{"id":2730,"date":"2026-08-31T08:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T08:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=2730"},"modified":"2026-08-31T08:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T08:22:06","slug":"chelsea-plotting-hijack-that-would-be-up-there-with-willian-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/?p=2730","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea plotting hijack that would be up there with Willian move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-383208\">\n<div class=\"article-follow\">\n<div class=\"article-sharing google-follow\"> <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=thechelseachronicle.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> <span>Add as preferred source on Google<\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Chelsea could be about to make another shocking move, just as they did in 2013 when they beat Tottenham Hotspur to the signing of Willian.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/club\/\">Chelsea\u2019s<\/a> transfer business this summer has already surprised many, with the club bringing in both Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson, who are now in their mid-30s.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-grvmedia-grv-video GRVMultiVideo\"\/>\n<p>Since then, the Blues have also replaced Robert Sanchez with Emiliano Martinez after initially briefing that they were happy with their goalkeeper options.<\/p>\n<p>And now, supporters could be in for yet another shock transfer as Chelsea weigh up a hijack.<\/p>\n<section class=\"grv-talking-point\" data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"5a9c74ee-9dfb-4c17-80a3-f12c2bcadb5e\" data-story-name=\"Talk Chelsea\" data-comment-id=\"5d14d75d-91ba-415c-b350-c03f9970eade\" data-story-slug=\"talk-chelsea\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__inner\">\n<header class=\"grv-talking-point__header\">  <\/header>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__content\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__cta\">\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__title-wrap\">\n<p><h3 class=\"grv-talking-point__title\">What did you make of Emi Martinez\u2019s debut? Is he the missing piece for Chelsea to win the league?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"grv-talking-point__embed\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/long-form-stat-graphic-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-383124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/long-form-stat-graphic-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/long-form-stat-graphic-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/long-form-stat-graphic-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/long-form-stat-graphic-912x1140.png 912w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/long-form-stat-graphic-600x750.png 600w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/long-form-stat-graphic.png 1080w\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-chelsea-considering-iliman-ndiaye-hijack\">Chelsea considering Iliman Ndiaye hijack<\/h2>\n<p>On Sunday, it was reported that Tottenham have agreed a deal with Everton to sign Iliman Ndiaye. However, that transfer has not been finalised yet, and Chelsea could try to take advantage of that.<\/p>\n<p>Journalist Simon Phillips has claimed on <a href=\"https:\/\/sptc.news\/p\/sources-chelsea-in-the-mix-to-hijack?r=2sgv33&amp;utm_medium=ios&amp;triedRedirect=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Si Phillips Talks Chelsea<\/a> that the Blues are thinking about hijacking the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea and Tottenham have previous after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/willian\/\">Willian\u2019s<\/a> transfer from Anzhi Makhachkala to the former 13 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Willian was Tottenham-bound until Chelsea hijacked that move, and it looks like they could do the same thing again in 2026. Given Ndiaye\u2019s ability and how close Spurs are to signing the 26-year-old, any potential hijack would be up there with Willian\u2019s.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-getty-images-media\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 991px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2292624047-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Iliman Ndiaye of Everton looks on\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2292624047-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2292624047-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2292624047-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2292624047-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2292624047-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/cdn1.thechelseachronicle.com\/uploads\/17\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2292624047-750x500.jpg 750w\"\/><\/div><figcaption title=\"BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - AUGUST 29: Iliman Ndiaye of Everton looks on during the Premier League 2026\/27 match between AFC Bournemouth and Everton at Vitality Stadium on August 29, 2026 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt\/Getty Images)\">Photo by Mike Hewitt\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ndiaye is one of the best wingers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/tag\/premier-league\/\">Premier League<\/a> at the moment and has already registered one assist in the new season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/news\/chelsea-could-use-liam-delap-in-swap-deal-to-sign-one-of-the-best-premier-league-attackers\/\">Ndiaye has been on Chelsea\u2019s radar for a while<\/a> now, but will they make a move for him? Tottenham fans will be hoping not!<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy see-more-open see-more-blank extra-content\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/transfer-news\/chelsea-plotting-hijack-that-would-be-up-there-with-willian-move\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<div class=\"see-more subscribe\">\n<figure class=\"newsletter\">\n<div><svg class=\"loading\" width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewbox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"#dots-svg\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"signup\"><span class=\"hf\">Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Chelsea content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script>grvLoadAnalytics = () => {(function(d,s,i){var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s);j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=\"+i;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(document,'script','G-E7VRWQHDP6');(function(d,s,i){if(!\/callback=in\/.test(window.location.search)){var e=d.createElement(s);var n=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];e.type=\"text\/javascript\";e.async=true;e.src=\"https:\/\/static.chartbeat.com\/js\/chartbeat.js\";n.parentNode.insertBefore(e,n);}})(document,\"script\",\"G-E7VRWQHDP6\");(function(){let s=document.createElement(\"script\");s.async=true;s.dataset.domain=\"thechelseachronicle.com\/MFj4XQ\";s.src=\"https:\/\/api.publytics.net\/js\/script.manual.ping.min.js\";document.getElementsByTagName(\"head\")[0].appendChild(s);})();if(!\/callback=in\/.test(window.location.search)){setTimeout(function(){!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','663509325503632');fbq('track','PageView');fbq('track','ViewContent',{content_name:'Chelsea plotting hijack that would be up there with Willian move',content_category:'Transfer News',content_ids:[383208,\"willian\"],content_type:'post',});},3000);}}<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thechelseachronicle.com\/transfer-news\/chelsea-plotting-hijack-that-would-be-up-there-with-willian-move\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add as preferred source on Google Chelsea could be about to make another shocking move,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2731,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2730"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2730\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/footballars.xyz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}