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Chelsea beat Man City and Man United to sign U17 World Cup star Muhammad Zongo

Chelsea have won the race to sign Burkina Faso starlet Muhammad Zongo, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.

Zongo will not join Chelsea immediately, with the club believing that a move to sister club Strasbourg would be more beneficial for his development.

Zongo was one of the breakout stars at the just-concluded FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he shone for Burkina Faso and caught the attention of Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United.

The 16-year-old operated as number ten and a right winger for Burkina Faso during the tournament, chipping in with five goal involvements.

After losing their first group game to the United States, Zongo delivered brilliant performances against Czechia and Tajikistan to help them book a place in the knockout stage.

He scored their only goal in the victory over Germany in the round of 32 and provided the assist for their lone strike against Uganda in the last-16.

Chelsea’s signing of Zongo further underscores the BlueCo ownership’s commitment to youth development.

There is an idea to send Kendry Paez to an English club to get used to the English Football, he won´t remain at Chelsea if recalled. Next week, we could know more on Paez.

(@FabrizioRomano)

🚨 EXCL: Chelsea are now open to signing Jeremy Jacquet and loaning him back to Rennes until the end of the season.

Rennes are not being flexible on letting Jacquet leave mid season. To find common ground, Chelsea want to buy him and loan him back for the rest of the season. Discussions continue.

(@FabriceHawkins)

🚨 “I’m told Liam Rosenior has come into Chelsea and said at Strasbourg, we never had a prayer of signing Jeremy Jacquet but at Chelsea we can, can we go and get him?

Chelsea are trying to back him, this would be quite a manager driven signing”

(@JacobsBen)

🦁🔵 Chelsea loanee Mamadou Sarr shines for Senegal in the AFCON Final 🇸🇳🏆
🧹 Kept a clean sheet
🎯 93% passing accuracy
📊 67 passes completed
🚀 3/6 long balls found their target
➡️ 3 passes breaking into the final third
🧱 5 clearances
🛫 Won 3/4 aerial duels
🛡️ 7 key defensive actions
🌍🏆 World Champion
🌍🏆 African Champion
Absolute defensive brilliance on football’s biggest stage 👏🔥

🚨 Big implications for next week: Napoli now need to BEAT Chelsea next week to stay in the UCL, and Chelsea will likely have to beat Napoli and PAFOS to avoid a play off.

Chelsea XI:
Gusto, Fofana, Badiashile, Hato,
James (c), Caicedo,
Neto, Fernandez, Garnacho,
Delap

Bench: Sanchez, Acheampong, Cucurella, Chalobah, Emenalo, Andrey Santos, Walsh, Estevao Willian, George, Gittens, Guiu, Joao Pedro