According to a previous TEAMtalk report, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United had been monitoring Tom Atcheson, a teenage defender at Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn gave the player a new contract, but this did not prevent multiple approaches before the transfer deadline. TEAMtalk confirmed that Chelsea was among the clubs to make an approach for the 19-year-old Centre-Back, which Blackburn resisted. The club also rejected enquiries from Manchester City, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Sunderland, and Crystal Palace. The Northern Ireland international has earned 2 caps and scored 1 goal for his country. Atcheson, who joined Blackburn in July 2025, has a current Transfermarkt market value of €800k.