Overview

• Chelsea sources indicate Tosin Adarabioyo’s issue is very minor, with a return to training expected shortly and his availability for West Ham still uncertain.
• Levi Colwill has undergone ACL surgery and begun rehabilitation at Cobham, with the club confirming a long-term absence into 2026.
• Benoît Badiashile has been doing individual work and is pencilled in for a September comeback, with Brentford away cited as a possible target.
• Club hierarchy back recent signing Jorrel Hato to step into central defence after he was named on the bench against Crystal Palace, as academy graduate Josh Acheampong filled in.
• Chelsea are reportedly weighing a late-window move for Bayer Leverkusen’s Piero Hincapié, who has a £52m release clause and interest from Tottenham and Atlético Madrid.