{"id":37863,"date":"2026-01-15T07:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/everything-has-been-approved-fabrizio-romano-says-chelsea-stars-sudden-departure-due-to-medical-imminent\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T07:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T12:36:19","slug":"everything-has-been-approved-fabrizio-romano-says-chelsea-stars-sudden-departure-due-to-medical-imminent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/15\/everything-has-been-approved-fabrizio-romano-says-chelsea-stars-sudden-departure-due-to-medical-imminent\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Everything has been approved&#8217; &#8211; Fabrizio Romano says Chelsea star&#8217;s sudden departure due to medical imminent"},"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\/15\/everything-has-been-approved-fabrizio-romano-says-chelsea-stars-sudden-departure-due-to-medical-imminent\/#Fabrizio_Romano_breaks_Facundo_Buonanotte_transfer_talk\" >Fabrizio Romano breaks Facundo Buonanotte transfer talk<\/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\/15\/everything-has-been-approved-fabrizio-romano-says-chelsea-stars-sudden-departure-due-to-medical-imminent\/#Facundo_Buonanotte_failed_to_make_an_impact_at_Chelsea\" >Facundo Buonanotte failed to make an impact at Chelsea<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>Facundo Buonanotte celebrates with the Chelsea team (Photo credit: dan istitene\/getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea have canceled Facundo Buonanotte&#8217;s loan from Brighton and will undergo a medical before joining Leeds United instead, it has been reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buonanotte joined on loan from Brighton and was a surprise signing from Chelsea in the summer, but Fabrizio Romano has now said he intends to return to the Seagulls and begin a new loan with Leeds for the second half of the season.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fabrizio_Romano_breaks_Facundo_Buonanotte_transfer_talk\"><\/span>Fabrizio Romano breaks Facundo Buonanotte transfer talk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Romano provided this surprising breaking news on the official X page, so read below for more details\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Faku Buonanotte will undergo a medical at Leeds United as soon as he is also cleared by Chelsea and Brighton. Exclusive, confirmed,&#8221; Romano posted.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly before that, he also posted the following:<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Exclusive: Leeds United reach verbal agreement to sign Facundo Buonanotte! Chelsea suspend loan move from Brighton and leave the club <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#CFC<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">    return to <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#BHAFC<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">    Then he joined Leeds. move to <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">#LUFC<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">    He will be on loan until the end of the season. Come on, let&#8217;s go right away. \u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Facundo_Buonanotte_failed_to_make_an_impact_at_Chelsea\"><\/span>Facundo Buonanotte failed to make an impact at Chelsea<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Buonanotte has shown himself to be a promising player at Brighton, but it still might have seemed a bit strange to see Chelsea sign him this season.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old may still have a bright future, but he is clearly not at Chelsea&#8217;s level yet, and it appears the Blues themselves have come to that conclusion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chelsea&#8217;s Facundo Buonanotte celebrates scoring against Lincoln City (Photo by Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leeds, on the other hand, will probably feel this is a great addition to their squad in order to stay in the Premier League later this season.<\/p>\n<p>However, with Buonanotte only making one Premier League appearance, Chelsea may need something a little different to turn around their recent slump.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine has scored one goal in eight games in all competitions for the West Londoner.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facundo Buonanotte celebrates with the Chelsea team (Photo credit: dan istitene\/getty Images) Chelsea have canceled Facundo Buonanotte&#8217;s loan from Brighton and will undergo a medical before joining Leeds United instead, it has been reported. 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