Sources: Enzo Fernandez talks continue - not over!! Sources: Chelsea working on two midfielders in the background, Sources: Al-Hilal pushing for Pedro Neto, Chelsea 3 Real Sociedad 1, Much more....
The Chelsea FC Newsletter: Monday 17th August 2026!
Morning all,
Chelsea beat Real Sociedad 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon in their final pre-season game before the real work starts next weekend - Monday for us. I reviewed the game here as well as put the goals up!
The Enzo Fernandez circus also dominated headlines leading up to this game. Sigh. A dramatic soap opera that I’m sick to death of. And it isn’t over either. Fernandez to City still on, full story here from our sources.
And Chelsea continue to work on contingency plans and general plans in midfield before the window is up, as they quietly push on for a couple names behind the scenes. Get the full inside exclusive story on that via our sources here.
Meanwhile, Al-Hilal are hovering around still for Pedro Neto. We reported Saudi interest in Neto some time ago, and it’s still very much there with some developments happening. Sourced story here.
And as always, we rounded up all your latest general Chelsea news from Sunday in our Blues News Report here. This had some extra interesting exclusive info on talks with Crystal Palace! 👀
See you all on the next Live Blog from around 8.45am today!
Peace, Si.