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The Chelsea FC Newsletter: Monday 29th June 2026!

Morning all,

Hope you have had a good weekend. The World Cup has taken shape as the last round of group games were played out. England were still shite, mostly… Sigh… Scotland are out (I expected more from them) and Stevie Clarke has quit. Lionel Messi is still the GOAT… And it’s been pretty exciting really other than England and Scotland!

Round up all your latest Chelsea news in general from across the last 24 hours in the same place here with our Blues News Report. I also actually had my detailed and most recent sourced report on Granit Xhaka in this one too, but I’ll also put it into an article this morning to make sure everyone sees it.

I then had some sourced transfer news articles from some bits and pieces that have been going on over the weekend. There was some pretty big news on Granit Xhaka that absolutely came from nowhere. Not one person had even reported Chelsea interest in Xhaka until BOOM! Out of nowhere, he’s a Chelsea target. I have what we know on this one here.

If Chelsea sign Xhaka, and players like Maxence Lacroix, it is a sign of them sticking to their word. And more importantly, it is what is needed in this squad and has been needed for TIME! Get my opinion on the Xhaka news and more here.

And speaking of Lacroix, where are we with that deal? Check in on the latest from our sources on that one here.

Finally, the future of Josh Acheampong might not be as clear as has been reported. There is a real tense situation brewing up there, and you can get the drop and full inside info on that story from our sources here.

See you all on the next live blog from around 8.45am today on the home page. Wonder if today brings any more surprises!

Peace, Si.