{"id":37462,"date":"2026-01-07T09:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/chelsea-preparing-to-sign-one-of-the-best-lws-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T09:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:15:29","slug":"chelsea-preparing-to-sign-one-of-the-best-lws-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/chelsea-preparing-to-sign-one-of-the-best-lws-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea preparing to sign &#8216;one of the best LWs in the world&#8217;"},"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\/2026\/01\/07\/chelsea-preparing-to-sign-one-of-the-best-lws-in-the-world\/#Chelsea_aim_to_upgrade_Neto\" >Chelsea aim to upgrade Neto<\/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\/2026\/01\/07\/chelsea-preparing-to-sign-one-of-the-best-lws-in-the-world\/#Comparison_of_Leanne_and_Neto\" >Comparison of Leanne and Neto<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/07\/chelsea-preparing-to-sign-one-of-the-best-lws-in-the-world\/#Chelsea_have_already_signed_Rosenior_and_their_own_Semenyo\" >Chelsea have already signed Rosenior and their own Semenyo.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>With the start of this year comes a new era for Chelsea Football Club.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>The Blues announced Enzo Maresca&#8217;s departure on New Year&#8217;s Day, and a few days later announced Liam Rosenior as his permanent replacement.<\/p>\n<p>The former Strasbourg manager has a big task ahead of him, with qualification for next season&#8217;s Champions League certainly the goal.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the transfer window is currently open and, if reports are to be believed, Chelsea are planning to bring in some top-level players to help their new manager. This includes players who could be an upgrade over Pedro Neto.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chelsea-target-neto-upgrade\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chelsea_aim_to_upgrade_Neto\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Chelsea aim to upgrade Neto <\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although he is certainly not well known among Premier League fans, there are reasons why Chelsea supporters are excited about Rosenior&#8217;s appointment.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old may not be the most experienced manager, but his performance in France has been impressive. He coached 63 games, resulting in 32 wins, 14 draws, and only 17 losses.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Strasbourg proved they can work with young players by becoming the first team in Europe&#8217;s top five leagues to feature players born in the 21st century in their lineup earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p>But to help the Blues move forward, the squad needs more instant stars, and it appears the club intends to provide him with that.<\/p>\n<p>At least that&#8217;s according to a recent report in Spain, which claims Chelsea are interested in a &#8220;big name&#8221; in Rafael Leao.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the report reveals that the club intends to spend \u20ac150 million on AC Milan star and Barcelona player Fermin L\u00f3pez.<\/p>\n<p>The West Londoners will reportedly spend \u20ac75m of that money on the Spaniard and the rest on the Portuguese star, which translates to around \u00a365m.<\/p>\n<p>    It may be a complicated deal to get over the line, but given Leon&#8217;s immense ability, it&#8217;s one Chelsea should go all out to get, especially as he would be a dream upgrade for Neto.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-le-atilde-o-compares-to-neto\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Comparison_of_Leanne_and_Neto\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Comparison of Leanne and Neto<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Now, Neto has played more time on the right side than he has throughout his career, but not by much.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers star has played 78 games on the right, 69 on the left and 25 in the top flight during his club career.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the Portuguese international will likely play on the left at Chelsea, as he did against Manchester City, as Estevao is a sensational talent and Cole Palmer is probably more effective on the right.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Diversity of Neto&#8217;s positions<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>position<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>game<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Gs<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>as<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>right wing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>78<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>left winger<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>69<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>10<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>center forward<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>twenty five<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>second striker<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>5<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>attacking midfield<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><em>All stats via Transfermarkt<\/em><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately, if Bruco acquires a player, he will be competing directly with Leon for game time, a competition that he will not win for several reasons.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, he&#8217;s not that reliable as a source.<\/p>\n<p>For example, since the start of last season, he has played in 78 games and totaled 5,298 minutes, recording 15 goals and 12 assists.<\/p>\n<p>This means that on average he is involved in a goal every 2.88 games, or every 196.22 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, the Milan star has scored 19 goals and provided 14 assists in 63 games, playing a total of 4,335 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>This is much better than his average of being involved in a goal every 1.90 games, or 131.36 minutes, lending credence to analyst Ben Mattinson&#8217;s claim that he is &#8220;one of the best right-backs in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the former LOSC Lille star looks even better when you look inside at his underlying numbers.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the 26-year-old has an excellent score of 90 in all the most relevant metrics, including expected non-penalty goals and assists, shots and shots on target, carries into the penalty area, and passing accuracy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>lion vs neto<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Statistics per 90<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>lion<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Neto<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Expected G+A without penalty<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>0.61<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.43<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>shot<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2.60<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.74<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Number of shots on target<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>1.12<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>pass accuracy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>76.6%<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>74.2%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Actions that create shots<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.36<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>3.49<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Action to create a goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>0.37<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Carry into the penalty area<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>1.36<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.16<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Win an aerial duel<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>1.36<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>intercept<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>0.35<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>clearance<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>0.62<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.35<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>progressive path<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.47<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>2.97<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><em>All stats for the 25\/26 league season (via FBref)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>At the end of the day, Chelsea should do everything in their power to sign Leon, although it may not be the easiest move to pull off. Because he would be a huge boost to the team and a clear upgrade over Neto.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"chelsea-already-have-roseniors-own-semenyo-in-estevao\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bournemouth-s-antoine-semenyo.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bournemouth-s-antoine-semenyo.jpeg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chelsea_have_already_signed_Rosenior_and_their_own_Semenyo\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tChelsea have already signed Rosenior and their own Semenyo.<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">This sensational talent could be a game-changer for Chelsea&#8217;s Rosenior.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the start of this year comes a new era for Chelsea Football Club. The Blues announced Enzo Maresca&#8217;s departure on New Year&#8217;s Day, and a few days later announced Liam Rosenior as his permanent replacement. The former Strasbourg manager has a big task ahead of him, with qualification for next season&#8217;s Champions League certainly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37463,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[200,40,5180,2520,43,42],"class_list":{"0":"post-37462","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-chelsea","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-lws","11":"tag-preparing","12":"tag-sign","13":"tag-world"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37463"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}