Manchester City have formally apologised to Chelsea for playing Madness after the full-time whistle on Sunday. Sky Sports confirm that club officials from the Premier League champions reached out to the Blues to apologise for their mistake. ‘One Step Beyond’ is famously played at Stamford Bridge after games and City shocked many in the stadium as it was […]
Frank Lampard has played down talk linking him with the Chelsea job, as the pressure mounts on Maurizio Sarri. Many bookmakers had made Lampard the favourite to replace the Italian, should Chelsea pull the trigger after their embarrassing 6-0 defeat away to Manchester City. Speaking at his pre-match press conference, as reported by Derbyshire Live, Lampard played […]
Maurizio Sarri has explained his decision to snub a handshake with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola on Sunday. Speaking after the heavy defeat, as reported by the Mirror, Sarri played down any talk of unrest between the two managers. After the full-time whistle had gone, Guardiola made his way over to Sarri for a handshake but […]
Maurizio Sarri is playing a dangerous game at Chelsea, challenging his players and the board with his refusal to change his tactics. A 6-0 thrashing away at Manchester City on Sunday afternoon ramped up the pressure on the Italian, with the former Napoli boss running out of time in London. The players looked distant and […]
Chelsea legend and Maurizio Sarri’s right-hand man Gianfranco Zola could be given the job until the end of the season. According to reports in Italy from Sport Mediaset, Zola could stay on in an interim basis should Sarri be sacked before the end of the season. The report claims that Zola could be a short-term fix for […]
Maurizio Sarri may well have lost the Chelsea dressing room, according to pundit and former striker Chris Sutton. Speaking on BBC’s 606, as cited on the Express, Sutton explains that the Chelsea squad are clearly not playing for the Italian head coach. He’s stubborn and I there are questions over Sarri. This is the same Sarri […]
Leeds United are not ruling out a summer move to sign Isaiah Brown from Chelsea on a permanent basis. That’s according to the well respected Leeds United journalist Phil Hay of the Yorkshire Evening Post. When quizzed on the possibility of Brown turning his loan deal with the Whites into a permanent move, Hay explained that it could happen […]
Matthijs De Ligt’s decision to link up with Mino Raiola appears to have scuppered his chances of moving to a Premier League club. According to the Mirror, Arsenal, Liverpool, United, Spurs and Chelsea have all scouted the player in recent months. However, Raiola is not believed to be a popular figure among Premier League clubs, meaning a move to England […]
Chelsea have added both Lorenzo Insigne and Richarlison to their list of potential targets should Eden Hazard leave the club this summer. The Daily Mail reports that Chelsea are planning for life without the Belgian, with a move to Real Madrid looking increasingly likely. It was reported earlier this week that Hazard was ready to tell Chelsea […]
Elseid Hysaj could once again be linked with a summer move to Chelsea, as Napoli bid to raise summer transfer funds. According to reports from Tuttosport, as cited on Calcio Mercato, Napoli are looking to raise as much as €200 million in transfer funds for the summer window. Carlo Ancelotti’s side want to bring in a […]
Arsenal, Chelsea and Borussia Dortmund have all expressed an interest in Marseille defender Boubacar Kamara. According to reports in Italy from Calcio Mercato, all three teams could make moves to sign the defender in the summer. Kamara is attracting a wealth of interest as he continues to impress in France and has already drawn comparisons to Paris Saint-Germain’s […]
Chelsea were very keen to sign Nicolo Barella during the January transfer window. Reports in Italy from Tutto Mercato Web claim that the Blues even had a £44 million bid accepted for the midfielder. Unfortunately for the Blues, the player himself was not so keen and rejected the chance to move to Stamford Bridge. Both Barella and Leandro […]