{"id":2078,"date":"2026-04-29T07:25:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2078"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:25:24","slug":"chelsea-will-sign-more-experience-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=2078","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea WILL sign more experience this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Chelsea will apparently sign more experienced players this summer and they did look into signing Virgil van Dijk.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>And once again, for Chelsea fans, they will not believe a word of this until they actually see it in action. And also, what most Chelsea fans think experience is, Chelsea will think it is something different.<\/p>\n<h3>EXCLUSIVE! Chelsea showing interest in strong Premier League centre forward!<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you enjoy Chelsea News coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a<span> <\/span>preferred source on Google<span> <\/span>to make us a favourite and see more of our<span> <\/span>content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If Chelsea did end up signing a van Dijk for example, then I think Chelsea fans would be absolutely shocked and many of us just never see that happening, even if they did allegedly \u2018try\u2019 to sign him recently. They also apparently tried to sign Mo Salah as well. Hmmm\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Forgive my scepticism around all of this. Like most Chelsea fans, I have lived these last four years as a Chelsea fan mostly in dismay and anger around what has happened to my beloved football club. I don\u2019t see anything major changing any time soon.<\/p>\n<h2>Chelsea to sign more experience?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-414x296.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-630x450.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-768x548.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-770x550.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-900x643.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-1200x857.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-1536x1097.jpg.webp 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-2048x1462.jpg.webp 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3084\" height=\"2202\" src=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-157723 has-webp\" alt=\"Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring for Liverpool.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-414x296.jpg 414w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-630x450.jpg 630w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-768x548.jpg 768w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-770x550.jpg 770w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-900x643.jpg 900w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-1200x857.jpg 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-1536x1097.jpg 1536w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Getty-Images-6-2048x1462.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 62vw, (min-width:920px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 100vw, (min-width:394px) 394px, 100vw\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3084\/2202;max-width:2048px\"\/><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring for Liverpool. (Photo by Dan Istitene\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking on Sky Sports\u2019 Transfer Talk Podcast this week, reporter Kaveh Solhekol said:<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cChelsea will sign more experienced players this summer, to be fair to them, they have tried before, they looked into signing (Virgil) van Dijk and also a Mo Salah return before he signed his new deal at Liverpool.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Quotes relayed on X.<\/p>\n<h2>In other news today<\/h2>\n<p>Chelsea may have dodged a bullet on the Estevao Willian front, according to some recent reports from the Sun. Estevao could still miss the World Cup though\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Defender Tosin Adarabioyo has had a lot of criticism lately, but he deserves a lot of credit for his performance on Sunday, which saw him dominate in the air against Leeds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CHELSEA NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON<span> <\/span>THE APP STORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Check out the latest edition of Simon Phillips\u2019 SPTC podcast here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SPTC Podcast: Leeds fan Jack Durkin joins Jai Mcintosh to preview the FA Cup Semi Final!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/td3C9ns6uiU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<section class=\"more-stories std-mgn-b\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<header class=\"col-s-12 std-mgn-t\">More Stories about <span class=\"topic\">Mohamed Salah<\/span><\/header>\n<div class=\"post-container col-s-4\">\n<p>\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"img-cntr\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" 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