Chelsea

Graham Potter was left with a tricky balancing act after the club brought in eight players during the January transfer window. Chelsea were able to register ...

The move has not worked out for either party. Bettinelli has played one game for Chelsea since joining in 2021. Chelsea, who face Borussia Dortmund in the last 16 had selected only 24 players for the group stage and given themselves more wriggle room by selling Jorginho to Arsenal.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang omitted from Chelseas Champions League squad; Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk and Joao Felix included but Benoit Badiashile not ...

The 33-year-old has not started for Chelsea since their 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal on November 6. Chelsea made eight signings in January for a combined total of £323.3m. Clubs had to inform UEFA of their desired squad changes by 11pm on Thursday, February 2.

Chelsea manager Graham Potter was always going to have a job squeezing new signings in after around $357 million was spent during the January transfer ...

I don’t forget, eight or nine teams in the Premier League sent a letter to the Premier League (for us) to be banned. [https://apnews.com/hub/soccer](https://twitter.com/AP_Sports) and [https://twitter.com/AP_Sports](https://twitter.com/AP_Sports) “What Chelsea do is not my business, I never involve opinions in other clubs because there are regulations, rules, that we have to do. “I don’t understand this part of the business; what you can do, what you cannot do. That happened to us.” “I don’t understand how it’s possible, but it’s not for me to explain how it works.”

Mykhailo Mudryk, Enzo Fernandez and Joao Felix have all been added to Chelsea's Champions League for the latter stages of the competition, ...

[Mykhailo Mudryk](https://theathletic.com/football/player/mykhailo-mudryk-q8qemKXwIpkC0AL6/), [Enzo Fernandez](https://theathletic.com/football/player/enzo-fernandez-mA2LkzPdMOcVkFoZ/) and [Joao Felix](https://theathletic.com/football/player/joao-felix-ucCJXAWiq0yowCTd/) have all been added to [Chelsea](https://theathletic.com/football/team/chelsea/)’s [Champions League](https://theathletic.com/football/champions-league/) for the latter stages of the competition, while [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://theathletic.com/football/player/pierre-emerick-aubameyang-PlxW6clTOC8TqmBP/) has been left out to make space. The return fixture in west London takes place on March 7. But also that they’re patient and make sure they’re ready to play.” [Jorginho](https://theathletic.com/football/player/jorginho-MvC0hVi06208wo5E/) leaving for [Arsenal](https://theathletic.com/football/team/arsenal/), that left 23 spaces — meaning another player had to be omitted in order for Chelsea to register the full allocation of three new players. [Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) squad due to being aged 21 or younger, UEFA rules for the Champions League state that players have to have been at the club for at least two years to be eligible for this exemption. [David Datro Fofana](https://theathletic.com/football/player/david-datro-fofana-AzpJzDsCd1yhxZ0m/), [Noni Madueke](https://theathletic.com/football/player/noni-madueke-bfsAkwxuePTQfa0b/), [Andrey Santos](https://theathletic.com/football/player/andrey-santos-BhUzmXKfJMZnJAYD/), [Gabriel Slonina](https://theathletic.com/football/player/gabriel-slonina-rrKqkYQngAGjfrKc/) and [Benoit Badiashile](https://theathletic.com/football/player/benoit-badiashile-PjQKdFS2LzolyOLX/) have also been left out of Graham Potter’s 25-man European squad.

Benfica president Rui Costa has hit out at Enzo Fernandez for his behaviour before leaving the club to join Chelsea for a British record fee.

We want a team committed to the fans. "Enzo was treated well by everyone from the moment he arrived until he left. "We never managed to get through to him to convince him. "He showed no commitment to Benfica. "[I] don't cry for players who don't want to be here. But I also understand that the player wants to settle immediately, afraid of losing an offer that he would consider huge.

British record signing Enzo Fernandez will make his debut for Chelsea on Friday after his 106.8 million pounds ($128.79 million) transfer from Benfica this ...

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Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp said he cannot understand how Chelsea were able to spend what they did in the January transfer window, insisting it is best ...

The time between these two extremes, you have to fight through it." "One of the best examples is Marcus Rashford (at Manchester United), the season he had last year and this year. I don't understand how it's possible, but it's not for me to explain how it works."

Fulham Team News: Having rung the changes for last weekend's FA Cup tie with Sunderland, Marco Silva returns to his first-choice team with an unchanged side ...

Chelsea confirm their 25-man squad for the knockout phase of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League. Signings Joao Felix, Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk are ...

