Who is Gessime Yassine? The latest Strasbourg star Chelsea have ‘practically’ signed
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29-second readChelsea are reportedly close to signing Strasbourg winger Gessime Yassine, despite no previous links to the player. Former Blues goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon has suggested the deal is “practically” done.
Chelsea have recently signed several players from their BlueCo-owned sister club, including Valentin Barco, Emmanuel Emegha and Mamadou Sarr. The 20-year-old Yassine would also fit the club’s transfer policy of signing young players to long-term contracts.
Here is everything we know about Yassine’s links to Chelsea through Lollichon and the type of player the Blues could be signing. After all, it would take someone special to break into Xabi Alonso’s starting front line at the moment.
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Chelsea are reportedly close to signing Strasbourg winger Gessime Yassine, despite no previous links to the player. Former Blues goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon has suggested ...
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The Chelsea Chronicle · rumour · 2026-10-16 13:30 UTC
Who is Gessime Yassine? The latest Strasbourg star Chelsea have ‘practically’ signed ↗
Chelsea are reportedly close to signing Strasbourg winger Gessime Yassine, despite no previous links to the player. Former Blues goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon has suggested ...
Get Football News France · rumour · 2026-10-16 09:18 UTC
Chelsea have ‘practically’ signed Strasbourg winger Gessime Yassine ↗
Chelsea FC have reportedly made strides to sign Moroccan international right-winger Gessime Yassine (20) from BlueCo-owned sister club RC Strasbourg, according to Christophe Lollichon. Speaking to Ouest-France, Chelsea’s former goalkeeping.
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