{
  "id": 14921143,
  "title": "Chelsea have ‘practically’ signed Strasbourg winger Gessime Yassine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/chelsea-have-practically-signed-strasbourg-winger-gessime-yassine",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-16T09:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chelsea-practically-signed-strasbourg-winger-091800608.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Chelsea FC have reportedly made significant progress in securing the signing of Moroccan international right-winger Gessime Yassine (20) from Strasbourg, according to Christophe Lollichon, a former Chelsea goalkeeping coach. Lollichon revealed to Ouest-France that the Premier League club has \"practically\" signed Yassine. The winger joined Strasbourg from Dunkerque earlier this year in a €7m deal and has impressed with two goals and three assists in 25 appearances for the Alsatians. Yassine's performance against Lens in August was particularly notable, earning him the Man of the Match award. Lollichon, who joined Dunkerque as goalkeeping coach in 2023, praised the club's talent scouting, mentioning other young players like Enzo Bardeli at Levante and Alec Georgen at Lorient. If Yassine joins Chelsea, he will follow in the footsteps of other Strasbourg players who have moved to BlueCo's Premier League side, including Valentin Barco, Mamadou Sarr, and Emmanuel Emegha.",
  "summary": "Chelsea FC have reportedly made strides to sign Moroccan international right-winger Gessime Yassine (20) from BlueCo-owned sister club RC Strasbourg, according to Christophe Lollichon. Speaking to Oue...",
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  "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."
}