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title: "Chelsea morning news round-up – 8th April 2018"
canonical: "https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/08/chelsea-morning-news-round-up-8th-april-2018/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-04-08T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-04-08T07:30:00Z"
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# Chelsea morning news round-up – 8th April 2018

The news cycle surrounding Chelsea never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Chelsea ready to rival Manchester United for Sokratis](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/07/chelsea-ready-to-rival-manchester-united-for-sokratis/)

![](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/887186806-300x300.jpg)

Chelsea are reportedly ready to rival their Premier League rivals in the race to sign Sokratis Papastathopoulos from Borussia Dortmund this … [Read More](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/07/chelsea-ready-to-rival-manchester-united-for-sokratis/)

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### [Chelsea receive encouragement in Alderweireld pursuit](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/07/chelsea-receive-encouragement-in-alderweireld-pursuit/)

![](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/865036858-300x300.jpg)

Chelsea's defensive troubles throughout the season have been well publicised, with Antonio Conte's men struggling to shut teams out in recent … [Read More](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/07/chelsea-receive-encouragement-in-alderweireld-pursuit/)

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### [Conte urges Chelsea to keep fighting](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/07/conte-urges-chelsea-to-keep-fighting/)

![](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/924082210-300x300.jpg)

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has issued a rallying cry to his players ahead of their clash with West Ham.\
It's been a difficult season for the … [Read More](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/07/conte-urges-chelsea-to-keep-fighting/)

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