Chelsea men's team loans January 2025

Ben Chilwell

Ben Chilwell will spend the remainder of the 2024/25 campaign on loan at Crystal Palace. The 28-year-old has made 107 appearances for the club since joining from Leicester City and was part of the team that won the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Super Cup.

Carney Chukwuemeka

Carney Chukwuemeka has joined Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund on loan until the end of the season. The 21-year-old has made 32 appearances for the Blues since joining from Aston Villa in the summer of 2022.

Axel Disasi

French defender Axel Disasi has joined Aston Villa on loan for the rest of this season. The 26-year-old, who signed from Monaco in August 2023, has featured 17 times under Enzo Maresca this season.

Alex Matos

Midfielder Alex Matos joined Championship side Oxford United on loan until the end of the season, returning to the Championship where he spent the second half of 2023/24 with Huddersfield Town.

Max Merrick

Goalkeeper Max Merrick completed a loan move to National League South side Hampton & Richmond. Merrick featured prominently for our Under-21 side earlier in the campaign.

Jimmy-Jay Morgan

Nineteen-year-old Jimmy-Jay Morgan will spend the remainder of the season on loan at Gillingham in League Two. He made his debut for the Gills in a draw at Tranmere.

Zak Sturge

Zak Sturge will spend the remainder of the campaign on loan at Championship club Millwall. A versatile defender, the 20-year-old joined the Blues in August 2022 and spent time on loan last season at Peterborough United.

Renato Veiga

Renato Veiga, who joined the Blues in July from FC Basel and made 18 appearances in all competitions this season, will spend the remainder of 2024/25 on loan at Serie A side Juventus.

Caleb Wiley

American defender Caleb Wiley was recalled from his loan at Strasbourg and will now spend the remainder of this season on loan in the Championship with Watford. The 20-year-old made six appearances during his time in France.

Chelsea men's team departures January 2025

Travis Akomeah

Travis Akomeah has returned to Watford in a permanent move. The 19-year-old defender signed from the Hornets in January 2022 as an Under-16 player and captained our Under-18s last term, before making the step up to Under-21s football earlier this season.

Somto Boniface

Defender Somto Boniface has departed for Ipswich Town in a permanent transfer. The 18-year-old joined the Blues as a Under-9 and was a regular for the Under-18s and Under-21s in recent seasons.

Cesare Casadei

Italian midfielder Cesare Casadei completed a permanent transfer to Serie A side Torino on 2 February, returning to his homeland after two-and-a-half years as a Blue, having made 17 senior appearances for Chelsea.

Kai Crampton

Academy goalkeeper Kai Crampton completed a permanent move to Bournemouth. Crampton joined Chelsea at Under-8 level and progressed through the ranks at Cobham, featuring for our Under-18 Premier League South-winning side last season.

Reiss Russell-Denny

Reiss Russell-Denny has signed for Tottenham Hotspur in a permanent deal. The 18-year-old joined the Blues as an Under-8 and was part of the side which won the Under-18 Premier League southern section last season.

Zain Silcott-Duberry

Zain Silcott-Duberry joined Bournemouth on a permanent deal. The forward arrived at Cobham from Norwich City as an Under-13, progressing through our Academy before signing his first professional contract in August 2022.

Harvey Vale

Harvey Vale has joined Queens Park Rangers in a permanent move. The 21-year-old joined the Blues from Fulham as an Under-12 and made seven appearance for our first team since making his debut in December 2021, as well as captaining a number of our academy sides.

Chelsea men's team loan returns January 2025

Aaron Anselmino

At the start of January, Aaron Anselmino returned from a loan spell at Boca Juniors, having made 18 appearances for the club he developed at in Argentina before signing for the Blues in the summer of 2024.

Eddie Beach

The Welsh Under-21 international was recalled from his loan spell at Crawley Town, for whom he had played twice.

Luke Campbell

The 19-year-old goalkeeper returned from his loan at Hendon in the Isthmian League Premier Division. He played 31 times during his time at Silver Jubilee Park.

Trevoh Chalobah

The defender was recalled from his loan spell at Crystal Palace and given the no.23 shirt. Chalobah played 14 times for Palace and scored three goals in the first half of the campaign.

Ted Curd

The England Under-19 international kept nine clean sheets in 22 appearances for Hampton and Richmond Borough before being recalled.

David Fofana

Striker David Fofana returned from his loan spell with Goztepe in Turkey, the Ivorian international having scored twice in his nine appearances during the first half of the campaign.

Gaga Slonina

The American goalkeeper returned from Barnsley, for whom he made 14 appearances in the first half of 2024/25 before injury struck in late October.

Ronnie Stutter

The Academy striker was recalled from his loan at Burton Albion after injury hampered his involvement with the Brewers.

Chelsea Women's team signings January 2025

Naomi Girma

We secured the capture of highly-rated USA international Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave on 26 January. The defender signed a four-and-a-half-year deal and will wear the no.16 shirt.

Femke Liefting

The 20-year-old Dutch goalkeeper signed a three-and-a-half-year deal from Dutch club AZ Alkmaar on 31 January.

Keira Walsh

The England international midfielder joined the Blues from Barcelona on 31 January, signing a four-and-a-half-year deal with the Blues.

Chelsea Women's team departures January 2025

Eve Perisset

Eve Perisset departed Chelsea to pursue further playing opportunities at the end of January. The 30-year-old defender leaves the Blues after two-and-a-half years during which she won two Women’s Super League titles and a FA Cup.

Charlotte Wardlaw

The 21-year-old Academy graduate completed a permanent move to Newcastle United in the Championship having been recalled from Sheffield United. Wardlaw played three times for our senior team before embarking on a series of loan spells.

Chelsea Women's loan departures January 2025

Julia Bartel

The 20-year-old midfielder joined fellow WSL side Liverpool on loan for the rest of the campaign. The Spaniard made her debut for the Blues in a 3-1 win against Twente, having signed for Chelsea in the summer of 2024.

Alejandra Bernabe

Alejandra Bernabe will spend the remainder of the 2024/25 season at Liverpool after joining the Merseyside club on loan on January 31.

Aimee Claypole

Aimee Claypole spent the first half of this season on loan in Sweden, scoring three times in nine games for Linkoping. The 19-year-old striker subsequently moved on loan to Durham in the Championship.

Greta Humphries

After playing seven times for Bristol City in the first half of the 2024/25 campaign, Greta Humphries returned to Chelsea and joined Charlton, also in the Championship, on loan.

Aniek Nouwen

Will spend the remainder of the 2024/25 season on loan with fellow Women’s Super League side Crystal Palace.

Louna Ribadeira

The 20-year-old forward was recalled from her loan spell at Paris FC, where she scored once in two appearances in the first half of the campaign, before heading to Everton for the remainder of the campaign.

Lucy Watson

Lucy Watson returned from a loan spell at Southampton and will now spend the remainder of the 2024/25 season with Ipswich Town in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division.

Chelsea Women's loan returns January 2025

Brooke Aspin

Brooke Aspin played six times for Crystal Palace, including four games in the WSL, before sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in November while on international duty with England Under-23s.

Jorja Fox

An anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained in pre-season meant Jorja Fox was unable to play for Crystal Palace before returning from her loan spell in south London.