Chelsea could become the first Premier League team to take a voluntary pay cut after the players collectively agreed to the reduction in a group WhatsApp chat with captain Cesar Azpilicueta, according to reports. Despite extensive talks between clubs and players, so far no team has yet agreed to a […]
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Chelsea are reportedly set to open talks with Bundesliga side Freiburg over a deal for their striker Luca Waldschmidt. The 23-year-old has scored six goals in 16 matches for the German club this campaign, but his season has been affected by several injuries since October. At the European Under-21 Championship […]
Arsenal’s former transfer negotiator has revealed that the club passed up the opportunity to sign Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante ahead of the blues because of the high agents’ fees involved in the deal. Kante was linked with several teams in the summer of 2016 having played an important role in […]
James Maddison has offered no indication he is looking to quit Leicester despite the interest from Solskjaer’s Manchester United. Maddison, along with Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish, are both among the Red devils’ list of summer transfer targets. United believe they can sign Grealish for around £60m, which makes him a cheaper option to […]
Premier League teams have reportedly been informed that the 2020-21 campaign must start latest by the first week of September, despite delays to the current season over the coronavirus crisis. COVID-19 has put a stop to all football action for the foreseeable future, with no proposed return date due to […]
Joe Cole has urged Frank Lampard to refrain from dispensing with Chelsea’s old players with a number of the club’s most experienced stars coming towards the end of their contracts at the club. Lampard has built a new-look Chelsea team around a clutch of the blues’ most exciting academy graduates […]
Jose Mourinho agreed to take charge of Liverpool in 2004 before Chelsea hijacked the deal to poach the Champions League-winning coach instead, according to a new book. The 57-year-old reportedly agreed to join Liverpool and replace Gerard Houllier, but Abramovich swooped in with a higher bid and convinced Mourinho to […]
Former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri has revealed how he shared a “conflicted relationship” with his Chelsea team but concedes he misses the Premier League, describing it as “extraordinary”. The Italian left after just one campaign in charge of the blues, replacing Massimiliano Allegri as manager at Juventus in June 2019. Sarri had guided Chelsea […]
Chelsea winger Willian has revealed he will remain at the club until the campaign has concluded, even if it goes beyond the end of his contract on June 30. The coronavirus crisis has caused all Premier League matches to be postponed until further notice, with no clear indication of when […]
Chelsea have been left doubting whether La Liga giants Real Madrid will fulfil their financial requirements with regards to Eden Hazard, according to reports. The Belgian had just a year left on his contract, He was allowed to leave the club for Santiago Bernabeu last summer in a big-money deal which included a number […]