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title: "Chelsea join race for Brazilian defender, Drinkwater linked with Hammers move and more: Chelsea news round-up"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2018-04-14T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-04-14T07:30:00Z"
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# Chelsea join race for Brazilian defender, Drinkwater linked with Hammers move and more: Chelsea news round-up

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 join the race to sign Eder Militao](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/chelsea-join-the-race-to-sign-eder-militao/)

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Chelsea have joined Manchester City in the race to sign Eder Militao from Sao Paulo, according to a report from Darren Lewis of The Mirror.\
The … [Read More](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/chelsea-join-the-race-to-sign-eder-militao/)

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### [Manchester United pull out of the race for Gareth Bale](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/manchester-united-pull-out-of-the-race-for-gareth-bale/)

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Chelsea have been given a boost in their pursuit of Gareth Bale as, according to the Independent, Manchester United have pulled out of the race to … [Read More](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/manchester-united-pull-out-of-the-race-for-gareth-bale/)

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### [Drinkwater linked with move to West Ham](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/drinkwater-linked-with-move-to-west-ham/)

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West Ham have eyed a move for Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater, according to the Telegraph.\
Drinkwater has struggled for playing time since … [Read More](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/drinkwater-linked-with-move-to-west-ham/)

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### [Chelsea eye summer swoop for Orest Kuzyk](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/chelsea-eye-summer-swoop-for-orest-kuzyk/)

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Chelsea are lining up a summer swoop for Stal Kamianske forward Orest Kuzyk, according to reports in Portugal.\
Portuguese giants Benfica and FC … [Read More](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/chelsea-eye-summer-swoop-for-orest-kuzyk/)

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### [Rafa Benitez praises Jamal Lascelles' professionalism amidst Chelsea interest](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/rafa-benitez-praises-jamal-lascelles-professionalism-amidst-chelsea-interest/)

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Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez has confirmed that Jamal Lascelles has remained focused, despite the rumours over his future. Chelsea have been … [Read More](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/rafa-benitez-praises-jamal-lascelles-professionalism-amidst-chelsea-interest/)

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### [Chelsea predicted XI: Southampton (A)](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/chelsea-predicted-xi-southampton-a/)

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Chelsea travel away to face relegation threatened Southampton on Saturday as they look to bounce back from their draw with West Ham.

The Blues … [Read More](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/chelsea-predicted-xi-southampton-a/)

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### [Conte comments on Courtois speculation](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/conte-comments-on-courtois-speculation/)

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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has admitted that the speculation over Thibaut Courtois' future is a problem for the player and the club.\
Speaking ahead … [Read More](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/conte-comments-on-courtois-speculation/)

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### [Conte explains decision to drop Christensen](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/conte-explains-decision-to-drop-christensen/)

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Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has explained why he decided to leave Andreas Christensen on the bench against West Ham last weekend.\
The Blues boss, as … [Read More](https://readchelsea.com/2018/04/13/conte-explains-decision-to-drop-christensen/)

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