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Frank Lampard says he would be ‘naive’ to give assurances that Anthony Gordon will stay at Everton amid Chelsea’s pursuit of the player. Reports have claimed that the London club are readying a second offer for the 21-year-old and are willing to pay £50m to secure his signature. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Gordon was a shining light for the Toffees last campaign as they narrowly avoided relegation from the Premier League. Lampard says the player is of ‘huge value’ to the team but isn’t willing to rule out his departure yet. ‘Anthony Gordon is an Everton player, and that’s it for me, I don’t want to talk about hypotheticals,’ said the Chelsea legend. ‘He is an Everton player… he has got a huge value to the team. ‘He’s in the squad for tomo...

Thomas Tuchel was non-committal when asked whether Armando Broja could be Chelsea’s centre-forward, saying his loan performances do not prove he is good enough for the club and his injuries are not helping his chances of breaking into the team. With the departures of Lukaku and Timo Werner this summer and no arrival of a striker just yet, there appears to be a good chance for Broja to make an impression at Stamford Bridge this season.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The 20-year-old impressed on loan at Southampton last campaign, scoring nine goals in all competitions, and has come on as a substitute in both Premier League matches for the Blues so far this campaign. But, he will not be involved when Chelsea go to Leeds on Sunday due to an injury, an...

Video Assistant Referee Mike Dean has admitted that he made a mistake by not asking Anthony Taylor to check the foul on Marc Cucurella during Chelsea’s draw with Tottenham. Deep into stoppage time at Stamford Bridge, with the score at 2-1, Cucurella was fouled in the box by Romero, after the Argentine had grabbed onto the Spaniard’s hair and fell him to the ground.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, the on-pitch referee Taylor failed to notice the foul, and while Dean did hold play so he could look at the incident, he deemed that it was not worthy of being reviewed and allowed the match to continue. Just seconds later, Harry Kane equalised from a corner, sparking furious scenes from the Chelsea stars and Thomas Tuchel, who was later involved in a...

Leicester City head coach Brendan Rodgers has reaffirmed that he has no intention of selling Wesley Fofana to Chelsea this summer. The Blues have been chasing Fofana for a while now and according to reports personal terms have been agreed between the defender and the club on a six-year deal.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, Leicester have rejected two offers for the 21-year-old, and while Chelsea are preparing a third, it is likely that they will have to break the transfer record for a defender in order to get the deal done. Incidentally, that record is the £80m Manchester United paid Leicester for central defender Harry Maguire in 2019.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But in his pre-match press conference on...

Chelsea will block Manchester United’s move to sign Christian Pulisic as they’re unwilling to let the American attacker join a rival. The winger is keen on a move away from Stamford Bridge as he wants regular playing time before the World Cup, which starts in November.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United are scrambling around to sign players before the transfer window closes and they’ve identified Pulisic as a solution to their woes in front, with the American capable of playing on both sides of attack. Pulisic, for his part, is open to a move to Old Trafford and United are keen to offer him a season-long loan to the club.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea are sympathetic to Pulisic’s decision to want to...

Timo Werner says he lost the joy of playing football during the latter period of his time at Chelsea and says Tuchel’s tactics were partly to blame for his exit. The Germany international rejoined RB Leipzig earlier this month after a two-year stint at Stamford Bridge.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Werner scored 23 goals in 89 matches for the Blues but he lost confidence during his second term at Stamford Bridge and became a periphery figure under Tuchel. The former Chelsea star knew his time at the club was over after the arrival of Raheem Sterling from Man City and though Man United showed interest in him, Werner chose a return to Leipzig.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It was in Leipzig that Werner made his...