Chelsea’s early planning pays offChelsea’s capture of Joao Pedro from Brighton marks a significant win in their summer transfer strategy, especially with Champions League football on the horizon

Chelsea first identified the Brazilian as a player they wanted to sign this summer in January and he was keen to be in London

Joao Pedro could be in line to make his Chelsea debut as early as Friday, with Enzo Maresca revealing the Brazilian might feature in their Club World Cup quarter-final against Palmeiras following his £60 million ($81.

Chelsea and Aston Villa have been fined by Uefa for breaching the European governing body's financial rules. The two clubs could be prevented from registering new players for Uefa competitions for the forthcoming season unless they have a positive transfer balance by the end of the summer transfer window.

Chelsea has been fined $23.6 million for breaking financial monitoring rules and Barcelona ordered to pay $17.7 million) by UEFA.

Chelsea have been fined 31 million euros ($36.50 million) by UEFA for breaches of its financial rules, while Aston Villa, Barcelona and Olympique Lyonnais were also levied with large fines, UEFA announced on Friday.

LONDON — Chelsea is expected to sign English winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund, the German club said Thursday. Gittens follows in the footsteps of Jadon Sancho, another former Manchester City youth player who developed his game at Dortmund.

Chelsea are set to finalise the signing of Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens after the German club confirmed a deal has been agreed.

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign English winger Jamie Gittens from Borussia Dortmund, the Bundesliga club said on Thursday.