After Chelsea spent around $357 million during the January transfer window, manager Graham Potter was always going to have a job squeezing his new signings ...

I don’t forget, eight or nine teams in the Premier League sent a letter to the Premier League (for us) to be banned. “What Chelsea do is not my business, I never involve opinions in other clubs because there are regulations, rules, that we have to do. “I don’t understand this part of the business; what you can do, what you cannot do. [https://apnews.com/hub/soccer](https://twitter.com/AP_Sports) and [https://twitter.com/AP_Sports](https://twitter.com/AP_Sports) That happened to us.” “I don’t understand how it’s possible, but it’s not for me to explain how it works.”

Chelsea · 1. Kepa Arrizabalaga · 24. Reece James · 6. Emiliano Thiago Silva · 4. Benoit Badiashile · 32. Marc Cucurella · 23. Conor Gallagher · 5. Enzo Fernandez · 19.

Madueke went to the right and Sterling, stationed on the left, became the latest to try his luck against the tenacious Tete. Bored out of his mind, Mitrovic then tried to score from the halfway line. With 10 minutes left the young Ivorian striker almost won it, racing through and rounding Leno, only for Tim Ream to clear his shot off the line. It was Fernández who sparked one of Chelsea’s better moment of the opening period, his ball over the top sending Mason Mount through to cross for Kai Havertz, who stretched and fired over from close range. The shot was blocked and Palhinha drilled the rebound over. Palhinha picked up yet another booking after cleaning out Mount and there was also the moment when Fulham’s assistant coach, Luis Boa Morte, exchanged some furious words on the touchline with one of Potter’s lieutenants, Björn Hamberg. Fernández was quickly involved, catching the eye with his switches of play, even showing appetite for the battle when he refused to let Aleksandar Mitrovic intimidate him early on. The window had passed by in a blur, eight new players arriving, culminating in the capture of Fernández on deadline day, but whether any of it is going to work is another thing. Reminders of the past jostled with the future. Rustiness did not appear to be a problem for the man pulling the strings for Chelsea in midfield. Does anyone know what Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang plans to get up to when Chelsea face Borussia Dortmund in the last 16 of the Champions League? Being generous, this is merely the start of a rebuild.

British record signing Enzo Fernandez makes his Chelsea debut but cannot help his new side to victory as they are held by Fulham at Stamford Bridge.

- Shots - Squad number31Player nameDiopAverage rating - Squad number17Player nameLenoAverage rating - Squad number6Player nameReedAverage rating - Squad number17Player nameSterlingAverage rating - Squad number27Player nameFofanaAverage rating - Squad number31Player nameMaduekeAverage rating - Squad number24Player nameJamesAverage rating - Squad number4Player nameBadiashileAverage rating - Squad number1Player nameArrizabalagaAverage rating - Squad number5Player nameFernándezAverage rating The World Cup winner has enjoyed a meteoric rise since moving to Benfica from River Plate for £8.8m last summer and has been bought by Chelsea to strengthen their midfield.

Chelsea's British record signing Enzo Fernandez has got his first taste of Premier League football in a 0-0 draw against his new club's visiting neighbours ...

Enzo Fernandez of Chelsea during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Fulham FC at Stamford Bridge on February 3, 2023 in London, United Kingdom.

Hakim Ziyech plays a delightful ball over the top to Kai Havertz who lifts it over Leno but his effort rattles the post and goes back into play! The visitors defended superbly - particularly in the second half as they frustrated a Chelsea side eager to kick start a good run of form. The 20-year-old was able to take it around goalkeeper Bernd Leno before striking towards goal but Tim Ream was on hand with a goal-saving clearance. It was the closest the Argentine came to getting his first goal for the club. It was the first warning shot from Marco Silva's side who looked to pose a threat on the counter. Fernandez came close to a dream debut goal after 70 minutes as his whipped effort from distance flew just past the far post.

Blues' club-record signing Fernandez makes impressive debut but honours even at Stamford Bridge.

