{
  "id": 11429599,
  "title": "Exclusive says Chelsea and Man U target defender who lost his partner to Premier League team",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/exclusive-says-chelsea-and-man-u-target-defender-who-lost-his-partner",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T11:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/exclusive-says-chelsea-man-u-113500527.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chelsea and Manchester United, as reported by TeamTalk, have been linked with the signing of Benfica centre back Tomas Araujo. The long international break has provided numerous transfer rumors, particularly in the last month of October. The priority for Chelsea is defense after the first phase of the season. Araujo has been a subject of speculation for a number of years and is currently on Chelsea and Manchester United's radar. The 24-year-old has already gained valuable experience and has a release clause of €80 million. Benfica is keen to retain Araujo, but the Eagles are interested in holding onto him for now. John Terry, a former Chelsea defender, has observed players in the new Chelsea team and believes they will be far behind Arsenal by May.",
  "summary": "Chelsea have been linked with interest in Benfica centre back Tomas Araujo in an exclusive report from TeamTalk today.If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferr...",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}