Chelsea suffered an early setback when new forward Liam Delap was forced off injured while chasing the ball and was replaced by Tyrique George. Delap pulled up clutching the back of his right leg on his full home debut; he is a £30 million signing. Fulham thought they had taken the lead through Josh King after Rodrigo Muniz's pass, but the goal was disallowed following a pitchside VAR review that found Muniz fouled Trevoh Chalobah. Alejandro Garnacho was in the stands and is expected to join Chelsea for £40 million on a contract until 2032, with United retaining a 10% sell-on clause. Former defender Curtis Davies said, "I'm fuming," after the decision.
Chelsea had an unwanted start to their Premier League match at home to Fulham on Saturday when Liam Delap was forced off injured before Josh King had the ball in the back of the net for The Cottagers. New forward Delap pulled up and clutched the back of his right leg while chasing the ball early in the first half on his full home debut, with Tyrique George replacing the £30 million signing.
Garnacho will join Chelsea for £40 million on a contract until 2032, according to multiple reports this week including ESPN. The outlet said United will receive 10% of any future transfer fee Chelsea receive for Garnacho, having initially wanted £50m. The 21-year-old was left out of United's pre-season preparations after criticising manager Ruben Amorim.
Fulham academy product King thought he had scored his first Premier League goal in composed fashion when he reached Rodrigo Muniz's perceptive pass, entered the penalty area and beat goalkeeper Robert Sanchez. Forward Muniz produced an inspired spin inside the centre circle to create the goal, which was disallowed following a pitchside monitor review by referee Rob Jones, who decided that Muniz had fouled Trevoh Chalobah.
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