[Chelsea](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/4/Chelsea/overview) were held to an entertaining goalless draw by [Fulham](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/34/Fulham/overview) at Stamford Bridge. [Aleksandar Mitrovic](https://www.premierleague.com/players/5879/Aleksandar-Mitrovic/stats) came close with an audacious lob from the halfway line, while Chelsea pushed hard for a late breakthrough. [Southampton](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/20/Southampton/overview) face a tough trip to [Brentford](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/130/Brentford/overview), who are unbeaten in eight Premier League matches, and [Liverpool](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/10/Liverpool/overview) travel to [Wolverhampton Wanderers](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/38/Wolverhampton-Wanderers/overview). [Aston Villa](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/2/Aston-Villa/overview) welcome [Leicester City](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/26/Leicester-City/overview), while victory for [Brighton & Hove Albion](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/131/Brighton-and-Hove-Albion/overview) against [AFC Bournemouth](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/127/Bournemouth/overview) would move the Seagulls to within two points of Spurs in fifth. [Manchester City](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/11/Manchester-City/overview), who face [Tottenham Hotspur](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/21/Tottenham-Hotspur/overview) on Sunday. [Newcastle United](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/23/Newcastle-United/overview) and [Manchester United](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/12/Manchester-United/overview) looking to stay within touching distance of the top. [Everton](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/7/Everton/overview), led by new manager [Sean Dyche](https://www.premierleague.com/managers/8250/Sean-Dyche/overview), taking on leaders [Arsenal](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/1/Arsenal/overview). [West Ham United](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/25/West-Ham-United/overview) side hovering one point above the drop zone, while Man Utd, in fourth, face [Crystal Palace](https://www.premierleague.com/clubs/6/Crystal-Palace/overview) at Old Trafford. [David Fofana](https://www.premierleague.com/players/112581/David-Datro-Fofana/stats) was denied a debut goal by [Tim Ream](https://www.premierleague.com/players/4276/Tim-Ream/stats)'s goalline clearance. [Kepa Arrizabalaga](https://www.premierleague.com/players/11373/Kepa-Arrizabalaga/stats) making a fingertip save to deny Fulham's [Andreas Pereira](https://www.premierleague.com/players/10476/Andreas-Pereira/stats). [Enzo Fernandez](https://www.premierleague.com/players/63741/Enzo-Fern%C3%A1ndez/stats) made his Chelsea debut following his [club-record arrival on Deadline Day](https://www.premierleague.com/news/3043376), while [Mykhailo Mudryk](https://www.premierleague.com/players/53991/Mykhailo-Mudryk/stats) started for the first time. [Noni Madueke](https://www.premierleague.com/players/67407/Noni-Madueke/stats) replaced Mudryk for the second half, and in so doing became the 31st player used by Chelsea in the Premier League this season, their most in a campaign since 1996/97.

LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez shone on his debut and some other new faces hinted at their potential but, after a 300 million pounds ...

and what we can do as a team," the Portuguese coach said. we deserved the result." Chelsea are currently nine points adrift of fourth-placed Manchester United who have a game in hand. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story "From the first minute the players understood really well the plan and they executed really well," Silva said. "What we need to do now is gel the team.

Enzo Fernandez, the Premier League's record signee, enjoyed a promising debut for Chelsea, though familiar issues in front of goal remain.

[David Datro Fofana](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/301047/david-datro-fofana) went close late on, when he showed skill in rounding goalkeeper [Bernd Leno](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/153765/Bernd-Leno) only for [Tim Ream](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/146290/Tim-Ream) to block his shot on the line. [Enzo Fernandez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/285450/Enzo-Fernández), the new Premier League record signee who arrived in the final minutes of Tuesday's transfer deadline day. Fulham fans are wrong -- for a start, there are three Premier League sides in west London -- but Fulham remain on top of the pack. That rate is even more shocking when you consider no Premier League club has taken a higher percentage of their shots inside the box over that span (76.4%). will be using this week to train and for his new players to get to know each other before they travel to West Ham for a London derby on Feb. Left out were new boys [Malo Gusto](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/308947/Malo-Gusto) and [Andrey Santos](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/314858/Andrey-Santos), with Joao Felix absent due to a red card on his debut. He failed to convert a diving shot at the back post early on, and then missed again moments later with a turn and volley. Last month, they beat Chelsea 2-1 at Craven Cottage in what was their first Premier League victory over the Blues since March 2006. 11) and Tottenham (Feb. [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) [Kai Havertz](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231182/Kai-Havertz) missed a trio of chances in the first half as Chelsea were frustrated by a resolute, counterattacking Fulham side.

Chelsea's British record signing Enzo Fernandez got his first taste of Premier League football in a 0-0 draw against his new club's visiting neighbours ...

"We deserve a bit more but it's hard to come here. They are a good team," he added. "Defend from the front and attack from back.

Chelsea included new signings Enzo Fernandez and Mykhailo Mudryk in their team to face Fulham but were held to a goalless draw; Gary Neville: Everything was ...

