Striker Nicolas Jackson has agreed with Chelsea that he can leave the club. The 24-year-old trained alone on Friday amid reported transfer interest from Newcastle after they missed out on signing Manchester United-bound Benjamin Sesko. He was left out of the squad for Friday's friendly against Bayer Leverkusen.

Chelsea are not desperate to sell the 24-year-old this summer, but recognise that he may want to go elsewhere to be a lead striker.

Slough-born Broja joined the Chelsea Academy at an early age and leaves with 38 senior appearances and 3 goals to his name. He’s also represented Albania 27 times already. Farewell and good luck, Armando!

Broja spent the 2024-25 season on loan at Everton where he made 13 appearances, two of which for the under-21 team.

Burnley complete the signing of Armando Broja from Chelsea for an undisclosed fee believed to be worth up to £20m.

Alejandro Garnacho was said to have his mind set on moving to Chelsea this summer, having been exiled from Manchester United’s good graces, and to underscore that notion, he’s even agreed personal terms with the Blues already, “every detail”.

Amorim was criticised for telling Garnacho he should find somewhere else to play immediately after the Europa League final defeat by Tottenham in May. Although Garnacho did go on the club's post-season tour of Asia,