Villa are looking to offload the World Cup winner following the acquisition of Japan international Zion Suzuki.

Chelsea will make a profit on the 23-year-old with an initial £45million deal.

The 23-year-old had his squad number reassigned ahead of the new season and has been training separately.

The £117million buy from Aston Villa scored in Chelsea’s 3-2 win at Fulham.

There was also plenty to ponder defensively for Alonso.

Joao Pedro, Morgan Rogers and Cole Palmer were on target.

The wantaway midfielder got a mixed reception when he came off the bench against Real Sociedad.

The midfielder told the club at the end of May that he wished to leave with Chelsea placing a £120million price tag on him.

The left-sided defender and will provide competition for Jorrel Hato.

The Portuguese has said in a new Netflix documentary about his life he had agreed to move to Old Trafford in 2013.

The 27-year-old has signed a contract until 2031 with the Serie A club.

Welbeck arrives at Stamford Bridge with 400 Premier League appearances, Champions League experience and two World Cup campaigns to his name.

The Chelsea winger has not played a competitive match since November 2024.

The Blues admitted to 74 breaches in total of FA regulations covering agents, working with intermediaries and third party investment in players.

Lacroix, 26, signs a six-year deal with Xabi Alonso’s side.

The 35-year-old former England striker emerged on Monday as a surprise candidate to bolster the Blues’ forward line.

The defednder would become Chelsea’s fifth signing of the transfer window.

England international Rogers joined Aston Villa from Middlesbrough in January 2024.

Santos’ move for a reported fee of up to £50m could be the start of a midfield rebuild at Old Trafford.

United sign Brazil midfielder Santos from Chelsea

Bates was also owner and chairman at Leeds.

The midfielder has won six caps for Brazil but was not part of their World Cup squad.

The Spaniard’s future in west London had been in doubt ever since he publicly criticised the running of the club in March.

Victory over 10-man Chelsea meant the Black Cats finished seventh while their opponents fell to 10th.

Trai Hume opened the scoring and Malo Gusto’s own goal and Wesley Fofana’s red card meant there was no way back for Chelsea.

Spurs remain 17th and only two points above the Premier League bottom three.

Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos scoring in each half for the Blues.

The 46-year-old was City assistant manager during the club’s historic treble-winning 2022-23 season.

Confirmation on Sunday of the former Real Madrid boss’ appointment on a four-year deal has brought reason for optimism the club have learned from past mistakes and may be about to emerge from a prolonged period of underachievement.

Mourinho’s Benfica have gone unbeaten in the Primeira Liga all season.

City’s attentions will now turn to the Premier League title race and Bournemouth away on Tuesday.

There were jeers at the end of Saturday’s 1-1 Premier League draw with Chelsea.

The Dutchman was again jeered by the home fans.

The Blues avoided a club record-equalling seventh straight defeat.

However, a goal from Enzo Fernandez brought them level before Cole Palmer's goal was disallowed. 

Slot denied the need for more experienced players.

It was a sixth Premier League defeat in a row for the Blues for the first time since 1993.

The club said the 18-year-old forward was conscious and talking while undergoing checks after a sickening clash of heads with Forest’s Zach Abbott in the final minutes of the first period.

Taiwo Awoniyi scored twice at Stamford Bridge, where Cole Palmer had a penalty saved.

Pochettino guided Spurs to a second-placed finish in the league in 2016-17 and reached the Champions League final in 2019.

Mudryk was charged by the Football Association in June last year.

Manchester City await on May 16.

Interim head coach McFarlane will be in charge until the end of the season.