Transfer: Chelsea decide on Willian’s move to Barcelona, Atletico
Madrid
Chelsea have
finally decided not to allow forward Willian to leave Stamford Bridge in this
summer transfer window, after rejecting a £35million offer from Barcelona and
Atletico Madrid for the winger, Sky Sports reports.
The report claimed
that Chelsea are willing to offer Willian a new two-year deal after declining
bids from Barca and Atletico.
Willian has drawn
interests from both the Spanish La Liga giants in recent months.
The Brazilian
joined the Blues from Anzhi Makhachkala in 2013 and has made over 250
appearances for the West London club.
His current
contract at Chelsea will expire next year.
The 30-year-old has
helped Chelsea win two Premier League titles, the Europa League, FA Cup and EFL
Cup during his time at the club.
Transfer: Sarri tells Juventus to sign two Chelsea players
New Juventus
manager, Maurizio Sarri, is urging the club to sign Jorginho and Emerson
Palmieri from Chelsea, The Times reports.
The 60-year-old had
left Stamford Bridge to return to Serie A, signing a three-year contract with
the Italian champions.
Sarri guided the
Blues to a third-place finish in the Premier League and won the Europa League,
beating Arsenal in the final.
But Chelsea
supporters were not fully satisfied with his style of management and failed to
warm up to the Italian’s style of play.
One key change
Sarri insisted upon was to remove N’Golo Kante from his role at the heart of
midfield and replace him with Jorginho, who followed Sarri from Napoli to
Stamford Bridge in a £57 million deal.
He now wants to
bring Jorginho with him to Juventus to help implement his playing style.
Sarri also wants
Emerson, who struggled for playing time at the start of the season under him,
but as the campaign progressed, was preferred over Marcos Alonso.
Transfer: Nigeria’s most expensive wing-back sends strong message to
Chelsea
Ola Aina has sent a
heartfelt message to Chelsea after completing his move to Serie A side, Torino.
The 22-year-old
wing-back was
signed permanently for a fee of €10million after impressing on loan during
the 2018-19 season making him Nigeria’s most expensive wing-back.
Aina joined Chelsea
Academy at 10 and won the FA Youth Cup and UEFA Youth League with the side.
He made his senior
debut for the Blues in August 2016 under Antonio Conte but was limited to three
Premier League appearances.
After ending his
Stamford Bridge stay, Aina has taken to social media to appreciate the support
of the club as well as his former coaches during his time with the side.
“The start of a new
chapter. Words cannot express how I feel, joining the club as a 10-year-old it
was the best thing that happened to me, combined with playing football for the
team which I support, it was just amazing.
“Now I’m 22, I look
back on all the great times I’ve had from training, going on tours every year
and spending time with some amazing players I looked up to most of my life.
“I’ve also had the
pleasure of playing and training with some great players in the first team, but
most importantly the players that I can call bros from the academy over the
years. My best highlights will always be the memories of growing up and
becoming a man whilst also improving my craft with these players.
“I want to say a
big thank you to all the coaches, medical staff and more, that I’ve had
throughout my years at Chelsea. I am very grateful for constantly helping me
out and taking an interest in me.
“I would like to
thank my first coach Joe Edwards for everything he’s helped me with over the
years also; Micky Beale, Ciril (got me using my left foot), Adi Vivash (our
father figure) Andy Myers, Jody Morris Dermot Drummy and Antonio Conte (for all
my appearances for Chelsea).
“Lastly, a big
thank you to Eddie Newton and the loan staff. 12 years have gone so quick and
I’m forever grateful to Chelsea FC – (my boyhood club) this place will forever
be in my heart.
“Until next time I
wish this club all the success in the future, love you guys at Chelsea,” Aina
posted on Instagram.
