Chelsea could be set for new transfer plan as Enzo Maresca agrees Jorge Mendes deal
Chelsea have spent heavily in the transfer market since BlueCo took over the club three years ago.
Chelsea backed Enzo Maresca with multiple new signings in the recent summer transfer window as he continues to improve his squad.
The Blues spent £296million on the additions of Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens, Alejandro Garnacho, Jorrel Hato, Liam Delap, Estavao, Dario Essugo, Mamadou Sarr and Kendry Paez, with Facundo Buonanotte joining on loan from Brighton.
However, Chelsea smashed the Premier League record for player sales in a summer transfer window after bringing in £314m following multiple exits.
Chelsea could agree deals with Jorge Mendes
Maresca joined Chelsea from Leicester City in June 2024 after leading the Foxes back to the Premier League.
The Italian boss then secured the Blues a fourth-place finish and a return to the Champions League in his first season at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea also lifted the Conference League and the Club World Cup after enjoying an upturn in fortunes under Maresca.
In a new development, The Telegraph reported on Monday (22 October) Maresca has now joined Jorge Mendes’s Gestifute agency, which represents multiple coaches across the Premier League.
Unai Emery, Marco Silva, Nuno Espirito Santo and Vitor Pereira are among Mendes’s clients alongside former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.
Maresca joining forces with the Portuguese super-agent could provide an insight into Chelsea’s future transfer plans.
Mendes’s stable of footballers includes several top players from around the globe, with the Blues boss now having a direct line to their agent.
Chelsea have ‘profitable relationship’ with Mendes
The likes of Barcelona star Lamine Yamal and PSG winger Bradley Barcola are among Mendes’s extensive list of clients.
The 59-year-old also represents a catalogue of Portuguese players, including Chelsea winger Pedro Neto.
The Telegraph revealed Mendes already enjoys a “profitable relationship” with the Blues, having twice negotiated deals for Joao Felix to make the move to Stamford Bridge.
Felix left Chelsea to join Al-Nassr in the latest summer transfer window, with the Saudi side agreeing to pay an initial £26.2m and up to £17.5m in potential add-ons.
It isn’t out of the question more stars associated with Mendes could soon make their way to west London after Maresca has joined his agency.
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