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Has one year left on his contract

Chelsea were already prepared to listen to offers for the 22-year-old, who has been at the club since he joined the Under-8s team

Nottingham Forest, Fulham and AC Milan are among the clubs who are interested

Fulham and Bournemouth suffered the fewest individual injuries (19 each) and Chelsea had the most (48)

Chelsea suffered 10.7 injuries per 1,000 minutes. The next-most-afflicted teams were Newcastle (9.4) and Nottingham Forest (9.1)

Treble-winners City recorded the fewest days missed (447) and fewest games missed (62) through injury.

Chelsea players missed a combined 1,836 days and 216 games, comfortably the most in the league on both counts

César Azpilicueta to Atlético Madrid, here we go! Agreement in place over two year contract. Azpi will sign until June 2025

Chelsea will let him leave as free agent, matter of respect for former captain.


Documents will be ready soon.

Just over €35million to activate the 22-year-old forward’s release clause at Villarreal. Jackson scored 13 goals in 38 games last season for Villarreal.

The Athletic’s story

After 19 years as a Chelsea player, Ruben Loftus-Cheek has left the club and completed a permanent transfer to AC Milan.

Initial fee of £55m plus £5m in difficult add-ons.

Contract until 2028 at United, with the option for a further year.

195 appearances for Chelsea since his first-team debut in 2017, scoring 33 goals.

https://theathletic.com/4651101/2023/06/29/mason-mount-manchester-united-transfer/

Academy setup five main targets:

• academy players to contribute 15 per cent of Chelsea’s league minutes
• academy graduates to make up 25 per cent of their first-team squad
• above national-average GCSE and A Level results
• more Cobham graduates in the professional game than any other academy
• win more national and international competitions than any other academy.

A day of departures today.