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New York Times
5 hours ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Chelsea omit Djordje Petrovic from Club World Cup squad, Kendry Paez to join Strasbourg on loan
Djordje Petrovic has been left out of Chelsea's Club World Cup squad, while Kendry Paez is also omitted ahead of being loaned out to BlueCo-owned Strasbourg. Paez, whose transfer was agreed with Independiente Del Valle when he was 16 in 2023, is now eligible to complete his switch to Stamford Bridge. However, the teenager is not involved because he will join Strasbourg on loan. Advertisement Ligue 1 club Strasbourg and Chelsea are owned by multi-club ownership group BlueCo. Petrovic is not going to the tournament in the U.S. despite Chelsea ending their interest in signing AC Milan keeper Mike Maignan before the first transfer window of the summer closed at 7pm tonight. The Serbia international impressed on loan at Strasbourg in 2024-25 but Chelsea have decided to take goalkeepers Robert Sanchez, Filip Jorgensen and new signing Mike Penders, who joined from Genk a year ago but spent last season at the Belgian club. Chelsea will continue to assess their goalkeeping options, with Petrovic to report back for pre-season in July. However, sources have told The Athletic that he has interest from multiple European clubs and he or Sanchez could be sold because Chelsea will not go into the campaign with four goalkeepers in their squad. Andrey Santos, who was also on loan at Strasbourg last season, has been included in Enzo Maresca's squad but other loanees Joao Felix, Raheem Sterling, Axel Disasi and Ben Chilwell will not be involved. As The Athletic reported earlier on Tuesday, Chelsea did not want to take too many players and have a 'bomb squad' of individuals whose futures lie elsewhere. They want the majority of the players who finished the Premier League campaign and won the Conference League in May to be competing as they see the Club World Cup as part of the same season. Chelsea's new signings Liam Delap, Dario Essugo and Mamadou Sarr are going to be on the plane. (Top image of Djordje Petrovic:)
BBC News
10 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
'It's an iconic club with a full history' - Sarr on Chelsea move
New Chelsea defender Mamadou Sarr is targeting domestic and European glory after a "dream" move to the 19-year-old's £12m transfer from partner club Strasbourg was confirmed on Monday after an eight-year deal had been agreed in made 28 appearances for the French side in 2024-25, helping them to finish seventh in Ligue 1 and book a spot in the Conference League play-offs."It's simple. The dream is to win the Premier League and the Champions League with Chelsea," he told club media."I feel really good. It's like a dream for me. Since I was young I dreamed of playing for a club like this. Chelsea are one of the biggest clubs in the world and I am very happy."For me, Chelsea is the best club in London, one of the best clubs in England. Chelsea have a good project in place for young players. The supporters, the club, it's history and the stadium are all fantastic. It's an iconic club with a full history."Sarr will be linking up with some familiar names, having played alongside Andrey Santos and Djordje Petrovic during the past campaign, and having come through the youth ranks at Lyon with Malo Gusto.
BBC News
19 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
'No more signings' and 'no reason to panic' - fan views on deadline day
We asked for your views on whether Chelsea needs to have any transfer activity before the first of the two summer transfer windows shuts on Tuesday. Here are some of your comments:Gary: I would like to see both Jamie Gittens and Mike Maignan come in, but I don't think it will happen in this window. Chelsea's owners have a track record of dragging their heels when things need wrapping up Has to be Maignan. A top keeper is a priority for any team wanting to challenge for honours. Jack: No more signings. Signing Liam Delap is great business, and I'm excited to see how he is integrated into the squad, but we don't need multiple signings right now. We've only just escaped the bloated squad syndrome of previous seasons, so let this team grow and evolve together without adding more young players into the mix. Djordje Petrovic seems like a fairly obvious solution to our goalkeeping Given that we can sign players again next week, there is no reason to panic before this 'deadline'. I'd like us to bring in Mohammed Kudus, who has looked good in the Premier League at West Ham, but if we need to wait to get a better deal, then that's fine. Not sure we need Maignan as I'd like to see Petrovic (who I've always rated over Sanchez) given a chance. Obviously got a few to move on, but we can do that throughout the Yes, let's get in Gittens and Maignan, and an experienced centre-back, and we will dominate the Club World Cup. Colin: The Club World Cup should be a good opportunity to get deals done because it's going to be a competition that probably won't come around too often for some to play in. Today will be the day to get the deals done, and then it's off to the USA.
The Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Chelsea complete transfer for star tipped to be ‘world class in two years' from sister club Strasbourg in 8-year deal
CHELSEA have signed Mamadou Sarr from sister club Strasbourg. The French defender, 19, has penned an eight-year contract with the Blues. 1 Sarr impressed in Ligue 1 last term, playing 27 times as Liam Rosenior's side finished seventh. The teenager played alongside Chelsea loanees Andrey Santos and Djordje Petrovic while in Alsace. He will link up with the Blues following the off-season break. Following six years in RC Lens' academy, Sarr moved to Lyon aged 13 in 2018. The 6ft 4in defender made three first team appearances for Les Gones, in addition to enjoying a brief loan spell in Belgium with RWD Molenbeek. In the summer of 2024, Sarr moved to Strasbourg for around £8.5million amid Lyon's financial woes. The French youth international quickly established himself in the team under Rosenior, becoming a regular starter as Strasbourg qualified for the Conference League. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY.. The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
(Video): Chelsea player fighting for his first team place shows impressive long ball skill
All the talk around Chelsea and their goalkeeper situation in the last week has been about one man – Mike Maignan. The Frenchman is pushing for a move to Stamford Bridge, and it seems like it's all about to come down to a final hectic 48 hours before the Club World Cup window closes. Petrovic signs off season with another great showing Djordje Petrovic playing for Chelsea. (Photo by) If we don't sign him, the shirt will be battled for between Robert Sanchez, who had it this season, and Djordje Petrovic, who had it the season before. The Serb has put himself in a strong position to come back to Chelsea and start after a brilliant season on loan at Strasbourg, and he helped his chances further with a great showing in the fiery Albania – Serbia game of Saturday night. Advertisement Petrovic made some great saves, some important high claims under immense pressure from the crowd in Tirana, and then saved a crucial penalty with a superb leap and strong right hand. You can see his highlights from the game in the clip embedded here: Petrovic happy to go long when situation calls for it One thing we note from this compilation is how often Petrovic is going long. Now this is nothing to do with him, of course, this is clearly what he's been told to do by his national team coach. It's hard enough for a club team manager to teach his team to play out from the back, one can only imagine how tricky it is for an international coach, Advertisement Still, we saw plenty of evidence from Strasbourg that Petrovic has levelled up that part of his game compared to when he was last at Chelsea. Impressively, he actually completed 11 of the 13 long balls he played in the game.
