Chelsea are planning ahead.
While a 2–1 win over West Ham propelled them back into the top four, reality remains sobering—this isn’t a title-winning squad. Not yet. Enzo Maresca knows it. And so does the board.
So the next move begins now.
According to Daily Mail via 90min, Chelsea are working quietly—but intentionally—on a deal for Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.
At just 20, the English winger has broken through in Germany, flashing the kind of work rate and flair that fits seamlessly into Maresca’s vision.
It’s not a new name. Chelsea laid the groundwork back in January, sensing opportunity as Dortmund considered reshuffling. The move didn’t happen. But the door never closed.
Now, Chelsea are back at it—only this time, serious.
Gittens is everything the Blues crave: quick, direct, versatile. And above all—young. He falls in line with the Boehly project: future-focused, homegrown where possible, and tactically flexible. His ceiling? Unknown. His ambition? Undoubted.
And there’s a gap.
João Félix is off to Milan. His absence leaves not just space in attack—but breathing room under the Premier League’s financial rules.
Chelsea could sanction his exit and use the budget to make Gittens theirs. Dortmund, though reluctant, could be swayed by a bid near £83 million as reported on TNTSports.
That number may sound heavy. But not at Stamford Bridge. Not for potential wrapped in English pedigree.
Gittens isn’t just a winger. He’s a statement. That Chelsea aren’t chasing the top—they’re planning to stay there.
And Maresca?
He’ll have a new weapon, if all goes to plan.