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Here is a roundup of the top Chelsea news, gossip and transfer speculation from icfootballnews featuring the likes of Jamie Gittens, Morgan Rodgers and Becky Spencer that we think you guys may have missed today…

Former Blues star Glen Johnson has claimed that Jamie Gittens is a risk signing for CHELSEA, after the Blues agreed to bring the Englishman to the Premier League from Borussia Dortmund in a deal that cost the club around £50 million this week.

The Englishman’s move to Stamford Bridge was finally confirmed on Saturday after Chelsea agreed a £48.5million deal with the Bundesliga club, and ended months of speculation about his future.

Gittens, who spent time in Chelsea’s youth set-up, scored 17 goals and contributed 14 assists in 107 games over his four seasons at Dortmund, will not have to work hard as he is a bit of a risk signing from Chelsea, asked about Jamie Gittens, Johnson told Metro via 888sport: ‘It’s always a risk signing players from outside the Premier League, especially those with a big transfer fee.

‘There are a lot of players who come to the Premier League and find games too fast, and they get overrun – they can’t cope.

‘But there are also a lot of players that can deal with the physicality. It is a risk, but it could be one worth taking.’

It comes after Gittens revealed that he is more ready for the Premier League that he was a few years ago. Gittens spent time at Manchester City prior to his move to Germany, and is the latest product from that academy to join Maresca’s squad: ‘I think I left England a boy, but I’ve come back as a man,’ Gittens told the club’s official website

‘Before I went to Dortmund, I was living by myself in digs in Manchester, so I’ve lived without my family since I was 14. Since then, I’ve developed as a man.

‘It was massive for me. I went there during lockdown – it was Covid times – so I was stuck in the youth house at Dortmund and, during the first year and a half, there were no football games, only training.

‘Then I had an injury, so it took me two years to get into my rhythm properly. It wasn’t easy being injured; it was tough, but you learn a lot during difficult periods, and after that, it was quite smooth.

‘It was lots of FaceTime calls with my mum, dad and sister. Playing with my friends on PlayStation, going into party chat, but it made me better and more resilient to challenges by living alone.

‘It taught me a lot about how to be patient and how to keep working without being distracted.’

SPENCER SIGNS

Experienced goalkeeper Becky Spencer will remain with CHELSEA after making her loan move permanent, the Blues have officially revealed on the club website this week.

The Blues posted on the club website: ‘The goalkeeper spent the last three months of the 2024/25 season with the Blues in a temporary switch from Tottenham Hotspur, and has now completed a permanent transfer by signing a one-year contract with Chelsea, with an option to extend until 2027.

‘Spencer, who had previously represented us between 2016 and 2018, returned to west London last season to provide further cover for Hannah Hampton, following an injury to Fenke Liefting and Zecira Musovic’s pregnancy.

And the Blues have decided to make the switch permanent ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.

Spencer said: ‘I’m over the moon to be given the opportunity to stay at this magical club, it somewhere which has always felt like home for me.

‘We have amazing fans and I look forward to coming back into this environment on a permanent basis and working alongside the great goalkeeper’s union we have.’

‘We are really pleased to welcome Becky to the goalkeeping union permanently,’ said Paul Green, Chelsea’s head of women’s football.

‘Her experience will provide cover and enable the younger goalkeepers to pursue valuable development opportunities.

‘‘She settled in well during her loan and is a great character to have in the group. We all look forward to working with her again next season.’

RODGERS OFFER TO BE MADE?

CHELSEA are once again lining up a summer move to try and bring Morgan Rodgers from Aston Villa amid all the speculation that Villians may need to sell this transfer window in order to balance the books.

Unai Emery’s side missed out on qualifying for the elite European competition after their final defeat against Manchester United consigned them to Europa League football next season. Villa had an impressive run in the tournament last season, beating the likes of Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig before they were knocked out by eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain in a dramatic quarter-final.

But Villa have now been hit with an unconditional €11million fine for a breach of the organisation’s financial regulations, including €5m for failing to comply with the football earnings rules plus €6m for breaching the squad costs rules.

And that has led to alot of speculation in the media suggesting that a number of top clubs are lining up a number of moves for Villa’s top players, including Morgan, with reports in the Daily Express website claiming that CHELSEA could make an offer for Rodgers.

He made an immediate impact at Villa and made himself a contender to be considered for the England senior squad, not long after his £15m move from Middlesbrough.

IcFootballnews Says…

Rodgers is brilliant on the ball and so tough to take it from him, he is a great player for Aston Villa and they will not want to lose a player that is so dangerous against pretty much any defence.

Villa do have some financial issues, but they will not want to start letting their best players go, otherwise it will be a step back from all the hard work from the past few seasons.

And to be honest, Rodgers is very happy at Villa right now and will not want to leave the club.

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