, I’m very happy at Chelsea, and I’m not thinking about leaving.
Chelsea believed in me, and I want to repay that trust on the pitch.

Of course, Barcelona is a huge club, and every player respects them, but my focus is completely on Chelsea because I still have a lot I want to achieve here.
I feel comfortable with my teammates, the fans, and the project the club is building, I’m improving every day and enjoying my football in London.

For me, the most important thing now is helping Chelsea return to the top.
I want to win trophies here and create my own story at this club."

🚨 BREAKING: Filip Jorgensen has asked to leave Chelsea in a face-to-face meeting over a lack of game time. The club are more open to an exit now after previously rejecting his wish to leave in January.

🔗 Nizaar Kinsella - BBC Sport

🚨 Joao Pedro: "Sometimes you get some coaches who don't want you to move a lot, 'You need to stay there and run to the first post', but sometimes the ball doesn't come to the first post. And how do you get goals?

"And so I need to smell where the ball is gonna come, I have to be there. So today I have freedom, I feel able to do what I like to do, and I think now people can see I'm not just the guy who stays there and tapping, I can do something different."

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Mike Penders is highly regarded at Stamford Bridge and is likely to be considered as Jorgensen's replacement by Xabi Alonso during pre-season, having joined from Genk for £17m in 2025.

Another goalkeeper may still need to be signed by the BlueCo group.

🔗 Nizaar Kinsella - BBC Sport