Striker welcomed after late Chelsea deal – star Warned after joining Blues – Defender excited after confirmed move
Here is a roundup of the top Chelsea news and gossip from IcFootballnews that we think you may have missed featuring Jadon Sancho, Billy Gee and the exit of Armando Broja…
Chelsea confirmed late on deadline day that Armando Broja has left the club and join Everton on a season long-loan – which ended months of speculation about where he would end up this summer window.
CHELSEA posted on the club website: ‘Armando made 19 appearances across all competitions for the Blues last term, scoring once in the Premier League and adding a further strike in an FA Cup win over Preston North End.
‘The Albanian international will now continue his development at Goodison Park.
‘Good luck, Armando!’
After completing the loan capture of Broja, Everton’s Director of Football, Kevin Thelwell, said: “Having monitored Armando’s journey for a number of years, we’re very pleased to have been able to bring him to the Club.
“Armando is still a young player who has already built up some impressive experience but someone we also feel has lots more potential to be unlocked.
“First and foremost, we will work with him to get him fit as soon as possible. Then, his addition will strengthen our options in the attacking department.”
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Broja is a player that needed to leave CHELSEA – sitting on the bench of playing down in the reserves is not what the player needs – so this move to Everton should be a good one as he will get some game time.
Chelsea wanted to see Broja leave the club on a more permanent basis – but at the end of the day – getting him off the wage bill works for now and they could get a more permanent deal at the end of the season if he performs well at the Toffees.
There has been so much speculation about the lad – but at the end of the day – this is a very good switch to make.
GEE EXCITED –
Billy Gee has completed a permanent transfer to Norwich City, and the young defender has admitted that he is looking forward to the new chapter in his life after making the move away from the Blues.
CHELSEA posted on the club website: ‘Billy joined Chelsea as an Under-8 and progressed through our Academy at Cobham. Last season, he featured regularly for our Under-21s and took the captain’s armband after Alfie Gilchrist moved up to the senior squad.
‘Billy was also named on the men’s first team bench for the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool in February 2024.
‘We wish Billy the very best as he begins a new chapter in his career. ’
Norwich posted: ‘Gee has represented England’s youth sides at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 level and has been with Chelsea since the age of eight.
‘He wore the captain’s armband for the five-time Premier League Champions’ Under-21s side throughout last season, and claimed a place on the bench for the first team’s Carabao Cup tie against Liverpool in February earlier this year.
Upon signing for the Canaries, Gee spoke to the club’s official channels: “I’m very happy, it’s the start of a new chapter. I’m ready for the new challenge.
“I was captain last season for the (Chelsea) Under-21s so I think I can bring leadership skills and I think I can bring a lot of on-the-ball ability.
“I hope I can break through and try to push for the first team.”
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CHELSEA let go of alot of their talented players and some fans will be disappointed – but Gee has a real chance to play for a good side and make a real name for himself in the game – this is a very good switch for the lad to make.
SANCHO WARNED –
England winger Jadon Sancho has stunningly been told that he has made a massive mistake in joining Chelsea after sealing a deadline day move to the London giants on loan for the season.
Sancho is one of the players that has been talked about all summer long after his falling out with Erik Ten Hag towards the back end of last summer and the Red Devils have been trying to get rid of the player for a while now.
He has been linked with a move to Saudi Arabia, has been tipped for a move Arsenal and Juventus, but nobody wanted to pay his high asking price and he has had to wait until the deadline day to complete his move away from the club.
He has now joined CHELSEA from Man United and the deal includes an obligation to buy the winger, but he has been told that a move to the Blues is one that he will regret: ‘It’s a surprising move for me when I look at the players already at Chelsea in that wide area,’ Dawson said on Sky Sports.
‘Jadon Sancho is a good player, let’s not forget that. He was a superstar at Borussia Dortmund, he went to United and it didn’t work out for him.
‘But to go to CHELSEA, why will it be any different there? Where’s he going to play? I honestly thought he needed to go somewhere where he was going to play.
‘I think he’s the kind of player that wants to be playing week in, week out. He’s going to be in and out like you won’t believe at Chelsea.
‘Chelsea is an absolutely crazy place right now. You’re bringing in Sancho for [Raheem] Sterling. It blows my mind. It hasn’t worked for him at United, it did at Dortmund. That seemed like home to him and he was playing his best football there.
‘The clubs he played for are unbelievable but he needs to play.’
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