Chelsea transfer news today: Done deals, live updates and rumours - August 3

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Stay up to day with each of the latest developments surrounding the incomings and outgoings astatine Stamford Bridge, arsenic caller manager Xabi Alonso shapes his squad for his maiden Premier League play astatine the helm.

Today's Chelsea transportation headlines

Chelsea hold woody for Marc Cucurella replacement

Jordan Henderson determination 'formalised' arsenic aesculapian passed

Chelsea transportation quality today: What's happening connected August 3?

Chelsea's astir progressive transportation time of the summertime produced 1 confirmed and 2 imminent signings successful the abstraction of hours, with Valentin Barco officially arriving from Strasbourg connected a seven-year contract.

Jordan Henderson's aesculapian has besides been completed and a ceremonial announcement is expected shortly, portion Spanish left-back Pep Chavarria reportedly arrived successful London up of a £21.4m woody with Rayo Vallecano being formalised.

Chavarria, 28, is understood to person been identified arsenic the nonstop replacement for Marc Cucurella aft the latter's departure to Real Madrid, having contributed 2 goals and 8 assists crossed 125 games for the Spanish broadside and playing each knockout infinitesimal of their tally to the Conference League final.

Chelsea had primitively submitted a £7.7m connection for Chavarria that was rejected, but yet agreed a woody astatine fractional the worth of his £42.8m merchandise clause, with Bayer Leverkusen besides said to person been competing for his signature.

Henderson, 36, brings 463 Premier League appearances to Stamford Bridge and could marque his debut arsenic aboriginal arsenic the August 15 pre-season affable against Real Sociedad, though a wrist wounded sustained astatine the World Cup whitethorn propulsion his archetypal quality backmost to the opening league crippled against Fulham connected August 24.

Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur some reportedly submitted nonstop enquiries to Atalanta for 22-year-old Italy centre-back Giorgio Scalvini, valued astatine £42m, with the subordinate thought to beryllium keen connected a Premier League determination and idiosyncratic presumption considered straightforward.

Newcastle United are besides believed to beryllium successful the contention for Scalvini, reportedly readying an opening connection of astir £34m, meaning a three-way contention is processing for a defender who has present returned from a superior wounded run.

Chelsea's summertime arrivals present fig 9 including Barco, Danny Welbeck, Chavarria and Henderson alongside Morgan Rogers, Marco Palestra, Maxence Lacroix, Geovany Quenda and Emmanuel Emegha.