The market remains open for free agents like Adrien Rabiot, who has again said no to Turkish opportunities like Galatasaray in the last 24 hours. Rabiot has no plans to go to Turkey as he is waiting for an opportunity in one of the top five leagues. Rabiot is also not opening the doors to clubs from Saudi Arabia, so Europe remains his priority.
Meanwhile, Memphis Depay is expected to complete a move to Corinthians on a two-year deal in the coming days. Negotiations are also ongoing over Anthony Martial and a possible move to Flamengo on a free transfer due to an injury to Pedro.
In the ownership situation at Chelsea, there are reports of a potential ‘civil war’ between owners Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali. However, on the technical side at Chelsea, the mission remains the same as they continue to focus on developing young talents.
Frenkie de Jong has been linked to Manchester United, but he remains fully focused on Barcelona. Reports of interest from Arsenal and Liverpool for Aurelian Tchouameni are dismissed as he is happy at Real Madrid. Federico Dimarco’s strong relationship with Inter Milan rules out a move despite interest from Bayern Munich.
Bayern Munich have been pushing to extend Jamal Musiala’s contract, while reports of interest in Federico Chiesa earlier in the summer are confirmed, but he was not a top target for the club. England had a convincing win over the Republic of Ireland, with Declan Rice and Jack Grealish performing well.
On Lee Carsley, it’s still an open race for the England manager’s job and nothing has been decided yet.
