{"id":25217,"date":"2025-10-18T12:57:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:57:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/chelsea-move-into-pole-position-ahead-of-psg-and-liverpool-to-sign-key-target-for-80m\/"},"modified":"2025-10-18T12:57:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T16:57:45","slug":"chelsea-move-into-pole-position-ahead-of-psg-and-liverpool-to-sign-key-target-for-80m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/chelsea-move-into-pole-position-ahead-of-psg-and-liverpool-to-sign-key-target-for-80m\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea move into pole position, ahead of PSG and Liverpool to sign &#8216;key target&#8217; for \u00a380m"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/chelsea-move-into-pole-position-ahead-of-psg-and-liverpool-to-sign-key-target-for-80m\/#Chelsea_leave_with_issues_to_juggle_amid_busy_fixture_schedule\" >Chelsea leave with issues to juggle amid busy fixture schedule<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/18\/chelsea-move-into-pole-position-ahead-of-psg-and-liverpool-to-sign-key-target-for-80m\/#Chelsea_are_favorites_to_sign_Morgan_Rogers\" >Chelsea are favorites to sign Morgan Rogers<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chelsea are one of the most active clubs in the world in the transfer market and could beat out Liverpool and PSG in signing a proven Premier League star.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chelsea-left-with-problems-to-juggle-amid-hectic-fixture-schedule\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chelsea_leave_with_issues_to_juggle_amid_busy_fixture_schedule\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Chelsea leave with issues to juggle amid busy fixture schedule<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Winning the Club World Cup was an important moment in Chelsea&#8217;s recent history, particularly for the club&#8217;s finances.<\/p>\n<p>Bruko pocketed \u00a380 million worth of prize money for his win in America, allowing him to end last summer as one of England&#8217;s biggest spenders.<\/p>\n<p>However, if recent developments are anything to go by, the physical exertion put in by the players during the extremely long 2024\/2025 season may have been the responsibility of the CWC, with frustrating consequences for Enzo Maresca.<\/p>\n<p>Cole Palmer will be out for six weeks with a groin problem, and England will be joined by long-term absentees Beno\u00eet Badiashire, Liam Delap, Dario Essugo and Levi Colwill.<\/p>\n<p>Former Blues star Pat Nevin has given his honest opinion and believes Chelsea&#8217;s recent absences have something to do with pre-season.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_8\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Chelsea&#8217;s pre-season was two games in three days,&#8221; Nevin told OLBG.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s weird, it&#8217;s wrong, it&#8217;s impossible. So it&#8217;s going to hurt them. And that&#8217;s going to be Enzo Maresca&#8217;s biggest challenge this season. Cole Palmer is like everyone, not in terms of quality, but in terms of being one of those things called human beings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;The physicality of what the Chelsea players have been through will get through to them and we know that will get through to them. And it&#8217;s not a if, it&#8217;s not a if, it&#8217;s not a if.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>In any case, given Palmer&#8217;s absence, other Chelsea players will have a chance to stake their claim, including Blues loanee Facundo Buonanotte.<\/p>\n<p>Still, January will be crucial for Chelsea as it offers an opportunity to bring in top talent and strengthen their lighter areas.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chelsea-now-frontrunners-to-sign-morgan-rogers\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chelsea_are_favorites_to_sign_Morgan_Rogers\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Chelsea are favorites to sign Morgan Rogers<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to CaughtOffside, Chelsea are currently the favorites to sign Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rodgers and could beat rivals Liverpool to land the England international.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old, who has provided two assists in his first 10 games this season, is valued at around \u00a380 million and is on the radar of Paris Saint-Germain.<\/p>\n<p>With a 30-goal contribution back for the 2024-25 season, Chelsea have identified Rodgers as a &#8216;key target&#8217; going forward, with internal belief he is &#8216;well suited to both the intensity of the Premier League and the competitive demands of European football&#8217; present at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>Fotmob shows that the Halesowen-born playmaker, who was previously rated as &#8216;excellent&#8217; by manager Thomas Tuchel, has created seven chances and completed seven dribbles in the Premier League this season. After a tough summer of speculation about his future, he&#8217;s slowly starting life and getting behind the wheel.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea, looking to take their rivals by storm, could be set to unlock his long-term potential by offering him a package that reflects his potential to develop into a world-class star.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea are one of the most active clubs in the world in the transfer market and could beat out Liverpool and PSG in signing a proven Premier League star. 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