Chelsea gives Jesse Derry new contract, loans to Sporting

Chelsea has secured the long-term future of promising winger Jesse Derry with a new contract and is finalizing a season-long loan move for the 19-year-old to Sporting CP in Portugal. The deal, expected to be completed imminently, will see Derry develop at the Lisbon club for the 2026-27 season.

Derry, who joined Chelsea from Crystal Palace in the summer of 2025, signed a new contract with the Premier League club that runs until 2032. Shortly after committing his future, the club arranged his temporary transfer to Sporting. Chelsea will cover the player's entire salary during the loan, and the agreement does not include an option for the Portuguese side to make the move permanent.

The young forward made his senior debut for Chelsea last season, coming off the bench in an FA Cup victory over Hull City in February 2026. He earned his first Premier League start in May against Nottingham Forest, playing on the left wing, but his outing was cut short just before halftime when he sustained a concussion following a clash of heads with Forest defender Zach Abbott and was taken off on a stretcher. In total, he made three first-team appearances across all competitions.