"They chose to have that because it keeps everyone believing they can play. I think it's because Graham Potter hasn't had time to work with them." People get it wrong when they talk about City and say 'the squad they've got' quality yes, but in terms of numbers you're talking about 20-21 players. "He's going to need some time here. But it feels like what they've done in the transfer market is the opposite of that. I'm not saying he'll lose his job if he doesn't but there has to be an improvement.

Chelsea head coach Graham Potter has said he remains "confident" his side can make a push to qualify for Champions League football next season, d.

"I think you have to look at it all in terms of transfer fees and salaries" Potter said. "That's the challenge, that's what we have to do. I need to focus on the next day, the training session and the next game." "He doesn't know us, we don't know him so well but I think you can see flashes of his quality and personality. "What we need to do now is gel the team," Potter added. When asked if he was confident the team could still qualify for next season's Champions League, Potter said: "I'm confident with the potential we have.

Enzo Fernandez made his Chelsea debut after becoming the most expensive player in British football history with a £107 million move ($132 million) from Benfica ...

"New players are adapting to a new country and a new league. We feel we have a very strong group of players. We have to gel and become a really good team. Madueke was introduced in his place and Potter also threw on Raheem Sterling from the bench on the hour mark in the search for a winner. It's not straightforward. Chelsea's record investment of over £300 million in the January window took the total spend on players in their first season under new ownership to over half a billion.

Mykhailo Mudryk was also given his Stamford Bridge bow, while Noni Madueke and David Datro Fofana came off the bench for their Premier League debuts. Watch the ...

Madueke was introduced in his place and Potter also threw on Raheem Sterling from the bench on the hour mark in the search for a winner. But the best chance fell to Fofana as the Ivorian rounded the stranded Leno, but failed to beat the covering Tim Ream on the line. Chelsea’s record investment of over £300 million in the January window took the total spend on new players in their first season under new ownership to over half a billion. The Moroccan is just one of a wealth of wide options now available to Potter and he wasted no time in hooking Mudryk despite his price tag after a disappointing first 45 minutes. Chelsea’s wait for a return on a world record investment in the transfer market goes on as the Blues were held 0-0 at home by Fulham on Friday. Enzo Fernandez made his Chelsea debut after becoming the most expensive player in British football history with a £107 million move ($132 million) from Benfica on transfer deadline day.

Chelsea head coach Graham Potter has said he remains "confident" his side can make a push to qualify for Champions League football next season, d.

"I think you have to look at it all in terms of transfer fees and salaries" Potter said. "That's the challenge, that's what we have to do. I need to focus on the next day, the training session and the next game." "He doesn't know us, we don't know him so well but I think you can see flashes of his quality and personality. "What we need to do now is gel the team," Potter added. When asked if he was confident the team could still qualify for next season's Champions League, Potter said: "I'm confident with the potential we have.

Pierre Emerick Aubameyang has been omitted from Chelsea's Champions League squad to free up registration spots for the club's new signings.

He has not started for Chelsea since the World Cup break. [Mykhailo Mudryk](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/299911/Mykhailo-Mudryk) and Joao Felix were included in the squad as [David Datro Fofana](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/301047/David-Datro-Fofana), [Noni Madueke](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/293236/Noni-Madueke), [Andrey Santos](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/314858/Andrey-Santos), [Gabriel Slonina](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/286774/Gabriel-Slonina) and [Benoit Badiashile](http://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/282585/Benoit-Badiashile) all missed out. [Barcelona](/soccer/team?id=83) in September. [Enzo Fernandez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/285450/Enzo-Fernández) for €120 million. [Christian Pulisic](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/225607/Christian-Pulisic), despite the [United States](/soccer/team?id=660) attacker being sidelined with a knee injury that is likely to keep him out until at least mid-March. [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/122260/Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang) has been omitted from [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363)'s Champions League squad to free up registration spots for the club's new signings.

Tim Ream and Issa Diop were immense at the back, repelling Chelsea's attack time after time. Harrison Reed and Joao Palhinha also grew in stature as the game ...

Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk, Benoit Badiashile, Malo Gusto, Andrey Santos, David Datro Fofana, Joao Felix and Noni Madueke all pitched up at Stamford Bridge ...

[Chelsea](/sport/teampages/chelsea.html) supporters can actually name the new players who have been brought in by Graham Potter and Co. - Sportsmail checks out how many of the new additions Chelsea fans can name - Chelsea's transfer business was the story of January as they signed eight players

Is Chelsea Setting the Market, or Breaking It? The Premier League club's American owners have splashed roughly $750 million on new players since last year.

