Benoît Badiashile to Aston Villa from Chelsea
Verdict Delivered
This rumor DIED. It was dropped from the board after going quiet, last rated 2%.
| Move | Chelsea → Villa |
| Outcome | Never happened |
| Rated at the end | 2% |
| Resolved | August 5th |
NAPOLI HAVE AGREED TERMS WITH CHELSEA AND VILLA ARE NOT IN THE RACE. The Italian reporter Luca Cerchione set out the terms on July 29th and The Chelsea Chronicle published them at 7.00pm the same evening: Napoli have agreed a loan of EUR 3m with a purchase option of EUR 20m plus bonuses, and Badiashile has agreed a five-year contract at EUR 2.5m net plus bonuses. Chelsea have accepted. Read Chelsea reported on August 3rd that the clubs remain close to completing it, with a late attempt by Juventus to hijack the move the only complication. Nothing is signed, so this is not recorded as off, but a player who has agreed personal terms and a five-year contract elsewhere is not a live Villa pursuit. IMPORTANT ON DATING: none of that reporting carries the Villa link, so it does not refresh the row. The last-seen date stays at July 22nd, which is the last time any outlet actually placed Villa in this race, and the row is due to fall out of the board on August 5th on its fourteen-day clock unless fresh Villa-side reporting lands. TEAMtalk named the 25-year-old France centre-back alongside Axel Disasi on July 22nd as a Chelsea defender Villa have enquired about after agreeing the Alejandro Garnacho loan. Badiashile, a £35m arrival from Monaco in 2023, has been transfer-listed by Chelsea and is available as they trim their squad. Villa's interest is framed as exploratory cover for a back line that could yet lose Ezri Konsa, with no formal approach reported. The reporting is hit-and-miss tier and carries no tier-one corroboration.
How the Story Moved
| Date | What changed | |
|---|---|---|
| July 23rd | Tracked | Rumor opened on the board at 11% (linked) — source: TEAMtalk (exclusive). TEAMtalk named the 25-year-old France centre-back alongside Axel Disasi on July 22nd as a Chelsea defender Villa have enquired about after agreeing the Alejandro Garnacho loan. Badiashile, a £35m arrival from Monaco in 2023, has been transfer-listed by Chelsea and is available as they trim their squad. Villa's interest is framed as exploratory cover for a back line that could yet lose Ezri Konsa, with no formal approach reported. |
| August 4th | Moved | Likelihood fell from 11% to 6% (cooling). DOWNGRADED TO COOLING. The player is being sold to somebody else. The Italian reporter Luca Cerchione set out the terms on July 29th and The Chelsea Chronicle published them at 7.00pm the same evening: Napoli have agreed a loan of EUR 3m with a purchase option of EUR 20m plus bonuses, and Badiashile has agreed a five-year contract at EUR 2.5m net plus bonuses. Chelsea have accepted. Read Chelsea reported on August 3rd that the clubs remain close to completing it, with a late attempt by Juventus to hijack the move the only complication. Nothing is signed, so this is not recorded as off, but a player who has agreed personal terms and a five-year contract elsewhere is not a live Villa pursuit. IMPORTANT ON DATING: none of that reporting carries the Villa link, so it does not refresh the link. July 22nd remains the last time any outlet actually placed Villa in this race. TEAMtalk named the 25-year-old France centre-back alongside Axel Disasi on July 22nd as a Chelsea defender Villa have enquired about after agreeing the Alejandro Garnacho loan. Badiashile, a £35m arrival from Monaco in 2023, has been transfer-listed by Chelsea and is available as they trim their squad. Villa's interest is framed as exploratory cover for a back line that could yet lose Ezri Konsa, with no formal approach reported. |
| August 5th | Verdict | Rumor died — dropped from the board at 6% |
Timeline since the rumor joined the board.