Here is a roundup of the top Chelsea news, gossip and transfer latest that you guys may have missed from deadline day…
Chelsea have now come out and announced on the club website that forward Yahya Idrissi has completed a permanent transfer to Serie A club AC Milan after the decision was made to allow him to leave the club.
He signed his first professional contract with the club just 10 months ago, in April 2025, and is expected to become a Moroccan international, having been first called up to the national team’s under-17 setup at just 13-years-old.
But the Blues made the big decision to allow him to leave the club on a permanent basis after AC Milan showed a strong interest in getting a transfer deal done, and after a few weeks or talks, a move was announced on deadline day.
CHELSEA posted: ‘The versatile forward joined our Academy from West Ham United aged 11 and was developed through the youth ranks at Cobham.
‘Idrissi was heavily involved in our Under-17 Premier League Cup win during the 2023/24 campaign and made his Under-18s debut that season, scoring once in four appearances.
‘He continued to feature for our Under-18s in the 2024/25 campaign, during which the Morocco youth international signed his first professional contract with the Blues.
‘We thank Yahya for his efforts throughout his time in our Academy and wish him well as he begins a new chapter in his career.
AC Milan have also confirmed his arrival, and that he will be a player for the future, rather than their first team.
The Italian giants said: “AC Milan is pleased to announce the signing of Yahya Idrissi, who will be part of the Milan Futuro Project, dedicated to the growth and development of youth talents.
“The 2007-born midfielder joins the Rossoneri from CHELSEA FC.”
PAQUETA CONFIRMS CALL
Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta has now come out and claimed that Chelsea made the call to get a transfer deal done this transfer window before he opted to make the move to Flamengo after becoming unhappy with life in England.
Paqueta has been in the headlines alot over the past few weeks ever since news broke that he would like to leave the Premier League strugglers and make a move back to his homeland and play for Flamengo.
The root of Paqueta’s unhappiness in England can be traced back to the high-profile investigation by the Football Association into spot-fixing allegations. Although the Brazilian international was eventually cleared of the charges, the ordeal has reportedly left a deep psychological scar. The case not only tarnished his reputation for a period but also scuppered a dream £80m move to Manchester City in the summer of 2023
That led to some stunning reports in the media which claimed that CHELSEA were very much open to the idea of taking Paqueta to Stamford Bridge in order to add some much needed depth to that midfield for the rest of the season, but that move obviously did not happen.
Paqueta is back in his homeland after they thrashed out a deal with West Ham to get the move over the line in a deal worth over £35million, But after arriving at his new club, the playmaker has revealed he had options to remain in England but he snubbed both Chelsea AND Tottenham.
Paqueta told Flamengo TV: “Tottenham called, CHELSEA called, and the funny thing is that Tata [Paqueta’s agent] called all excited and said, ‘Chelsea’s calling, they’re gonna make an offer’.
“I replied, ‘OK, but what about Flamengo?’ He said, ‘Are you serious?’
“I said, ‘Yeah, I don’t care about that. I want to hear about Flamengo’, and that’s how it all turned out.”
RUNHAM COMPLETES MOVE
Frankie Runham will spend the remainder of the 2025/26 campaign on loan at Championship side Ipswich Town, Chelsea have now revealed on deadline day after deciding to let the forward make the move this January.
CHELSEA have been very active in the transfer market in allowing a number of players to leave the club on loan or on a permanent basis, and that has now been the same for Runham after the Blues announced that he has left the club on a loan basis.
The Blues posted: ‘Joining the Blues through our development centre programme at the age of eight, Runham has progressed through the youth ranks at our Academy.
‘He featured regularly for our Under-18s as a schoolboy during the 2022/23 campaign and, aged 15, became our then-youngest-ever UEFA Youth League goalscorer with a strike against Dinamo Zagreb.
‘We look forward to supporting Frankie throughout his loan spell.
‘Good luck, Frankie.’
IcChelseanews says….
If he manages to get the game time that he needs to help with his development, then he should come back to CHELSEA in the summer window, a much better player that the one that has just left.
The Championship is a very good League for a player like Runham to test him abilities and as we have just said, hopefully he gets the minutes that he needs to help with his development.
We all wish the lad the best of luck and hope that he plays alot more than he would if he stayed here and helped keep the bench warm or continued to play in the under-21 side.
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