Chelsea Considered Late Move for Experienced Midfielder From London Rivals
Chelsea considered Sander Berge late in the window, but Fulham refused to sell and the club ended up without a replacement after Enzo Fernandez left for £125 million.
- Chelsea sold Enzo Fernandez to Manchester City for £125m during the summer transfer window but failed to sign a replacement, leaving manager Xabi Alonso without adequate midfield cover.
- Manager Alonso faces early-season concerns as Moises Caicedo deals with fitness issues and Romeo Lavia builds match sharpness, compounded by a 2-1 defeat to Arsenal where right-backs Reece James and Malo Gusto played in midfield.
- The Blues explored moves for Fulham's Sander Berge, Monaco's Lamine Camara, and Roma's Manu Kone but failed to secure any deals before the deadline. Interest in Berge never progressed to a formal offer.
- Chelsea believed they had struck a £47m deal for Lamine Camara during the closing hours but it collapsed minutes before the deadline. Everton manager David Moyes refuted reports of an approach for James Garner.
- Signing a central midfielder in the January transfer window is now a likely priority for Chelsea given their summer frustrations, with Bournemouth's Alex Scott among their long-term targets.
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Chelsea considered late move for experienced midfielder from London rivals
Chelsea explored a late move for Fulham midfielder Sander Berge during the closing stages of the summer transfer window as they prepared for Enzo Fernandez’s departure to Manchester City. The Blues were keen to avoid being left short in midfield, but their interest in Berge never progressed to a formal offer. Want more CaughtOffside coverage? […]
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CHELSEA made a shock move to try and land Sander Berge to replace Enzo Fernandez, according to reports. The to for a record-equalling £125million. Chelsea atte... #football, #sport, #premierleague, #transfernews, #xabialonso, #alexscott, #enzofernandez, #sanderberge, #flyingeze
Chelsea tried, already in the last moments of the transfer window, to hire one of the players who helped eliminate Brazil from Carlo Ancelotti in the World Cup of 2026. The target of the Blues was Sander Berge, half-camper of Fulham and important piece of the Norwegian selection in the historic campaign that ended with the fall ...
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