Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has heaped the praise on new loan signing Mateo Kovacic ahead of his side’s encounter with Arsenal this weekend. The Blues will be looking to make it two wins out of two in the Premier League, following their highly impressive 3-0 victory away at Huddersfield Town last weekend. Kovacic, who joined Chelsea on loan […]
According to a report from the Telegraph, Chelsea are looking to step up their pursuit of a new technical director following Michael Emenalo’s departure last year, with Roma’s Monchi among the options under consideration. The Blues saw Emenalo depart from his role in November and have since been without an established technical director. Marina Granovskaia has […]
Former Chelsea star Pat Nevin has suggested that Maurizio Sarri should consider utilising Pedro Rodriguez in an unfamiliar midfield role in the games to come. The Spaniard is facing stiff competition for starting places on the flanks, with Sarri likely to favour Willian on Pedro’s favoured right side, and Eden Hazard on the opposite wing. Nevertheless, […]
Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek has reportedly emerged as a surprise target for Bundesliga outfit FC Schalke 04. It’s claimed by the Mirror that the German outfit would be keen to take the promising midfielder on a season-long loan, with first-team football at Chelsea this term certainly not a guarantee. Loftus-Cheek spent the duration of last season […]
AC Milan are interested in a deal to sign Lucas Piazon from Chelsea this summer, according to a report from the Daily Star. The Brazilian wide player remains at Chelsea despite plenty of speculation surrounding his future in recent times, with Milan allegedly the latest club in the race. Piazon has spent the previous two seasons on loan […]
David Luiz still has a big part to play at Chelsea, Maurizio Sarri has insisted. The Brazilian defender’s future at Stamford Bridge had recently come under scrutiny, with a move away heavily touted by various reports. However, it seems Sarri feels as though Luiz can still be a key player in his Chelsea squad, as he continues […]
Pepe Reina has insisted that he never truly considered swapping AC Milan for Chelsea in the summer transfer window, Calciomercato.it reports. The Spaniard put pen to paper on a deal to join Milan only in recent months, as he opted to seek pastures new away from Napoli, where he worked well with Maurizio Sarri. Nevertheless, reports emerged […]
Chelsea have officially sent Kurt Zouma out on a season-long loan deal to Everton, the Toffees have confirmed. The central defender joins the club as their final signing of the summer transfer window, which ended in hectic fashion for Marco Silva’s side. Chelsea are well-stocked with defensive reinforcements and, evidently, Maurizio Sarri felt it was the […]
Kepa Arrizabalaga has been discussing just how happy he is to have put pen to paper on a deal to join Chelsea this summer. Following the news of Thibaut Courtois’ imminent departure to Real Madrid, the Blues moved fast to secure the services of Kepa from Athletic Bilbao after courting the player for some time. Kepa […]
Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma appears to be closing in on a loan switch to Everton. The central defender is undergoing a medical at Everton ahead of a potential loan move from Chelsea, according to the Telegraph’s Chris Bascombe. Twitter: Kurt Zouma to EFC on loan deal sheet is in. A medical is underway. (@_ChrisBascombe) Everton want to […]
AC Milan are discussing a potential loan move for Tiemoue Bakayoko with Chelsea, according to claims from Gianluca Di Marzio. Twitter: Il @acmilan avanti per #Bakayoko del @ChelseaFC in prestito con diritto @SkySport #calciomercato (@DiMarzio) The French midfielder has been heavily linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge throughout the summer transfer window and it seems […]
Sevilla are leading the race to sign Michy Batshuayi from Chelsea on loan, according to a report from Goal. The Belgian international is a man in demand over in Spain, with reports indicating that all three of Sevilla, Atletico Madrid and Valencia are circling for his signature. Batshuayi spent the second half of last season on loan […]