Chelsea’s BingX crypto sponsorship stays quiet as club spends big on Henderson, Chalobah exits

Chelsea just signed 36-year-old midfielder Jordan Henderson on a two-year contract while reportedly shipping defender Trevoh Chalobah off to Como for £27.5 million. But somewhere in the background, a crypto exchange is watching its logo flash across Stamford Bridge, and the club’s fan tokens are doing absolutely nothing about it. The Blues have maintained a multi-year sponsorship deal with BingX, the crypto exchange, since January 2024. That partnership is valued at roughly £10 million. And yet, as Chelsea reshuffles its squad under manager Xabi Alonso, the digital asset side of the club’s portfolio remains eerily still. The transfers: experience in, youth out Henderson’s arrival is the kind of move that looks boring on paper but matters in the dressing room. The former Liverpool and England captain had his contract with Brentford mutually terminated before linking up with Chelsea. Henderson himself pointed to conversations with Alonso as the deciding factor. On the other side of the ledger, Chalobah appears headed to Como in Serie A. The reported £27.5 million fee represents a tidy return for a player who came through Chelsea’s academy. The Chalobah transfer remains unconfirmed by...