The deal had been in the works for a week or so. In the rest of Europe, the fear is a little more material. In interviews with a dozen executives at teams both in the Premier League and across Europe, all of whom spoke with The New York Times anonymously because they did not wish to be seen commenting on another team’s business strategy, few could immediately discern the logic of Chelsea’s approach. Among Chelsea’s peers and rivals, the reaction to the club’s spending spree on players has been one of puzzlement. The issue was raised at a meeting of UEFA’s executive board last month, and several teams have since contacted Andrea Traverso, the organization’s head of licensing, to ask European soccer’s governing body what action it plans to take to close the loophole. Though clubs pay the vast majority of a transfer fee upfront — or in a handful of installments over a couple of years — the price of the acquisition is often spread over the duration of the player’s contract, a process known as amortization. In several of its most expensive deals, Chelsea has sought to use that accounting to its advantage. Their preferred mechanism, it seems, has been to defer the official cost of the deals. Arsenal had been discussing the terms of a deal with Shakhtar for some time, and Mudryk had even seemed to welcome his imminent transfer on Instagram. Chelsea’s offer, Palkin said, had been more “concrete” than Arsenal’s: It had offered to pay the nine-figure fee for Mudryk over two years instead of the four Arsenal had proposed. That took Chelsea’s outlay in January alone to more than $370 million, the kind of spending that is criticized when done by oligarchs and nation states. Amrabat would, in the end, be a rare miss in what has been an eye-watering, gasp-inducing month of spending from Eghbali, Boehly and Chelsea.

Enzo Fernandez's Premier League debut didn't quite go as planned as Chelsea were held to a 0-0 draw by Fulham, but he produced an eye-catching individual ...

Only the Chelsea centre-backs Thiago Silva and Benoit Badiashile notched more. – The Argentina international won six tackles. The Argentinian World Cup winner produced an authoritative display in the centre of the park as Chelsea dominated Fulham but couldn’t quite find a breakthrough. He completed more than twice as many passes as any opposition player. [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1640902/Live/England-Premier-League-2022-2023-Chelsea-Fulham) rating of 7.6, Fernandez was Chelsea highest-rated player on the night. For reference, Casemiro’s first Premier League start for Manchester United wasn’t until 47 days after he signed.

With Enzo Fernandez the latest Argentine to step out in a Chelsea shirt, GOAL takes a look at the other Albiceleste stars to feature in west London.

With that in mind, GOAL takes a look at the Argentines to don the blue of Chelsea, as well as the one that got away... [and was one of the few high points in a drab 0-0 affair with local rivals Fulham.](https://www.goal.com/en/lists/chelsea-fulham-winners-losers-ratings/blt4978b75003392542) [£600 million ($723m) spending spree in 2022-23 was capped off with the £106.8m ($131m) signing of the 21-year-old midfielder](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/enzo-fernandez-blasted-benfica-president-rui-costa-record-breaking-chelsea-transfer/blt2f186e366183aab0), a British record fee.

With Enzo Fernandez the latest Argentine to step out in a Chelsea shirt, GOAL takes a look at the other Albiceleste stars to feature in west London.

With that in mind, GOAL takes a look at the Argentines to don the blue of Chelsea, as well as the one that got away... [and was one of the few high points in a drab 0-0 affair with local rivals Fulham.](https://www.goal.com/en/lists/chelsea-fulham-winners-losers-ratings/blt4978b75003392542) [£600 million ($723m) spending spree in 2022-23 was capped off with the £106.8m ($131m) signing of the 21-year-old midfielder](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/enzo-fernandez-blasted-benfica-president-rui-costa-record-breaking-chelsea-transfer/blt2f186e366183aab0), a British record fee.

Blues chairman is wandering around football's shark-infested casino halls with a sack of money asking how you play blackjack.

The first is the total destruction of trust in football governance. Boehly has a background in hedge funding where the single most important quality is to make sure you have inside knowledge, that you’re ahead of the punters. Nobody is paying Chelsea prices except Chelsea, who are top, not bottom, of the money tree, who basically need another Chelsea, Dumb Chelsea, to pay this new Smart Chelsea market rate. The idea is out there that what we’re witnessing is masterplan stuff. Another flaw is that there is no obvious market to sell this product on to. What is perhaps most startling is the total lack of doubt, the instant boomer-style conviction that only he, Todd Boehly, knows how to fix this European football industry thing that he’s never looked at before.