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The Athletic FC Podcast

Ornstein transfer latest: Will Chelsea keep spending?

The Athletic FC Podcast

The Athletic

Football, Soccer,, Sports, Soccer

41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Chelsea wanted to get the majority of their transfer business done by the end of June and they have been busy! 


Coming up we’ll break down the signings so far and find out who else could arrive at Stamford Bridge before the window closes.


Host: Ayo Akinwolere

With: David Ornstein, Simon Johnson

Executive Producer: Adey Moorhead

Producers: Mike Stavrou


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the athletic fc pfc podcast network welcome The Athletic FC Podcast Network Welcome to the Athletic FC podcast with me, Iyo Akim Woler.

0:44.4

Chelsea wanted to get the majority of their transfer business done by the end of June.

0:49.2

Let me tell you, they've definitely been busy.

0:51.2

Well, Chelsea have agreed a deal with Borussia Dortmund to sign Jamie Gittins.

0:56.2

Coming up, we'll break down the signing so far and also find out who else could arrive at

1:00.5

Stamford Bridge before the window closes.

1:08.2

Right, joining me for this one, our football correspondent, David Ornstein and Chelsea writer Simon Johnson as well.

1:14.4

David, let's lodge in with the headline news so far.

1:17.6

In the last week, Chelsea have reached agreements for both Jouard Pedro from Brighton and also Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund.

1:25.1

They've been pretty decisive, proactive in the market so far. Liam

1:28.9

DeLap quickly out of the blocks with his release clause and that filled a number nine requirement.

1:34.3

But they weren't done there and it was straight on to the get-in situation which they explored

1:40.2

pretty aggressively prior to that first mini transfer window closing ahead of the

1:46.5

Club World Cup. They didn't manage to get the agreement on that occasion, but the conversations

1:51.0

continued. And when the main transfer window opened, they eventually managed to get the

1:55.9

agreement with Borussia Dortmund. The player was already sorted on a seven-year contract,

2:00.7

and I think the medical was done in the States. And so that would sorted on a seven-year contract, and I think the

2:01.2

medical was done in the States. So that would just be a matter of time until they put it into

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