Overview

• Chelsea confirmed last week that 22-year-old Emanuel Emegha has signed a pre-contract to join in 2026.
• Before Strasbourg’s 1-0 win over Le Havre, ultras booed Emegha during a Player of the Month presentation and displayed a banner calling him a “pawn of BlueCo” and urging him to give up the captaincy.
• Head coach Liam Rosenior called the treatment “unacceptable,” said Emegha was devastated, and affirmed he will remain captain while at Strasbourg.
• The reaction has intensified long-running tensions about BlueCo’s multi-club model linking Chelsea and Strasbourg since 2023.
• Transfer reports, including from Fabrizio Romano, say Chelsea are weighing bringing Emegha to London in January, with the decision said to be influenced by current striker injuries.