Chelsea transfers: All ins & outs in summer window 2026
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The Blues will take on Fulham in their opening Premier League game!
Chelsea have already made managerial changes after their disappointing 2025-26 campaign. Xabi Alonso is the new head coach for the Blues. They will now look to strengthen their squad in the summer 2026 transfer window.
Chelsea finished 10th during their previous English Premier League campaign. They will hence not compete in any European competition in the upcoming season. They are still going to have a lot of work in the domestic campaign.
The Blues have a chance to win a domestic treble next season. To do that, their squad structure must be sorted.
Departures of Marc Cucurella and Andrey Santos are going to play an important role for the club. Although it is beneficial from a financial point of view, they will now have to hire equally talented players. This is going to be a big task for them.
Chelsea have not quite found value on the transfer market in recent years. It will now be interesting to see their moves this time around.
They have already secured their first signing for the upcoming season; they have signed Italian right-back Marco Palestra for an initial fee of £43 million, rising to £47 million (about €55-57 million) with add-ons.
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Chelsea 2026 summer signings
The Blues have looked active in the summer transfer window and have already signed some players. Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa is expected to become their biggest signing for this season. They are still looking for some more players to strengthen the squad for the 2026-27 campaign.
| Player | Nationality | Previous Club | Fee |
| Marco Palestra | Italy | Atalanta BC | £43m + 4m |
| Geovany Quenda | Portugal | Sporting CP | £40 million |
| Morgan Rogers | England | Aston Villa | £117m* |
Chelsea 2026 summer departures
Andrey Santos and Marc Cucurella have left the club. Their departures can surely be both positive and negative at the same time. They will surely save some money on wages, apart from getting big transfer fees, but filling their shoes is not going to be an easy task.
| Player | Nationality | New Club | Fee |
| Andrey Santos | Brazil | Manchester United | £48m + £2m |
| Marc Cucurella | Spain | Real Madrid | £47.5m + 4.3m |
| Tyrique George | England | Everton | £18m + £6m |
| Harrison Murray-Campbell | England | KV Kortrijk | Loan |
| Brodi Hughes | England | TBD | Released |
| Jimmy-Jay Morgan | England | West Bromwich Albion | £4m |
| Richard Olise | England | TBD | Released |
| Sam Rak-Sakyi | England | TBD | Released |
| Jimi Tauriainen | Finland | AC Horsens | Free |
| Joseph Wheeler-Henry | England | Brentford | TBD |
Against which team will Chelsea play their first game of the Premier League 2026-27 season?
They will go up against Fulham.
Who is the manager of Chelsea?
Xabi Alonso is the current head coach.
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