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Chelsea outline plan to sign Said Remadnia with ‘advanced talks’ held

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20 December 2025

Chelsea outline plan to sign Said Remadnia with 'advanced talks' held

Chelsea are carrying on their youth revolution as they now enter ‘advanced talks’ with an exciting young Marseille forward.

Chelsea lead youth recruitment drive by signing top talent

Chelsea’s recruitment strategy under BlueCo has fundamentally helped to shift the landscape of Europe’s transfer market.

Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly and co-sporting director Paul Winstanley in the stands before the match

Where traditional big clubs once focused primarily on established stars, the Blues have pioneered an aggressive model centered around signing the continent’s most promising teenagers before their value skyrockets.

The approach has drawn both admiration and criticism.

Some point to the strategic brilliance of building a squad capable of competing at an elite level for the next decade, while others wonder if this youth-centric approach leaves Enzo Maresca wanting more experienced players.

Nevertheless, they show absolutely no sign of slowing down, having recently sealed a deal for 16-year-old African sensation Mohamed Zongo, who’s been called the ‘next-gen Yaya Toure’.

General view inside Stamford Bridge before the match

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He’s very highly rated.

Brazilian wonderkid Estevao is perhaps one of the biggest success stories of their transfer tactic so far, alongside star forward Cole Palmer, who quickly established himself as Chelsea’s talisman right after his £42.5 million move from Man City two years ago.

The Blues are also poised to welcome Emmanuel Emegha, Dastan Satpaev and Geovany Quenda to Stamford Bridge next year as well, adding to their array of blockbuster prodigies, and the latter has already been called the ‘next Cristiano Ronaldo‘ by sources in Portugal.

This week, as per French newspaper L’Equipe, Chelsea saw an opening £7 million bid rejected for highly-rated young striker Djylian N’Guessan, so it appears they’re in the market for teenage centre-forwards.

Now, according to Africa Foot, they’re in talks with Marseille starlet Saïd Remadnia.

Chelsea in ‘advanced negotiations’ with Marseille youngster Said Remadnia

Indeed, it is believed that the west London club have entered ‘advanced negotiations’ with the representatives of Remadnia, a 16-year-old currently developing in Marseille’s renowned academy system.

Despite his youth, Remadnia already competes regularly for Marseille’s Under-19 side, highlighting the coaching staff’s confidence in his abilities.

The attacker has apparently earned recognition for his explosive pace, technical skills and goal-scoring instinct – attributes that are said to align perfectly with Chelsea’s profile for young forwards.

Chelsea officials have also met with Remadnia’s agents directly to outline their medium-to-long-term plan for him, so this could be one to watch.

The teenager’s dual heritage, born in France to parents of Algerian and Tunisian descent, adds another dimension to his emerging profile with international coaches very impressed by his rise at Marseille.

Marseille now face a familiar problem confronting French academies — keeping their most exciting prospects out of Premier League clutches.

For Remadnia, he has a major choice to make.

Staying at Marseille provides continued growth in familiar surroundings with clearer routes towards senior football, but joining Chelsea and the BlueCo network could even offer him a trajectory at Strasbourg.

After seeing their offer for N’Guessan rejected this week, it appears Chelsea have set their sights on another very promising young forward who AfricaFoot call ‘one of the brightest prospects’ in Marseille’s academy and a ‘rising star’.