Onwuzurike was able to negotiate with any team as he was an unrestricted free agent. The short-term contract suggests that teams across the league were uncertain about his reliability going forward. Since he had a very reliable 2024 season in which he played 17 of 18 games, likely the spinal fusion is the main concern.

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca defended a lacklustre display as his team edged past Copenhagen with a 1-0 aggregate win to secure a 3-1 aggregate success and passage to the Conference League quarter-final.