Chelsea prospect Mathis Amougou has completed a permanent transfer to Strasbourg. Softfootball confirmed that the Blues did decided to cash in on the youngster to help balance their books in the fear of ban fir breaching financial fair play rule
During the closing hours of the winter transfer window, the Premier League giants announced that they negotiated a surprise deal for the Saint-Etienne youngster. The Blues paid in the region of £12.5m to acquire the services of a player who had only accumulated 857 minutes of football in Ligue 1.
Sports Mole reports that at the time, it was widely reported that the 19-year-old had already been earmarked for a season-long loan with Strasbourg in 2025-26. Instead, Chelsea have decided to cash in on the starlet with Strasbourg – also owned by BlueCo – signing Amougou on a contract until 2030.
While a transfer fee has not been disclosed, the expectation is that it will be on similar terms to what Chelsea paid for Amougou in February. The midfielder played just twice for Chelsea during the second half of 2024-25, making his debut as an 83rd-minute substitute against Southampton in February.
That was followed up by 15 minutes in the first leg of the Conference League quarter-final against Legia Warsaw as Chelsea closed out a 3-0 victory. Although, Amougou is not part of the squad for the FIFA Club World Cup, a consequence of Andrey Santos and Dario Essugo being added to Enzo Maresca’s crop of midfield options.
With no prospect of senior football anytime soon, Chelsea have decided to bolster their financial position with the Premier League and UEFA by generating a fee for Amougou. Strasbourg will sign three Chelsea players on loan, two of those expected to be goalkeeper Mike Penders and playmaker Kendry Paez.
Amougou joins Kepa Arrizabalaga, Noni Madueke and Petrovic as the senior first team players to exit Chelsea this summer. Softfootball reported earlier that Nicolas Jackson has also been declared surplus to requirement by Chelsea.
Nicolas Jackson could leave Chelsea this summer. His future has been questioned following the arrival of the Liam Delap, and even more so after the Blues signed Joao Pedro. The 24-year-old has seen himself fall behind Pedro in the pecking order, and the Brazil international scored two superb goals against Fluminense as Jackson looked on from the bench.
