{"id":9813,"date":"2026-05-17T22:41:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T22:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9813"},"modified":"2026-05-17T22:41:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T22:41:48","slug":"ben-jacobs-feels-chelsea-will-sign-two-three-experienced-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=9813","title":{"rendered":"Ben Jacobs feels Chelsea will sign two-three experienced players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Chelsea will sign two to three experienced players this summer and still like Morgan Rogers according to transfer expert Ben Jacobs.<\/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>It\u2019s been another disappointing season for Chelsea, and following Saturday\u2019s FA Cup final defeat against Manchester City they are unlikely to play in Europe next season.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea face a crucial summer with the Blues needing to make serious reinforcements in several key areas of the squad.<\/p>\n<h2>Ben Jacobs believes Chelsea will sign two or three experienced players<\/h2>\n<p>The Blues have made their first major move with a deal agreed for Xabi Alonso to become their next manager, with a four year contract said to be agreed.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been reported Alonso will be officially announced on Sunday morning, with players believed to be excited by his imminent arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Alonso has been given the title of manager rather than head coach, which suggests he\u2019ll have more control than Enzo Maresca and Liam Rosenior.<\/p>\n<p>With Alonso now in place, Chelsea face a critical summer and must back him with quality signings, and Jacobs has provided an update.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cChelsea will sign two-three experienced ready players this summer,\u201d he told Kings Of The Bridge YouTube channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThey still like Morgan Rogers, with one of the priorities being a creative left-sided player. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cChelsea may also look at a striker, depending on what happens there with existing players, as well as other areas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\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 content.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BEN JACOBS NEWS UPDATE  ALONSO TO CHELSEA DONE DEAL!, TALKING POINTS CH ELSEA 0-1 MAN CITY &amp; MORE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KwIWnowXw8g?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<h2>In other news\u2026<\/h2>\n<p><span>Mike Penders is in contention to be Chelsea\u2019s number one next season after impressing on loan at Strasbourg this season.<\/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 \/ <span class=\"topic\">Latest News<\/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\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Getty-Images-29-190x127.jpg.webp 190w,https:\/\/icdn.chelsea.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Getty-Images-29-245x163.jpg.webp 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and it\u2019ll be interesting to see what decision they make.<\/p>\n<p rsni-lv=\"1\"><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! 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