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With Thibaut Courtois now inside the final 18 months of his Chelsea contract, the Blues remain hopeful that the Belgian will put pen-to-paper on a new contract despite interest from Real Madrid and PSG. Courtois initially rejected Chelsea’s opening contract offer but aware of what the 25-year-old offers the side, his potential in the game […]
Chelsea are among the host of top European clubs looking to sign Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer but it appears as if the 20-year-old is settled where he is for the time being. Bailey has netted 11 goals and provided five assists in 23 appearances across all competitions so far this season […]
Lazio star Stefan de Vrij has been linked with just about every top Premier League club, including Chelsea, over the last few weeks and the centre-back appears set to complete a big move in the summer. After Lazio retracted their contract offer to the Dutchman, de Vrij will likely leave the club on a free […]
Chelsea wanted to recruit another defensive midfielder last summer after sanctioning the £40m sale of Nemanja Matic to Manchester United but so far, their replacement has failed to live up to expectations. Antonio Conte signed Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco for £35m but the France international hasn’t quite gotten to grips with English football just yet […]
Michy Batshuayi never hit the heights expected of him during his initial spell with Chelsea. Despite getting an occasional strike under Antonio Conte, it is clear that the Blues’ under-fire manager considers him surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge. The recent loan move to Dortmund is one the striker welcomed to increase his game time, […]
While Chelsea’s focus will be solely on adding to their attacking ranks, Eden Hazard continues to be linked with a move to Real Madrid in the summer which has some Blues fans worried that he may leave the club. Valued in excess of £150m, any deal which sees Hazard leave the club will likely make […]
Chelsea were strongly linked with a move for Inter Milan captain Mauro Icardi last summer and are believed to have retained their interest in the former Barcelona academy star, but the Blues face some intense competition for his signature. Along with the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid, Bayern Munich have now joined the […]
A 3-0 win last time out against West Brom in the Premier League has eased the pressure on Antonio Conte slightly as Chelsea retain their spot in the top four for the time being as they turn their attention to the FA Cup fifth round this weekend. With Arsenal and Liverpool already knocked out of […]
Operating with a back three, Chelsea ideally would want five if not six centre-backs in their squad to give them ideal cover across all four fronts and the Blues are in the market for another when the summer transfer window opens. With David Luiz likely to leave the club in the summer after falling out […]
During the January transfer window, Chelsea were linked with a surprise move to re-sign Thorgan Hazard from Borussia Monchengladbach but the Belgian stayed put in Germany. Chelsea signed Thorgan, brother of Blues star Eden Hazard, in the summer of 2012 in a £450,000 deal from French side Lens before immediately sending him on a two-year […]
Ajax winger Justin Kluivert recently alerted a number of top European clubs when he suggested that he could see himself playing in the Premier League and La Liga in the future, but his father, Patrick, believes he shouldn’t push a move too soon. Chelsea were named by Justin among a number of clubs including Manchester […]
Despite signing Olivier Giroud from Arsenal in January, the Frenchman is likely only a short-term fix to their attacking issues being tied to an 18-month contract and Chelsea will want to bring in a younger forward in the near future. Timo Werner has been one of the most clinical centre-forwards in the Bundesliga since joining […]
