News about Tosin Adarabioyo

Adarabioyo was guilty of fouling Jota after the forward burst in front of him to meet a long ball in the fifth minute and looked certain to be handed his marching orders. But despite the centre back being the last man, replays showed the floated pass over the top was dropping toward the side of the pitch, suggesting a goal-scoring opportunity - an offence leading to a sending-off - had not been denied. The offence shared similarities to William Saliba's dismissal in Arsenal's 2-0 defeat by Bournemouth yesterday - leaving supporters bemused at the lack of consistency.

Enzo Maresca is expected to turn to one of Chelsea's bargain successes in an effort to blunt Liverpool's attack on Sunday. Amid the £1billion plus that Chelsea have spent on new arrivals, Tosin Adarabioyo is already proving his worth to the club after joining as a free agent in the summer following his departure from Fulham. The 27-year-old, who had been followed by Liverpool, even rejected a last-ditch offer from Manchester United to commit to Chelsea and with it the gamble of finding a regular space in their over crowded squad.

A dressing room cult hero at Manchester City has announced that they are set to depart the Premier League champions after 15 years of service to the club taking to social media to share the news. 'After 15 years at Manchester City I have decided to leave my role at the club to explore other career paths,' he wrote on Instagram. 'I have had some great experiences, met some amazing people who I know will be friends for life.'

Multiple Premier League players have teamed up with TNT Sports to let fans know exactly how their names should be pronounced. A video published by the broadcaster featured 15 players and three managers reading out their own names while facing the camera. Among the players to feature in the video were Manchester United's new £36.5million striker Joshua Zirkzee, Arsenal's new £42m defender Riccardo Calafiori and two Chelsea summer signings in Marc Guiu and Tosin Adarabioyo. New Liverpool boss Arne Slot also made an appearance, along with fellow managers Sean Dyche and Nuno Espirito Santo. The other stars involved in the video were Erling Haaland, Bruno Fernandes, Tomas Soucek, Wout Faes, Vladimir Coufal, Iliman Ndiaye, Niclas Fullkrug, Ben Brereton Diaz, Yukinari Sugawara, Tim Iroegbunam and Stephy Mavididi.

Chelsea have confirmed Joao Felix will re-join the club on a permanenet basis from Atletico Madrid for a fee of £42.7million. The Portuguese forward becomes the ninth signing of the Enzo Maresca era and has agreed a six-year contact, with the option of a further 12 months. Felix arrives in west London following the departure of Conor Gallagher, who goes in the opposite direction for £34m.

The bizarre reason why Tosin Adarabioyo was left out of the Chelsea squad for their Europa Conference League clash with Servette has been revealed. The Blues raised a few eyebrows with their team sheet to face the Swiss side as fans noticed the new signing had been excluded ahead of the European tie. The centre-back made the short move across west London on a free transfer this summer after making 132 appearances for Fulham in a four-year spell at the club. Another notable absentee was Raheem Sterling whose omission from the side to play Manchester City at the weekend led to wild speculation over his future at Stamford Bridge. But now Adarabioyo has been added back into Chelsea's 22-man squad after it emerged that he was only left out due to an 'admin error'.

Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah has reportedly been banned from using the club's first-team training facilities as they try to facilitate a move for the defender. Academy graduate Chalobah, 25, was excluded from Chelsea's travelling squad to the United States this summer, with the Blues looking to sell the centre back. Chalobah had been training at Cobham under new head coach Enzo Maresca , but was left at home, with the likes of Wesley Fofana , Axel Disasi, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile and Levi Colwill preferred by the Italian.

KIERAN GILL: It was 39 degrees at the Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia, and Enzo Maresca was participating in drills personally. Pressing Wesley Fofana as he passed from the back. Showing Mykhailo Mudryk where to sprint and when. Teaching Reece James how to invert, having already pored over the games he played in midfield while on loan at Championship Wigan Athletic in 2018-19. Owner Behdad Eghbali was watching from the same stand as us, encapsulated by Maresca's engaged coaching while sandwiched between his two sporting directors, Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart. It was ultra precise, with the 44-year-old Italian knowing there is no time to lose as they prepare to begin the Premier League season at home to Manchester City. Then, a whoosh of wind from over the tree line blew us all back, as if the US Army military base Fort McPherson down the road had just performed a nuclear test without prior warning. Players froze at the gust front. We all did. Training abandoned because of impending Armageddon, we were ordered to seek shelter and told not to stand on anything metal unless we wanted cooking.

Chelsea announced their eighth signing of the summer on Thursday when Aaron Anselmino joined a growing list. Anselmino, 19, signed from Boca Juniors in Argentina for a transfer fee in the region of £15million before immediately returning to his former club on loan. Chelsea tweeted via the club's official X account: 'Chelsea is pleased to announce the signing of defender Aaron Anselmino, who will spend the 2024/25 campaign on loan at Boca Juniors.'

A former Chelsea star has been left 'speechless' by the Premier League giants' summer transfer strategy amid yet another window of mass movement. The Blues have already signed seven players this summer for approximately £97million, taking the number of players with a professional contract on the club's books to a whopping 44. Of those seven players, only Tosin Adarabioyo and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are above the age of 22. 

