{"id":18307,"date":"2026-07-17T18:45:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18307"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:45:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:45:37","slug":"chelsea-exit-to-be-finalised-in-the-next-few-hours-blues-reach-transfer-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18307","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea exit to be finalised &#8216;in the next few hours&#8217; &#8211; Blues reach transfer agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_580023\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-580023\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-580023\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportwitness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Trevoh-Chalobah.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.sportwitness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Trevoh-Chalobah.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cdn.sportwitness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Trevoh-Chalobah-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.sportwitness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Trevoh-Chalobah-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.sportwitness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Trevoh-Chalobah-629x420.jpg 629w, https:\/\/cdn.sportwitness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Trevoh-Chalobah-537x360.jpg 537w, https:\/\/cdn.sportwitness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Trevoh-Chalobah-640x428.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.sportwitness.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Trevoh-Chalobah-681x455.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-580023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Como are looking to complete the signing of Trevoh Chalobah from Chelsea \u2018in the next few hours\u2019, with a deal now in place.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Journalist Daniele Longo reports the Italian side have made \u2018important steps\u2019 towards getting a deal done for the 27-year-old.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Chelsea exit \u2018in the next few hours\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Como are pushing ahead with their move for the Chelsea defender. They are now aiming to close a deal worth \u20ac31-32 \u2018in the next few hours\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Tutto Juve, relaying information from the Province of Como, provide more information.<\/p>\n<p>The deal for the Chelsea defender is \u2018almost done\u2019. Como are set to secure one of the most significant signings of their transfer campaign this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian side want to build a strong squad for the Champions League, and now negotiations with Chelsea for Trevoh Chalobah can \u2018be considered all but finalised\u2019.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>\u20ac32m deal for Blues<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Inter Milan had shown an interest in the player, however, Como have pushed ahead of them and managed to \u2018gain the upper hand\u2019 in that particular battle. They are now in a position to \u2018seal the deal\u2019 for the England international.<\/p>\n<p>An agreement is now in place between Como and Chelsea for a deal worth \u20ac32m. That figure is made up of a fixed component and a series of performance-related bonuses.<\/p>\n<p>The deal is seen as a significant one. The newspaper says it \u2018once again confirms\u2019 Como\u2019s ambitions and the financial stability at the Italian club. They want to provide Cesc Fabregas with the best possible squad for next season. The aim is to continue the rapid development they\u2019ve enjoyed in recent years.<\/p>\n<p>With England now out of the World Cup \u2013 barring the third placed play-off on Saturday \u2013 there are also no barriers to signing the Chelsea defender. With a deal in place, the matter is now progressing quickly.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Key transfer points<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u20ac32m is a reasonable fee for the 27-year-old<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chelsea need multiple sales this summer and this an obvious one<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Xabi Alonso will want the Blues squad shaping to his own requirements<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Como once again again showing their ambition in the market<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n        <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah Como are looking to complete the signing of Trevoh Chalobah from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2425,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}