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Chelsea and Manchester United have joined Tottenham in the race to sign 20-year-old Denmark left-back Patrick Dorgu from Lecce. Football Insider) Chelsea, Al-Hilal and Paris St-Germain are ...
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On 31 August, transfer deadline day, Chelsea signed Saúl from Atlético Madrid on a season-long loan with an option to buy at the end of the season. [12] The future fee is reported to be €40 million. [13] Throughout the transfer window, Chelsea were linked with a move for Sevilla centre-back Jules Koundé, although it never materialized.
In January 2011 Chelsea broke the British transfer record to sign Fernando Torres for £50 million; the record stood until 2014. From 20 March 2004 to 26 October 2008, Chelsea went a record 86 consecutive league matches at home without defeat, beating the previous record of 63 matches unbeaten set by Liverpool between 1978 and 1980.
In December 2008, newspapers speculated that he was wanted by Chelsea in the January 2009 transfer window; Gareth Southgate laughed off the rumours suggesting that Chelsea could get him for such a small fee, saying that if he was even to start to consider selling him, then Chelsea's bid would have to be much higher. [36]
Chelsea could let Mykhailo Mudryk leave the club in January, Arsenal start Gabriel contract talks, AC Milan make contact with ex-Dortmund boss Edin Terzic, plus more.
In March 2017, Lukaku turned down a new five-year contract worth a reported £140,000 a week amidst rumours of a return to Chelsea. [67] In an interview, he questioned the club's ambition to make big transfers and chase Champions League qualification, offending his manager Ronald Koeman . [ 68 ]