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Chelsea starting lineup vs. West Ham: Caicedo and Lavia make their debuts – confirmed lineup, team news, and injury updates.
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To make their Chelsea debuts against West Ham on Sunday, Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia are available.
Caicedo, who cost £115 million, and Lavia, who cost £58 million, will be included or excluded from Mauricio Pochettino’s squad for the trip to the London Stadium.
Caicedo’s involvement against West Ham appears more likely given that he just joined Chelsea on Monday. Lavia just moved to Stamford Bridge on Friday.
When asked if he would start them right away on Friday, Pochettino responded, “It has been a very stressful week for Moises and Romeo. We have one more day to assess them.
“It’s simple to say they’ll be involved in the game on Sunday, but I believe the most crucial thing is to take no chances and move slowly with them.
“They will be involved if they are prepared by tomorrow. If not, we’ll hold off on joining the squad entirely for a couple more days.
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Axel Disasi and Malo Gusto, two recent additions, are candidates to take Reece James’ place at right-back now that he has been ruled out due to a hamstring injury.
James will probably be sidelined for “a few weeks,” according to Pochettino.
Goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli is currently sidelined due to injury, but Noni Madueke could make a comeback.
Romelu Lukaku and Callum Hudson-Odoi are not included in the group because they are training separately from the first-team team at Cobham as they work to finalize their transfers before the deadline. Hakim Ziyech is about to sign with Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray, while Lewis Hall is moving on to Newcastle.
Chelsea predicted XI: Sanchez; Gusto, Thiago Silva, Chilwell; Fernandez, Colwill Gallagher; Sterling, Jackson, Mudryk, Caicedo.
Injured: James, Fofana, Chalobah, Badiashile, Broja, Nkunku, Bettinelli
Suspended: None
Time and date: 4:30pm BST on Sunday August 20, 2023
Venue: London Stadium
More news…….
Chelsea have just made a £43million move after losing Olise, idolizing Aubameyang
Chelsea have just stepped up talks with Lyon over a deal for Bradley Barcola after losing Michael Olise.
So, what about Chelsea and Bradley Barcola?
What’s the story?
Well that makes a lot of sense for Chelsea. Like Olise, Barcola usually operates on the right flank, where he slices inside and wreaks havoc, while like Crystal Palace No7, he is also a France Under-21 international.
Foot Mercato understands that Chelsea have now stepped up their hunt for the 20-year-old after Olise signed a new contract at Selhurst Park and talks between Lyon and the Blues are ongoing.
The French side have entertaining talks with Chelsea and presented Barcola with a €50m (£43m) prize money.
That’s just £8m more than Chelsea were willing to spend on Olise after his £35m release clause kicked in. So, all things considered, it looks like Lyon No.26 have always been the desired alternative to the Crystal Palace wonderkid.
Already a regular under Laurent Blanc at Lyon despite his age, Barcola played all 90 minutes of the Ligue 1 opener as Todd Boehly’s Strasbourg recorded a 2-1 victory. Chelsea would sign a huge talent in Bradley Barcola
If Chelsea can get this deal done, we’re sure many fans will forget the Olise drama very quickly.
The Lyon-born prodigy is a remarkable striker who, despite his somewhat lanky and massive build, is incredibly capable of controlling the ball and flying over his opponents.
In terms of style of play, Barcola admitted to loving Cristiano Ronaldo as well as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who has just left Chelsea for Marseille.
The French prodigy told Onze Mondial: “My examples are Cristiano Ronaldo and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. I have almost the same game as him and above all the same style. I love watching Aubameyang videos. Its burst of speed and the quality of the finish impress me.
Keep an eye on this situation as Chelsea are looking to sign another French Under-21 international after Olise turned down the Blues.
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