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Enzo Maresca reveals Jamie Gittens has already joined up with Chelsea squad despite transfer announcement still pending ahead of £55m Borussia Dortmund exit

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<p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-jamie-gittens-borussia-dortmund-transfer-agreed-club-world-cup/blt2380b81e46f61cb7" target="_blank">Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund agreed a deal that will see the winger head to the Premier League this summer</a>, and he has already linked up with his new team-mates at their Club World Cup base in the USA. He was also spotted on the pitch following Chelsea's quarter-final victory over Palmeiras. That suggests an official announcement is only a matter of time.</p>

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<p>After the 2-1 win, Maresca said: "Jamie was here tonight, he was on the pitch. And he will be with us probably one more day, two days more. And then he will go for a holiday and come back when we're going to start the new season."</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hold on... is that Gittens casually strolling onto the pitch after the game? 👀<br><br>Watch the&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/FIFACWC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FIFACWC</a>&nbsp;| June 14 - July 13 | Every Game | Free | <a href="https://t.co/i0K4eUu4lJ">https://t.co/i0K4eUu4lJ</a> |&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FIFACWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FIFACWC</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TakeItToTheWorld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TakeItToTheWorld</a> <a href="https://t.co/CeOZtqHxas">pic.twitter.com/CeOZtqHxas</a></p>— DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/DAZNFootball/status/1941419042889400711?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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WHAT MARESCA SAID

<p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/revealed-why-chelsea-failed-jamie-gittens-club-world-cup-borussia-dortmund-director-winger-sold-worth-transfer-talks/blt6ffea0d3dfc60b34" target="_blank">Chelsea had hoped to sign Gittens in time to play a full part in the competition but a deal could not initially be struck</a>. It is instead set to be announced ahead of the semi-final against Fluminense next week.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Chelsea are adding Gittens to a raft of attacking talent already in their squad. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-confirm-liam-delap-arrival-ipswich-seeing-off-transfer-competition-from-man-utd/blt258e613836df0ae0#:~:text=Chelsea%20confirm%20%C2%A330m%20Liam,Man%20Utd%20%7C%20Goal.com%20UK" target="_blank">The Blues have already signed Liam Delap from Ipswich</a> and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/chelsea-confirm-gbp60m-joao-pedro-signing-from-brighton-special-samba-announcement-video/blt446826898115da40" target="_blank">Joao Pedro from Brighton</a> this summer, with the quality and depth intended to ensure they can fight in the league and Champions League in the 2025-26 campaign.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR CHELSEA?

Enzo Maresca reveals Jamie Gittens has already joined up with Chelsea squad despite transfer announcement still pending ahead of £55m Borussia Dortmund exit | Goal.com

Jamie Gittens has joined up with the Chelsea squad ahead of the official announcement of his transfer, head coach Enzo Maresca has revealed.

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