{"id":22768,"date":"2026-07-30T05:03:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=22768"},"modified":"2026-07-30T05:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:03:33","slug":"kate-tracey-speaks-out-after-claims-chelsea-have-signed-aston-villa-host-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=22768","title":{"rendered":"Kate Tracey speaks out after claims ‘Chelsea have signed Aston Villa host too’"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Sky Sports and Aston Villa TV presenter Kate Tracey spoke out after a social media post boasted of Chelsea signing yet another Aston Villa figure<\/h2>\n
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Aston Villa presenter Kate Tracey saw the funny side of a social media post claiming Chelsea poached her services.<\/p>\n

The Blues have already acquired attacking midfielder Morgan Rogers in a club record \u00a3117million transfer and set-piece coach Austin MacPhee from Villa in two brutal blows for manager Unai Emery ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n

A further raid on Villa from Chelsea was joked about on social media but not in regards to a player or a member or staff – instead on Tracey. The presenter – who has almost 79,000 followers on Instagram – fronts coverage for Aston Villa TV and Sky Sports Racing.<\/p>\n

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She saw the funny side to the banter on social media(Image: Instagram\/katetraceyx)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The tongue-in-cheek X post read: “BREAKING: Chelsea have reportedly met the release clause of #avfc TV host Kate Tracey. Tracey will become the new host of Chelsea TV for the 26-27 season. Personal terms believed not be an issue.”<\/p>\n

Other fans joined in on the fun with one X user writing: “They thought the 117m was only for Rogers” while another added: “We are snatching everything from villa”. A third commented: “How did I know this was to come next?!!”<\/p>\n

It certainly grabbed the attention of Tracey who took a screenshot of the claim on her For You page and wrote the caption: “You never quite know what\u2019ll greet you when you open up this app.”<\/p>\n

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Just to further dispell any rumours of such a switch, Tracey took to platform to post a photo of herself wearing a claret-coloured dress – the main colour of Villa’s home strip. She added the caption: “Felt it was necessary to wear this colour today” alongside the laughing emoji face.<\/p>\n

Among the actual departures from Villa, MacPhee’s absence will certainly be felt given the club’s dominance in set-pieces under his tutelage. Villa scored the joint-most number of goals from set-pieces (29) alongside Arsenal this past season.<\/p>\n

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Rogers, 24, will team up with former Manchester City team-mate Cole Palmer at Stamford Bridge as he admitted his delight in signing for the Blues. Upon his arrival, he said: “I’m so excited. For me, Chelsea are the biggest club in London and a club I’ve always admired since I was a kid.<\/p>\n

“I’m really excited about the project with the new manager, the players we’ve got and where the club is heading. That’s why I’m here and I can’t wait to get started.”<\/p>\n

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