Chelsea are interested in Ethan Nwaneri, Max Dowman and Morgan Rogers, and could offload Nicolas Jackson as prepare to step up a mass summer-clear out of unwanted players. Manchester United are being linked with Jackson as they look to finally wrap up the signing of Bryan Mbeumo.

Rio Ferdinand has leapt to the defence of Noni Madueke amid the huge backlash to his potential transfer from Chelsea to Arsenal as some Gunners fans begin a petition against the move

Arsenal are close to finalising a £50 million deal with Chelsea for the transfer of winger Noni Madueke, who is now on the brink of becoming the seventh player to move from Stamford Bridge to the Emirates Stadium in the past six years.

As noted by The Times, Chelsea cannot register new players for next season’s Champions League squad unless they balance out the squad costs from “List A”, which is the last squad registered with UEFA for the second half of the Conference League campaign. The rule means any spending on new players must be balanced out by income from sales.