Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has been given a £200million transfer budget ahead of this summer and is hoping to spend roughly £43million of it on Monaco midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko, as per a report in the Telegraph. The 22-year-old is just one of a number of players being linked with a move away from Monaco after […]
Chelsea are in the market for a new centre-back this summer and according to a report from ESPN FC, the Blues want to sign Athletic Bilbao’s Aymeric Laporte. Antonio Conte is looking to bring in another defender as John Terry is leaving the club and there is talk that Kurt Zouma will be allowed to go […]
At one point back in January, it looked like Diego Costa’s Chelsea career could be over as he’d seemingly had his head turned by a big money offer from the Chinese Super League. The Spaniard was dropped for a game against Leicester City and it looked like he might be sold but the striker settled […]
Chelsea have officially qualified for the Champions League next season, following a 0-3 victory over Everton in the Premier League at Goodwin Park. The win guarantees them a top four finish, boosting them back into the world of European football after a season of absence from all but the domestic scene. The match against Everton […]
Frank Lampard was pictured apparently trolling Tottenham fans as he left Wembley this evening having been part of the BBC coverage of the FA Cup Semi final between Chelsea and Tottenham. Chelsea won the game 4-2 thanks to goals from Willian (2), Eden Hazard and a scremer from Nemanja Matic and whilst Lampard was seen to be neutral […]
Chelsea have cited a virus as part of the blame for their 2-0 defeat away to Manchester United on Sunday. According to the Guardian, several players missed training in the back-end of the week during the build-up to the game as the Blues put in an uncharacteristic performance away from home. Marcos Alonso had fallen […]
Chelsea in ‘pole position’ to sign Virgil Van Dijk from Southampton this summer, according to a report from Chris Bascombe of The Telegraph. Southampton are expecting to receive bids in excess of £50million for van Dijk in the summer and according to Bascombe, Antonio Conte’s Blues are leading the race to sign him. The Dutchman is being […]
Chelsea have made a €60m bid to Juventus for winger Kingsley Coman, who is currently on loan with Bayern Munich, according to reports in France. The 20-year-old has a clause in his loan at Munich that allows them to purchase him for around £18m and the German champions intend to activate it, but the player still has […]
Despite the relative successes of Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso as Chelsea’s wing-backs this season, Antonio Conte looks like he wants an upgrade on both this summer and according to a report from Kieran Gill and Matt Barlow of the Daily Mail, he has his eyes set on Monaco duo Djibril Sidibe and Thomas Lemar. Monaco have […]
Chelsea and Manchester City will both make world record bids for Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci this summer, according to Ed Malyon from the Independent. The 29-year-old was a target for both clubs in the summer and it seems like they’ll both try to get him again at the end of the season. The Italian defender has […]
Chelsea are ready to join the race for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud, according to reports. The 21-year-old’s contract with the Bundesliga side expires in 2018 so the likelihood is that he’ll be sold in the summer and, as reported by Ed Aarons of the Guardian, Chelsea are one of the parties interested in him, As well as the Blues and […]
Borussia Monchengladbach are planning their summer recruitment strategy and they have apparently decided that they want to complete two deals that will see a couple of Chelsea players join their side before the start of next season. According to reports from the Express, the German club are keen to sign Andreas Christensen on a permanent deal after he’s […]