Tyrique George, a 19-year-old winger who graduated from Chelsea’s academy, is likely to leave Stamford Bridge for good this January. He has gotten a lot of interest from clubs in England and Europe. The youngster has dropped down the pecking order at Chelsea this season, and it looks like his chances of playing regularly for the first team are getting slimmer.
Liam Rosenior, the new manager of Chelsea, started working at Cobham after being hired earlier this month. He is now leading training sessions and looking at his squad options before important games. George was not present at Rosenior’s first game in charge, a 5–1 FA Cup win over Charlton on Saturday. This is a frustrating pattern for the academy product, who has started only twice for the Blues across all competitions since November.
The Athletic reports that George is attracting interest from several Premier League clubs and European Champions League teams. During the summer transfer window, the winger almost left when Fulham agreed to pay £22 million for him to join them. However, the move fell through at the last minute because the deal sheet wasn’t sent in time.
George’s lack of first-team experience this season has prompted scrutiny of his role at Chelsea, even though he is seen as a key part of the club’s long-term plans. The teenager played in 22 games in all competitions last season after moving up to the senior squad. He scored important goals during Chelsea’s run-in and their win in the Conference League. But the summer signings of Alejandro Garnacho, Jamie Gittens, and Estêvão Willian have made it much harder to get a spot.
George’s camp have made it clear that they want a permanent transfer, not another loan. They also want guarantees that he will start regularly and have a clear role on the first team. The England youth international has been linked to Southampton, Everton, Leeds, and Fulham, as well as RB Leipzig and Roma from other countries.
Chelsea’s January Transfer Strategy Revealed
Chelsea are not likely to make any big signings during the current winter window. Instead, the club are focusing on the summer transfer windows of 2026 and 2027. This month will mostly be about getting rid of fringe players that the club couldn’t get rid of in the last window.
The club want to sell Raheem Sterling and Axel Disasi, two players they couldn’t get rid of over the summer. Since coming back from his loan spell at Arsenal, Sterling has been shunned, while Disasi has drawn interest from Serie A side Roma, even though he started training with the first team again in November.
Chelsea’s top two goals for 2026 are to improve their central defense and central midfield, where they are currently too reliant on Moisés Caicedo and Enzo Fernández. Before the season even started, the Blues suffered a major blow when star center-back Levi Colwill tore his ACL, which will keep him out for most of the season.
It is thought that Chelsea won’t be making any permanent signings this month, but they will be keeping an eye on young players like Greek wonderkid Konstantinos Karetsas from Genk and Saint-Étienne teenager Djylian N’Guessan.
