Former Chelsea manager José Mourinho derided the “crazy investment” splurged by the club’s BlueCo ownership and credited head coach Enzo Maresca for the turnaround in recent years, even if his praise was layered with back-handed compliments.

Tosin Adarabioyo of Chelsea speaks to teammate Joao Pedro on a break in play during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford on September 20, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Chelsea Football Club/Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

Cole Palmer has been ruled out through injury for the next three weeks just as Chelsea faces a critical stretch of fixtures.

It might be very early days in his loan spell, but Mail Sport have reported Chelsea are pleased with the progress Penders is making. The reports adds Behdad Eghbali attended Strasbourg’s recent 3-2 win over Paris FC, in which another Chelsea loanee in Kendry Paez got on the scoresheet.

The 20-year-old USWNT international signed a contract with Angel City earlier this year, a new deal through 2028, alongside her sister, defender Gisele Thompson. Following the news of Thompson's departure, Angel City annonuced an additional contract extension with Gisele through 2029.

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It would seem that Bayern Munich would be a longshot to land the Brazilian attacker. Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala recently spoke about Germany’s nightmare ending at EURO 2024 and the missed handball call on Spain’s Marc Cucurella. Musiala said that it took him a long time to get over it.

La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Juventus have not changed their stance on Dusan Vlahovic and hope to sell the Serbia international in January, possibly to Chelsea or Manchester United.

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Enzo Maresca has been put into a real mess by his players two weeks in a row, there’s no denying that.A red card for goalkeeper Robert Sanchez against Manchester United after 5 minutes last week