Chelsea are currently engaged in discussions with the Premier League, as they seek to agree a financial settlement for payments made when Roman Abramovich was still owner of the club. The Blues would rather make the payment than face a points deduction.

The American billionaire, alongside Clearlake Capital, has not been afraid to splash the cash since his arrival but currently finds himself in a sticky situation regarding transfers that happened before his arrival – and he’s hoping to pay the Premier League to avoid consequences.

Chelsea, meanwhile, are said to be 'confident' that an agreement made similar to the £8.6 million financial settlement made with UEFA in July 2023, when they handed over a fee for submitting incomplete financial information during the Roman Abramovich era.

Chelsea have activated clause to recall Trevoh Chalobah from Crystal Palace with immediate effect. This was disclosed by football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano in a tweet on X on Wednesday. Chalobah had to leave Chelsea to join Crystal Palace last summer on loan after he was not included in manager Enzo Maresca’s plan for this season.

Chelsea manager, Enzo Maresca, has said he was not happy with his side’s mentality after they took the lead against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Tuesday night. The Blues took the lead early in the first half through Cole Palmer.

Enzo Maresca believes Chelsea "deserved much more" in their thrilling 2-2 draw with Bournemouth. Chelsea had scored early through Cole Palmer but then true to recent form wasted enough chances to finish Bournemouth before half-time,