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Honest Ahanor

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Atalanta BC → Chelsea · Permanent · Summer 2026

It did not happen
last read 43% before it was settled
  1. Rumoured
    27 Aug
  2. Talks
    27 Aug
  3. Agreement
    27 Aug
  4. Medical
    27 Aug
  5. Done
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Catch me up

  1. 27 Augfirst@FabrizioRomano: Honest Ahanor authorized to travel to Chelsea for medical tests; £40m deal agreed with Atalanta
  2. 30 AugJoined by @DiMarzio
  3. 1 SeptReached Done
  4. 1 SeptJoined by @JacobsBen

What was actually said

5 posts in 3 claims, grouped by stage and direction.

Reported as done

Advancingone report

🚨🔵 Official, exclusive story confirmed. Chelsea sign Honest Ahanor from Atalanta on £40m deal from June 2027. Italian 18 year old defender will now join Crystal Palace on loan from Atalanta. https://t.co/wujw4ubumt

claims Done+16 pointsView on X ↗

Reported as agreed

Advancing2 reports, led by @DiMarzio

.@CPFC agree loan deal to sign Honest Ahanor from @ChelseaFC. Ahanor is expected to complete his double move to the UK from @Atalanta_BC in the coming hours @SkySport

claims Agreement+4 pointsView on X ↗
1 other post, 1 other source on the same claim
  • @JacobsBen2mo ago ↗

    Chelsea confirm Italian international Honest Ahanor has joined from Serie A side Atalanta. £40m fee. Ahanor will join Chelsea in summer 2027. He will be loaned from Atalanta to Crystal Palace for this season.✍️ https://t.co/rKwNTTHZfU

Reported at medical stage

Advancing2 reports, led by @FabrizioRomano

🔵✈️ Honest Ahanor has authorization to travel from Atalanta as he will be in London for medical tests at Chelsea. Deal worth £40m package as exclusively revealed today; expected to be sent to another club to play regularly this season if all goes to plan. https://t.co/Lw0XRNHl2o

claims Medical+2 pointsView on X ↗
1 other post on the same claim
  • @FabrizioRomano2mo ago ↗+1

    🚨🔵🔴 Crystal Palace agree deal to sign Honest Ahanor on loan from Chelsea, here we go! Verbal agreement done as Honest Ahanor joins Chelsea from Atalanta for £40m and then joins #CPFC on loan. Medical booked on Monday. https://t.co/asT1CHInUb

Why it read 43% before it settled

Starting pointbefore any evidence, from the stage reached
+61
Fabrizio Romano advancingBroke ittrust 0.75
+16
Gianluca Di Marzio advancingBroke ittrust 0.55, counted at 60%
+4
Fabrizio Romano advancingBroke ittrust 0.75, 50% faded, counted at 36%
+2
Fabrizio Romano advancingtrust 0.75, repeating (2nd to say it, 50%), counted at 22%
+1
Competing destinationshe cannot sign for two clubs
−42
1 further reporteach worth under half a point
Completion probability
43%

Each report is weighted by how often its source has been right.

Probability over time

20457528 Aug: −10 points, with no post on this move: news on a rival destination29 Aug: −60 points, with no new post: we re-read the reporting30 Aug: +18 points, with no new post: we re-read the reporting30 Aug: +9 points, after @DiMarzio, @FabrizioRomano28 Aug30 Aug1 Sept
71 recomputations▼ 51 points over the trail
  1. −602mo agono new post: we re-read the reporting
  2. +182mo agono new post: we re-read the reporting
  3. −102mo agonews on a rival destination
  4. +92mo ago@DiMarzio: Honest Ahanor to complete move from Atalanta to Chelsea in coming hours · @FabrizioRomano: Honest Ahanor joins Chelsea from Atalanta for £40m with medical booked on Monday