Chelsea announce deal for £72M star – Blues confirms Midfielder makes move – Chelsea FINALLY announce striker deal
Here is a roundup of the top Chelsea news and gossip from icfootballnews that we think you could have missed including the sale of Tino Anjorin and Romelu Lukaku and the confirmed Loan move for Kepa…
Romelu Lukaku has left Chelsea and completed a permanent move to Napoli for a reported £25 million this summer – as the big Belgian star finally ended his nightmare association with the Premier League giants.
Lukaku returned to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2021 in a £97.5million deal, which was a club-record signing for CHELSEA at the time – but he’s failed to live up to the hefty price tag having scored just 15 goals in his second spell at the club.
He gave a bombshell interview with Italian media where he revealed his regret at leaving Inter Milan to join Chelsea and has had loan spells at Inter and Roma since
Now The Belgian striker has finally left Chelsea in a £25million move and has signed a three-year contract in Naples after being told he was not part of Chelsea’s plans this season, he has left the club permanently and headed back to Serie A to work with Antonio Conte again
Chelsea posted on the club website: ‘The Belgium international, who joined Chelsea in the summer of 2021, has spent the previous two campaigns on loan in Serie A at Inter Milan and Roma.
‘Lukaku will now reunite with former Chelsea head coach Antonio Conte in Naples on a permanent basis’
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Look, Lukaku had all the physical attributes to be a massive player for Chelsea in the Premier League – he should have scored alot of games – but the English game is not where he should be.
Italian football seems to be the place where he plays his best football and this move to Napoli is the right one – he will work under Antonio Conte.
CHELSEA have needed to get his massive £350k-a-week wages of the books for years and it is a deal that the club needed to happen this summer window.
ANJORIN LEAVES –
Tino Anjorin has completed a permanent transfer to Serie A side Empoli after Chelsea made the decision to allow the midfielder to leave the club on a permanent basis this summer window.
CHELSEA posted on the club website: ‘Tino, who first trained with Chelsea at the age of six, officially signed as an under-9 and progressed through our Academy at Cobham.
‘Tino signed his first professional contract in November 2018 and made the step up to our Under-21s squad ahead of the 2019/20 season.
‘It proved an impressive campaign for the midfielder as he was handed his senior debut against Grimsby Town, made his Premier League debut against Everton, and helped the Under-21s win Premier League 2.
‘Tino was involved in several match-day squads throughout the following season and made his Champions League debut. He was also part of the travelling squad for our Champions League final against Manchester City in Porto – and has since embarked on several loan spells.
‘We would like to thank Tino for all his efforts while at the club and wish him well as he begins the next chapter in his career.’
Empoli posted on their club website: ” Empoli Football Club announces that it has reached an agreement with Chelsea Football Club for the outright acquisition of the right to sports performance of the footballer Tino Anjorin; The footballer has signed a contract until June 30, 2027.
‘Faustino Adebola Rasheed Anjorin is an English midfielder born in Poole on November 23, 2001. Raised in CHELSEA‘s youth sector, his debut in the first team came in September 2019 in the League Cup match against Grimsby Town. In the same season, Tino also arrived for the first time in the Premier League with the blues: Anjorin, in fact, took the field in the 4-0 victory against Everton.
‘In the following season, made up of 4 goals and 4 assists in Premier League 2, Tino made his debut from the first minute in the Champions League in the match against Krasnodar. The following year Anjorin went on loan to Lokomotiv Moscow, in the top flight of the Russian league.
‘Here Tino found space in the league and in the Europa League until mid-season when, again with the loan formula, he landed at Huddersfield Town in the Championship where he collected seven appearances and one goal.
‘After another year with Huddersfield Town. last season Anjorin played for Portsmouth and won promotion to the Championship. Tino can boast appearances with the English youth national teams up to the Under 20’
KEPA GOES OUT ON LOAN –
Bournemouth have announced the loan signing of goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea on a season long loan after the club opted to give the Spaniard a one-year contract extension before his exit.
At the beginning of last season Real Madrid made the shock decision to take Kepa to the Bernabeu on a season long loan after Thaibut Courtois picked up a serious injury which kept him out of action for most of the season.
The Spaniard had some decent performances for the La Liga Champions throughout the season – but he lost his spot between the sticks to Andriy Lunin towards the back end of the season and ultimately was sent back to CHELSEA once his loan deal expired.
The stopper was very keen to stay at Madrid and was hoping that some sort of deal could be sorted between the two clubs – but the Spaniards made the decision that they no longer wanted to keep hold of Kepa – and now he has joined Bournemouth on loan for the season.
Chelsea posted on the club website: ‘The 29-year-old spent the previous campaign on loan at Real Madrid and was part of Los Blancos’ squad which won La Liga and the UEFA Champions League.
‘Kepa joined CHELSEA in the summer of 2018 from Athletic Club and made 163 appearances over the following five seasons. He has lifted the Europa League, the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup during his time at Stamford Bridge.
‘We look forward to monitoring and supporting the Spanish international throughout his time on the south coast.
‘Good luck, Kepa!’
Bournemouth’s chief executive Neill Blake said of the deal: “We are delighted to bring a player of Kepa’s calibre to AFC Bournemouth.
“We were aware of his availability and were keen to take the opportunity to bring him to the club on loan.
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