Rafael Leão, Mike Maignan, and new signing Luka Modrić also had the day off against Leeds. One player who did surprise with a late cameo was center back Malick Thiaw; he’s about to join Newcastle United in a £40m (!) transfer.

Despite being fairly active in the transfer market, Chelsea are still being linked with moves for Alejandro Garnacho of Manchester United and Xavi Simons of RB Leipzig. Summer signings Liam Delap and Joao Pedro have already impressed in their attack,

Cheek, and Fikayo Tomori give AC Milan plenty of familiarity with the venue as the sides stage a dress rehearsal for the Premier League and Coppa Italia, respectively.

Joe: Time to let go. Discipline and finishing are clear gaps and no evidence that they are closing. We should wait for Alexander Isak to move to Liverpool and then sell him to Newcastle for £50m at least. Strikers are a rare commodity and becoming rarer by the day. If we don't get that he can always join the bomb squad for a bit.

Nicolas Jackson has told Chelsea he wants to leave, with Newcastle United emerging as frontrunners for the striker’s signature, according to The Guardian. The 24-year-old forward trained alone on Friday and was absent from Chelsea’s friendly against Bayer Leverkusen after informing the club of his desire to move,

Chelsea expect a similar fee for Nicolas Jackson to the £52m they received for Noni Madueke according to reports. Jackson is expected to leave Chelsea this summer and was left out of the squad for the win against Bayer Leverkusen on Friday night.

Manchester United and Chelsea are in talks over a deal for Alejandro Garnacho, sources have told ESPN. United value the 21-year-old at around £50 million ($67m), although Chelsea believe they can negotiate a significantly lower fee.

Understand Alejandro Garnacho has agreed every detail of personal terms with Chelsea! Deal done on player side, he only wants Chelsea as revealed here since July. Talks with Man United about fee will follow soon.

Chelsea are said to have agreed personal terms with Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho but the two clubs are yet to come to an agreement on a transfer fee

Albania striker Armando Broja has completed a move to Burnley from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee. The 23-year-old has eight goals in 76 Premier League appearances across spells at Southampton, Everton,

Burnley Bolster Attack with Broja Coup Ahead of Premier League ReturnBurnley have completed the signing of striker Armando Broja from Chelsea for a fee believed to be in the region of £18m, in a