Chelsea are strenuously denying reports suggesting captain John Terry and striker Diego Costa had clashed at the training ground in Cobham, according to The Express. The Blues slumped to their third defeat in five Premier League games against Everton, going down 3-1 against the Toffees, and are now just one place above the relegation zone […]
Everton centre-back Ramiro Funes Mori has revealed that he and his brother Rogello had previously had a trial at Chelsea, according to The Express. Funes Mori made his debut for Everton in the 3-1 victory over Chelsea on Saturday, following his £9.7m deadline day move from River Plate. The 24-year-old defender trialed at Chelsea “a […]
Chelsea is a ‘banter-free’ zone following a miserable start to their Premier League campaign, made worse by the weekend’s 3-1 defeat at the hands of Everton, according to The Express. The Blues were back to training straight away on Sunday following the defeat, as they prepare for Wednesday night’s opening Champions League fixture against Maccabi […]
Former Chelsea striker Tony Cascarino believes Jose Mourinho’s miserable start to the season will continue against Arsenal this weekend, according to The Express. The Blues have had a woeful start to their title defence this season, losing three of their opening five league games, and Cascarino believes it could get even worse for Chelsea this […]
Chelsea head into their opening Champions League fixture on the back of an awful start to their 2015/16 Premier League campaign. The Blues have won just four points from the opening five league fixtures, losing to Manchester City, Crystal Palace, and most recently, a 3-1 defeat to Everton. And after such a shaky start to […]
Sky Sports and Gillette Soccer Saturday pundit Paul Merson believes this weekend’s clash with Everton is a must-win for Chelsea. Merson, writing his ‘Merson’s predictions’ column for this weekend’s set of Premier League fixtures, predicted a narrow 2-1 victory for Chelsea, as the Blues “have got to win.” He wrote: This is a game Chelsea […]
Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo has defended the clubs loan policy, after it has received widespread criticism for reportedly stockpiling players, according to BBC Sport. The Blues currently have more than 30 players shipped out on respective loan deals, including the likes of Marko Van Ginkel, Juan Cuadrado and Mohamed Salah. But Emenalo has defended […]
The squad for Chelsea’s defence of their UEFA Youth League trophy has been announced, with an interesting inclusion regarding a youngster currently on loan. Jeremie Boga, who is currently on loan at Ligue 1 side Rennes with a potentially staggering buy-out clause agreed with the club, is included in the 39-man squad; which would suggest […]
Chelsea is reportedly ready to compete with Manchester United and Arsenal to land Athletic Bilbao’s highly sought-after Aymeric Laporte in January, according to The Daily Express. After a summer of successfully keeping hold of their star defender, by setting Laporte’s buy-out clause at £36m, Bilbao may be forced to sell the Frenchman in January. Spanish […]
New Chelsea ‘keeper Asmir Begovic has revealed his excitement at the prospect of playing Champions League football this season, according West London Sport. The former Stoke City man has never played in the competition before but is hoping to feature this year under new boss Jose Mourinho, who likes to rotate his goalkeepers in the […]
Chelsea defender Gary Cahill has revealed he may need to wear a protective mask for the next month or two, according to West London Sport. Cahill, who had also suffered a broken nose during pre-season, has been using the mask since Asmir Begovic inadvertently punched the defender in the face during the defeat to Manchester […]
19-year-old striker Islam Feruz is keen to put his past behind him and make an impact for the right reasons this season ahead of his loan spell with Hibernian, according to The Daily Mail. Feruz, who’s talents were spotted by Celtic at the age of just 10, after his family moved from Somalia, has a […]