Chelsea are set to finalise an agreement with Rayo Vallecano over the signing of Pep Chavarria following a lengthy negotiation, according to The Athletic.
The Blues have made steady progress in talks with their Spanish counterparts and the deal is now in the final stages. The Spanish defender has already agreed personal terms with Chelsea.
Chelsea are also prepared to schedule a medical for the 28-year-old once the final details are settled.
The West Londoners have been looking to replace Marc Cucurella since the Spaniard joined Real Madrid in a £51.7 million deal earlier this summer.
In his absence, Chelsea had Jorrel Hato as their only recognised senior left-back, although academy prospect Landon Emenalo has featured in the position during pre-season.

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Nottingham Forest eye Tijjani Reijnders, Tottenham want Savinho and Nicolas Jackson, Real Madrid resume Vinicius Jr contract talks and Chelsea close in on Pep Chavarria.
Manchester City's Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 28, has emerged as a £55m target for Nottingham Forest. (Mail)
United States striker Folarin Balogun, 25, has been offered to Tottenham via intermediaries, with the former ***** nal forward's future at Monaco uncertain. (Sun)
Spurs are in contact with Manchester City about Brazil winger Savinho, 22, while they are also interested in Liverpool and Netherlands forward Cody Gakpo, 27, and Eintracht Frankfurt's French attacking midfielder Jean-Matteo Bahoya, 21. (Athletic - subscription required)
If Savinho decides to join Tottenham, Manchester City will turn to Chelsea and Portugal winger Pedro Neto and have already made contact with the 26-year-old's camp over a possible move. (Fabrizio Romano)

#nottingham #tijjani

Zoe Saldana stopped by CBS Mornings in New York today to promote the upcoming third season of Lioness, which premieres on 2 August.
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I'm hoping Zoe is starting this press tour as she means to go on, because this made a refreshing change.
We all know how much the actress loves a black Saint Laurent lace dress. At this point, she and Zoë Kravitz must be neck and neck for the number of times they've worn one, so I always breathe a sigh of relief when she heads in a different direction.
On this occasion, she wore a look from the Willy Chavarria Spring 2027 collection, which debuted during Men's Fashion Week last month.

#saldana #mornings #august #images

Aston Villa ******* s Pervis Estupinan, Bruno Guimaraes is not for sale, Inter Milan give up on signing Trevoh Chalobah.
AC Milan's Ecuador left-back Pervis Estupinan, 28, is one of the targets being ******* sed by Aston Villa. (Mail)
Bruno Guimaraes is viewed as not being for sale by Newcastle, despite rumours of ******* nal thinking they could get the 28-year-old Brazil midfielder for £50m. (Newcastle Chronicle)
Inter Milan have given up on signing England defender Trevoh Chalobah as they cannot afford Chelsea's asking price of £30m, but Como are still interested in the 27-year-old. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian)
Chelsea are set make an offer which could reach £21m for Rayo Vallecano's Spanish left-back Pep Chavarria, 28. (Marca - in Spanish)

Coming back from a far-flung vacation? Traveling abroad on a business trip? Just happen to find yourself within 100 miles of a U.S. border? I regret to inform you that U.S. Customs and Border Control (CBP) agents can search your phone, laptop, GPS system, smartwatch, or other electronic devices for virtually no reason. No particular suspicion of criminal activity is needed. No probable cause. No warrant.
At "the physical border, the functional equivalent of the border" (such as an incoming or outgoing flight at an international airport), or "the extended border," border policy is to allow device searches "with or without suspicion."
Wilmer Chavarria is trying to change this. The Vermont-based school superintendent is suing the Department of Homeland Security, arguing that his 4th Amendment rights were violated when border agents searched his personal and work devices as he was traveling back to the U.S. after visiting family in Nicaragua.
You may be surprised to learn just how expansive border policies around electronic device searches are.
According to a January 2026 policy directive, CBP agents can search "any device that may contain information in an electronic or digital form, such as computers, tablets, disks, drives, tapes, flash drives, SIM cards, global positioning systems, unmanned aircraft systems, vehicle infotainment systems, smart watches, mobile phones and other communication devices, cameras, music and other media players." If you're entering the country, exiting the country, or within 100 miles of a border, it's fair game.

