The addition of a Club World Cup to the summer itinerary brought about a change to the summer transfer window, which opened earlier than usual. Chelsea attempt

All the latest Chelsea transfer news in one place, including updates on Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens and Hugo Ekitike.

The talk around Chelsea’s supposed interest in João Pedro has suddenly become very serious very quickly, with The Athletic reporting today (Sunday) that we have agreed a transfer with Brighton & Hove Albion for a fee “in excess of £50million”.