KIERAN GILL AT THE OHIO STADIUM: Erling Haaland enjoyed a fruitful evening at the Ohio Stadium on Saturday night, as the Norwegian striker scored a hat-trick to seal a 4-2 victory for Manchester City against Chelsea.  The result ensures Pep Guardiola's side will not leave the United States without a victory, having suffered defeat in their previous three fixtures against Celtic, AC Milan and Barcelona.  Haaland got the Cityzens off to a flying start, netting a penalty in the opening three minutes of the match, before scoring again just two minutes later. Oscar Bobb would make it 3-0 in the 55th minute before Haaland added another.

KIERAN GILL IN NOTRE DAME: Chelsea were crushed by Brendan Rodgers ' Celtic in their friendly in Notre Dame, leaving Enzo Maresca still searching for his first win as Blues boss. The Scottish champions won 4-1 as the scale of the challenge facing Maresca was underlined. Even if this was only pre-season, it is embarrassing for Chelsea to ship four goals in any setting. Here, Mail Sport runs you through who impressed - and who didn't - from the United States.

KIERAN GILL IN SANTA CLARA: Trevoh Chalobah feels he is being forced out of Chelsea after being excluded from their travelling squad to the United States, with the club likely to sell their homegrown central defender this summer. The 25-year-old has been left at home while Wesley Fofana, Axel Disasi, Tosin Adarabioyo, Benoit Badiashile and Levi Colwill are among the defensive options who are Stateside. Chalobah had been training at Cobham under new head coach Enzo Maresca.

Some big names have been left out of Chelsea's US pre-season tour, with uncertainty over the futures of six players in particular.  The club have named a 28-man squad that will fly out to the United States, with their first game against Wrexham in California on Wednesday.  Enzo Maresca's side will then go on to face Celtic, Club America, Premier League rivals Manchester City, before concluding the tour with a game against Real Madrid in Charlotte, North Carolina on August 7. 

Chalobah, despite taking part in Enzo Maresca's training sessions this summer, is said to have been told to stay at home in a shock snub, leaving his future uncertain. The 25-year-old featured 13 times in the Premier League last season but appears to have become surplus to requirements under the recently installed head coach. Indeed, according to The Athletic, Wesley Fofana, Axel Disasi and new signing Tosin Adarabioyo are all preferred options as the right-sided centre back. Youngster Josh Acheampong, meanwhile, will be given a chance to impress at right back.

Chelsea are in talks over the potential signing of a former Manchester United star. The possible deal has been approved by new manager Enzo Maresca, with Chelsea prepared to pay up to £35million. It has been a busy summer already for Chelsea in the transfer market, with the Blues having brought in a host of players.

KIERAN GILL: History tells us Chelsea are no strangers to internal strife but even for a club so accustomed to chaos and controversy, the extraordinary scenes of the last 36 hours will take some beating. Enzo Fernandez, their £106.8million midfielder, lit the spark that soon turned into a raging wildfire.  Footage showed the 23-year-old, alongside fellow members of the Argentinian national team, celebrating their Copa America triumph over Colombia in the early hours of Monday by enthusiastically singing a song which the French football federation have described as 'racist and discriminatory' while promising to file a legal complaint to FIFA, football's world governing body.

Bayern Munich have announced the signing of Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha on a deal until 2028. The Portugal international, who made 33 appearances for Marco Silva's men in the Premier League last season, has made the switch to the Bundesliga almost a year since his deadline-day move to the German giants collapsed. The 29-year-old joined the west London club in 2022 from Sporting Lisbon and will now play his football under new Bayern manager Vincent Kompany.

Maresca, 44, was revealed as the new Chelsea boss last month on a five-year contract, which began on July 1. The Italian has already made four singings, raiding his former club Leicester City by acquiring midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall for a deal worth £30m, on top of bringing in Marc Guiu, Omari Kellyman and Tosin Adarabioyo. After an exciting start to the transfer window, Chelsea fans have been eagerly awaiting to hear from Maresca. Finally, on his eighth day in the role, he shared a simple message to the fans.

Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Leicester City midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.  Mail Sport reported that the clubs agreed a deal worth £30m, with Dewsbury-Hall expected to sign a contract until 2030.  The club have now taken to social media to welcome the 25-year-old to Stamford Bridge.  

Chelsea have reportedly completed the signing of Barcelona youngster Marc Guiu in a deal worth £5m. Mail Sport previously reported that Enzo Maresca's side had been monitoring Guiu, with the former Leicester boss a keen admirer of the forward. The club are then said to have triggered a release clause of just €6m (£5m) to begin discussions with the player.

Chelsea have reportedly 'opened talks' over a move to sign 19-year-old Boca Juniors defender Aaron Anselmino. Todd Boehly's side have been chasing the youngster for some time, with reports emerging in May that the west London club had joined the race to sign the centre back.

It is that time of the year again, when rumours run wild and fans wait with anticipation to see who might join their club. For other fans it is a nervous wait, as they sit hoping their best player will stay and continue to build. Yes, the Premier League transfer window is officially open and there has already been a wave of rumours as clubs are linked with all manner of players.

Chelsea are closing in on the signing of Brazilian wonder kid Pedro Lima, and are set to beat Real Madrid in the race for his signature. The Blues are set to continue the transfer strategy under Todd Boehly of signing some of the world's best young players, and have targeted the teenage right-back. According to GiveMeSport Chelsea's recruitment team have described the defender as one of the best right-backs in world football for his age group. The 17-year-old star currently plays for Brazilian second tier club, Sport Recife, and there is now an expectation that they will get a deal over the line. The West London club remain confident in holding off renewed interest in the player from Real Madrid, but they are keen to get the deal wrapped-up for the young star.