Three Turkish clubs 'interested' in senior Chelsea star as Fabrizio Romano issues update on Tottenham 'target'

Chelsea and Tottenham are now on international break after each picking up four points from their first three games. The Blues drew with Crystal Palace in their final game before the break, while Spurs were defeated by Newcastle United after conceding a goal on the break.

Both clubs will now be hard at work to iron out their early-season errors, albeit without their many international stars. Here we rounded up all the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding the two London clubs.

Williams competition

Barcelona are said to be determined to beat Chelsea to the signing of Athletic Club winger Nico Williams next summer. Williams was linked with plenty of top clubs after his impressive Euro 2024 outings but he eventually decided to stay put.

This will almost certainly be Williams’ last season with the Basque club, though, and according to SPORT, Barcelona are already preparing a deal for the summer of 2025, knowing they will be able to afford his release clause come the end of the season.

Chilwell latest

Chelsea are reportedly pushing to offload full-back Ben Chilwell ahead of the end of the Turkish window on September 13. According to HITC, Besiktaş, Fenerbahçe, and Galatasaray are all interested in a possible deal, and likely a loan deal.

Chilwell was once an important star for Chelsea but injury issues have plagued him over recent times and it appears Enzo Maresca prefers a different kind of full-back. Chelsea have just a week if they want to offload Chilwell in one way or another.

Eze update

Fabrizio Romano has been speaking about Eberechi Eze’s situation after Tottenham decided not to snap up the Crystal Palace star this summer. Romano said in his Daily Briefing: “No club did trigger the release clause and there were no concrete contacts so in the end, that was the reason he remained at Selhurst Park.

“Man City for sure had him on their list in 2023, and it’s true that Tottenham appreciate him, but there was never any formal bid presented from either club or any other this summer.”