Cole Palmer has been handed Mykhailo Mudryk 's No. 10 shirt at Chelsea, the club confirmed on Thursday. Mudryk had donned the number since joining the club for €100 million (£83m) in 2023, but hasn't played since testing positive for the banned substance meldonium in December.

Cole Palmer will sport a new shirt number for Chelsea at the Club World Cup and in the 2025/26 season, the Blues have announced. Palmer’s inspired performance in Chelsea’s Conference League final win in May will go down as the final time he wore No 20 for the club,

Chelsea have dropped a cryptic hint regarding Mykhailo Mudryk’s future at the club by handing his No.10 shirt number to Cole Palmer.

Despite initially being surplus to requirements under Maresca, Chalobah did not return to Stamford Bridge with the motivation to prove anyone wrong. "It wasn't necessarily a point to prove because I've been at Chelsea the last three years and played in the Champions League and Premier League," he added.

Jadon Sancho has confirmed his departure from Chelsea ahead of his return to Manchester United following the end of his season-long loan at Stamford Bridge.

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Delap makes the switch after a £30million ($40m) release clause in his Ipswich contract became active following the team's relegation.

Chelsea have bolstered their forward line with the signing of 22-year-old striker Liam Delap from Ipswich Town.