Overview

• Enzo Maresca confirmed Nicolas Jackson will not be in the squad to face West Ham as he explores a move, with Aston Villa and Newcastle interested and Chelsea open to selling after recruiting João Pedro and Liam Delap.
• Sources say Villarreal are close to signing Renato Veiga for around €30m, structured as €25m plus €5m in add-ons with a sell-on clause, in what Standard Sport reports will be a club-record fee for the Spanish side.
• Maresca has reiterated the need for another centre-back following Levi Colwill’s ACL injury that is expected to rule him out until 2026, with internal options used short term and links emerging to Bayer Leverkusen’s Piero Hincapié reported as exploratory.
• The head coach said Wesley Fofana is "very happy" and in line for minutes after removing Chelsea references from Instagram, playing down exit talk following his bench role in the opening draw with Crystal Palace.
• Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell are training separately as they seek moves, with ESPN noting Veiga would be Chelsea’s 11th departure of a busy window focused on trimming the squad and rebalancing positions.