Aston Villa ***** s Pervis Estupinan, Bruno Guimaraes is not far sale, Inter Milan give up on signing Trevoh Chalobah.
AC Milan's Ecuador left-back Pervis Estupinan, 28, is one of the targets being ***** sed by Aston Villa. (Mail)
Bruno Guimaraes is viewed as not being for sale by Newcastle, despite rumours of ***** nal thinking they could get the 28-year-old Brazil midfielder for £50m. (Newcastle Chronicle)
Inter Milan have given up on signing England defender Trevoh Chalobah as they cannot afford Chelsea's asking price of £30m, but Como are still interested in the 27-year-old. (Corriere dello Sport - in Italian)
Chelsea are set make an offer which could reach £21m for Rayo Vallecano's Spanish left-back Pep Chavarria, 28. (Marca - in Spanish)

Roma has identified Diego Moreira as their priority target to strengthen their left-back line, fulfilling one of the three main requests made by coach Gian Piero Gasperini.
The 2004-born winger, currently owned by Strasbourg and playing in the World Cup with the Belgian national team, is a profile that already attracted the duo of the Giallorossi coach and sporting director Tony D'Amico during their time at Atalanta.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the French management has set a value of €40 million for the player, but Roma expects to be able to lower the asking price, given the player's popularity, who is eager to play in the Champions League and is ready to triple his current €800,000 seasonal salary.
The main obstacle for the Roman club is Chelsea, a club owned by the same holding company as Strasbourg (the BlueCo group) and boasting a buyback clause for the Belgian defender.
However, during recent discussions between Roma and the London club to evaluate Alejandro Garnacho, it emerged that the Blues have no intention of opposing the move to Italy, as they are currently focused on the acquisition of Pep Chavarría from Rayo Vallecano, at the suggestion of their coach Xabi Alonso.

In a recent print edition, Estadio Deportivo claimed that Chelsea are big admirers of Rayo Vallecano left-back Pep Chavarria this summer. It has been mentioned that the Blues are keeping a keen eye on the Spanish defender in this transfer window.
The 28-year-old managed to shine at times on the left side of Rayo Vallecano’s defence in the previous campaign when he produced a run of solid displays for them in La Liga. Chavarria found the back of the net once and grabbed three ****** ists in 44 matches for the Spanish outfit last season in multiple competitions.
The Spanish sensation is currently among the most experienced full-backs in La Liga. Therefore, the Blues would do well to lure him to Stamford Bridge this off-season.
His current contract at the Spanish club will run out in the summer of 2030, which could make it difficult for Chelsea to land him later this year.
MADRID, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 01: Pep Chavarria of Rayo Vallecano reacts during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Real Madrid CF and Rayo Vallecano de Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on February 01, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

A member of the defensive ranks at La Liga outfit Rayo Vallecano is the subject of a transfer ****** ault on the part of English heavyweights Chelsea .
This comes amid the understanding that Pep Chavarría is wanted by incoming Blues head coach Xabi Alonso.
Chavarría, for his part, is fresh off a fine season on the books of the aforementioned Rayo. En route to another solid 8th-placed finish for the capital outfit, the 28-year-old racked up 33 La Liga appearances.
Along the way, the Spaniard chipped in with a goal and two ****** ists from his berth at left-back.
And as alluded to above, such exploits appear to have proven enough to catch the eye of those behind the scenes at one of Europe's leading clubs.

Round 3 of the 126th Open at Shinnecock Hills begins Saturday at 9 a.m. ET.
Dylan Wu and Jacob Bridgeman, who both made the cut at 4 over, will start the day, and leader Wyndham Clark (7 under) and Matt Fitzpatrick (3 under) will be the last out at 3:45 p.m ET.
Below are Round 3 tee times, pairings, featured groups and viewing information for Saturday's action in Southampton, New York.
9:11 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Eric Lee
9:44 a.m.: Nico Echavarria, Hideki Matsuyama