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5 days ago
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Chelsea set £5m asking price for defender as clubs enquire
Chelsea have set an asking price of around £5m for Alfie Gilchrist as multiple Championship clubs chase a deal. Gilchrist spent last season on loan at Sheffield United and is now set for a permanent exit in search of regular first-team football. The 21-year-old made 32 appearances in all competitions for the Blades, who agonisingly missed out on promotion after losing the play-off final to Sunderland. Several sides have enquired about the defender this summer, with journalist Ben Jacobs reporting that Derby, Watford, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers are all interested. Chelsea have no plans to sanction another loan move as things stand and want a fee of around £5m for Gilchrist. Saudi Pro League sides have also shown interest in Gilchrist, who made 17 senior appearances for Chelsea during a breakthrough 2023/24 campaign. He was named the club's Academy Player of the Year for 2024 but now looks set to move on amid the competition for places at Stamford Bridge. Read – See more – Follow The Football Faithful on Social Media: | | | |
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5 days ago
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Versatile Chelsea talent is a £5m bargain for any Championship club
We wrote earlier this week about the 7 senior players who are set to leave Chelsea. That list didn't include senior players who are 'maybes', who would leave only if the right offer came in. That includes Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku, most notably. But it also leaves out players who aren't considered first team squad members, like Alfie Gilchrist. Gilchrist ready to cash in on two solid seasons The academy product took advantage of an injury crisis at the back during Mauricio Pochettino's season in charge to become an important squad player, picking up 17 appearances for the Blues during the 2023-2024 season. That showed his quality to the world and he took a season long loan to Sheffield United last season where he improved that reputation further. Now he's been lined up for a permanent move, with a number of Championship clubs interested. Jacobs says Chelsea defender could leave for £5m Ben Jacobs on Alfie Gilchrist's potential move. Ben Jacobs is well connected at Chelsea, and he claimed that Derby, Watford, Middlesbrough and Blackburn have all 'enquired on' Gilchrist this summer. We suspect there could be a few more, given he's young and relatively cheap. There's also been some interesting links to Saudi Arabian clubs – it's not a very natural move for them, or for Gilchrist, but the salary on offer there is going to be incomparable to those in the Championship, so we'd understand if he was tempted. Jacobs says that Chelsea are looking for just £5m for the defender, who can play at centre back or right back. that seems cheap to us – we could easily see him being worth a multiple of that after a few good years of Championship action. He's buried deep on the depth chart at Chelsea, but is a really solid Cobham-trained talent with tons to offer, and we expect him back in the Premier League before too long.
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23-06-2025
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Gossip: Boro keen on Chelsea defender Gilchrist
Middlesbrough have shown interest in signing Chelsea defender Alfie Gilchrist, 21, who spent last season on loan at Championship rivals Sheffield United. (Yorkshire Post) Read Friday's full gossip column for more EFL transfer rumours Follow the gossip column on BBC Sport
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20-06-2025
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Gossip: Boro keen on Chelsea defender Gilchrist
Middlesbrough have shown interest in signing Chelsea defender Alfie Gilchrist, 21, who spent last season on loan at Championship rivals Sheffield United. (Yorkshire Post), external Read Friday's full gossip column for more EFL transfer rumoursFollow the gossip column on BBC Sport
