Chelsea transfer news: The most recent media briefing with rumors and reactions to stories on Callum Hudson-Odoi and Angelo, two new hires.

Chelsea pleased to sell Hudson-Odoi

Callum Hudson-Odoi had a poor loan experience at Bayern Leverkusen, so Chelsea is willing to sell him this summer.
Last year, the 22-year-old almost quit the team permanently but decided against it to try his luck in the Bundesliga.

The former academy starlet, who only scored one goal during his season away, is no longer considered to be a part of the plans and has one year left on his contract. Nottingham Forest and Fulham, two Premier League teams, as well as AC Milan, are reportedly interested, according to the Guardian.

West Ham is mentioned as an alternative, but they currently have other priorities. Kalidou Koulibaly, Mateo Kovacic, Hakim Ziyech, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Edouard Mendy have all been sold by Chelsea, and the club is now attempting to secure the highest possible sum for Hudson-Odoi.

football.London declares: If Chelsea could turn back time to the winter of 2019. Bayern Munich made Hudson-Odoi an offer of £70 million ($88 million), and the Blues could hardly refuse. They either received a huge sum of money for a player at the beginning of his career or they kept him and raised one of the game’s rising stars.

 “New Neymar” agrees deal

Fabrizio Romano claims that Angelo, a Santos teen, and Chelsea have reached an agreement. After 129 senior games, even as a young player, the 18-year-old saw his contract in Brazil enter its final 18 months and is now set to try out for preseason with the Blues.

According to reports, Barcelona will have 48 hours to match the reported £12.9million ($16.4million) fee being paid for his services. The Catalan powerhouses are reportedly not interested, so he can now essentially be thought of as a Chelsea player.

He will first have the chance to win over Mauricio Pochettino during preseason for the 2023–24 season, before talk of a loan is brought up.

There have been numerous instances of unproven Brazilian players joining Chelsea over the years, says London.football. For many, arriving from Santos as a teenager is ten years too late.

Just the optics of this move make me think of Neymar. There is a lot to be excited about as a player who has a sizable number of games under his belt for his young age.

Concerning is the absence of experienced forwards at this point. Since Tammy Abraham’s departure in 2019 for another club, many players have tried, but none have succeeded in scoring goals.

Expecting Angelo to step in and fill the void in this manner would be unrealistic.

Angelo, however, presents a fresh option to be taken into account moving forward after the club signed Andrey Santos earlier this year and incorporated a new wave of South American talent.

More news…….

After Mason Mount, another great’ 24-year-old is eager to leave Chelsea now

Christian Pulisic is said to be frustrated at Stamford Bridge and desperate to leave Chelsea – despite claims Mauricio Pochettino wants to work with him.

Well, the USA international endured a miserable 2022/23 season, making just eight Premier League starts while Chelsea finished 12th.
Therefore, Pulisic wants out.

The Evening Standard understands Chelsea’s number 10 in west London is no longer happy and is determined to leave Stamford Bridge before the transfer deadline.

It comes after Calciomercato claimed Pochettino likes Pulisic and hopes to work with him at Chelsea. The American – who was once described as “great” by Jürgen Klopp – joins Mason Mount and wants to leave Stamford Bridge.

The England international is said to have no plans to sign a new contract with Chelsea with his current tenure set to expire in 12 months due to strong interest from Manchester United.

Chelsea set to take hit on pulisic

A squad overhaul usually involves some tough decisions and Chelsea have accepted that defeats have to be made.

The Mirror believes Chelsea are happy to take £34m for Romelu Lukaku – who cost £97.5m in 2021 – and now, according to L’Equipe, the Blues are open to just £17m for Pulisic.

This would represent a £41m loss on the £58m Chelsea spent to sign the 24-year-old from Borussia Dortmund in January 2019.

That’s well over £100m lost on those two players alone, although it would be foolish for Chelsea to believe anyone will pay £97.5m and £58m for Lukaku and Pulisic at this point, given their poor form in the last times.

However, Chelsea can’t keep disgruntled players at Stamford Bridge, so it’s time for the Blues to cut their losses on some fringe options.