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Apr62019 by JBNo Comments

Hazard’s Real Madrid move to be completed in coming days

Eden Hazard's move to European giants Real Madrid is close to being completed, according to reports in Spain. Madrid, who have been been closely pursuing the Chelsea star for years after shining on a consistent basis in the Premier League, are still looking to replace Cristiano Ronaldo with a stellar signing. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); And according to Spanish publication Marca, Madrid will complete the signing of 28-year-old Belgian international Hazard on a six-year deal 'in the coming days'. They also report that Hazard, who is getting ready for Chelsea's Premier League encounter at home to West Ham on Monday, is ready to travel to Madrid to explore possible homes in the Spanish capital. Zinedine Zidane believes the winger can have a big impa...

Apr42019 by JBNo Comments

Hazard aims cheeky jibe at Tottenham’s new stadium

Premier League

Eden Hazard is impressed with Tottenham's new stadium, but he says the fact Chelsea has won more trophies means that he is not jealous of his London rivals. Spurs marked their first competitive match at their new stadium on Wednesday with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace to help their prospects of finishing in the Premier League’s top four. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mauricio Pochettino’s team have a further four league games at home as they battle with Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United for Champions League qualification. Chelsea, meanwhile, moved up to fifth in the table with a 3-0 victory over Brighton on Wednesday night to sit outside the top four on goal difference and Hazard believes it will be a big challenge to get a place in next campaign...

Apr32019 by JBNo Comments

Sarri fires warning to Chelsea fans ahead of Brighton match

Premier League

Maurizio Sarri has told angry Chelsea fans to back the team in the stadium, after chanting for his exit during their recent win over Cardiff City. The Italian manager has come under fire from the Stamford Bridge supporters this campaign and cries of ‘We want Sarri out’ and ‘F*** Sarri-ball’ were heard during the dramatic 2-1 victory at the Cardiff City Stadium. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Although Chelsea fans are dissatisfied with the season’s performances, they sit just one point off the top-four spots and will play the Europa League quarter-finals, meaning hopes of qualifying for next year’s Champions League is still alive. But while Sarri isn’t moved at being criticised by his own fans, he warned the Chelsea boo boys that their actions are havin...

Apr22019 by JBNo Comments

Chelsea to sign £142m replacement for Eden Hazard if transfer ban is lifted

Uncategorized, La Liga, Premier League, Transfer Info

Chelsea will make a move for unhappy Barcelona star Philippe Coutinho as a replacement for Eden Hazard if their transfer ban is delayed, according to reports in Spain. The Brazil international has struggled to live up to expectations at Camp Nou since his €160 million (£142m) transfer from Liverpool last summer and is seriously considering his future. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Last week, reports emerged that Coutinho has already told his Brazil teammates during international duty that leaving Barcelona is a possibility at the end of the season. Chelsea, meanwhile, have already launched an appeal to the FIFA Appeals Committee after being hit with a transfer ban for two transfer windows for breaching rules relating to signing players under the age o...

Mar282019 by JBNo Comments

Hudson-Odoi to be offered huge new £100,000-a-week deal at Chelsea

Premier League

Chelsea are reportedly set to offer Callum Hudson-Odoi a new deal worth £100,000-a-week in a big to ward off clubs interested in him. The 18-year-old is yet to start a Premier League match for Chelsea but was subject of a £35m offer from Bayern Munich in January. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The teenager has won his first two England caps and is being talked about as one of the brightest youngsters in European football. Chelsea offered Hudson-Odoi a new contract worth £85,000-a-week in January, which was rejected, but the Evening Standard report that they are going back in with a much bigger offer. It is yet to be seen whether the forward will be interested in signing the new contract or not, as a lot will depend on the amount of game time he is...

Mar262019 by JBNo Comments

Ander Herrera calls potential PSG move ‘logical’ as with deal set to expire

Premier League, Transfer Info

Ander Herrera concedes his Manchester United future is up in the air with Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal interested in getting him on a free transfer this summer. Herrera will be out of contract at the club in June and negotiations that started 18 months ago have reached deadlock. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); United are still hopeful of persuading him to sign a new contract and it's believed the 29-year-old Spaniard would prefer to stay. But Herrera is unhappy the club have allowed talks to drag as the clock runs down after offering him little more than some of the junior first-team players at United. It's believed he is looking for a significant increase on his current £80,000-a-week deal to around £150,000 having re-established himself as a reg...

Mar242019 by JBNo Comments

Eden Hazard speaks on agreeing five-year deal with Real Madrid

Uncategorized, La Liga, Premier League, Transfer Info

Chelsea forward Eden Hazard has denied reports that he has agreed a lucrative five-year deal with Spanish giants Real Madrid. Hazard's Chelsea contract comes to an end after next campaign and reports emerged this week stating that he had agreed to join Real - after speaking to their head coach Zinedine Zidane. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Hazard is currently on international duty with Belgium and, when asked about the Real Madrid reports on Saturday, he smiled and said: "There's nothing in the reports. "I'm only focused on tomorrow's game against Cyprus. "That's all I'm thinking about." According to reports, Chelsea rejected a bid of around £60m for Eden Hazard earlier this month. The Belgian has turned down offers of a new deal at Chelsea -...

Mar192019 by JBNo Comments

Eden Hazard insists he is only thinking about Chelsea amid Real Madrid transfer talk

Premier League, La Liga, Transfer Info

Eden Hazard says he wants to help Chelsea win the Europa League before considering a transfer to Real Madrid. Zinedine Zidane promised "changes" this transfer summer after returning to Real this month, refuelling reports they will attempt to sign Hazard, who has previously conceded a move to the Bernabeu is his "dream". (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea have reportedly already rejected a first official bid from Real Madrid for Eden Hazard this week. "I'm not working on that right now," Hazard told VTM News from Belgium's training camp on Tuesday, when asked about a transfer to Real Madrid. "I want to shine with Chelsea for a few months and try to win the Europa League. This week I think about the Red Devils [Belgium] and then back to Chelsea. T...

Mar172019 by JBNo Comments

Rudiger slams Chelsea team-mates for ‘unacceptable’ Everton loss

Premier League

Antonio Rudiger was angry with his Chelsea team-mates for the performance against Everton and branded their second-half showing as ‘unacceptable’. The Germany defender was part of the team that went down 2-0 to Marco Silva’s men after goals from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson, leaving Chelsea three points below Arsenal in the race to finish top four. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After putting in a good first-half performance, Chelsea were disappointing after the break – something that confused head coach Maurizio Sarri. But Rudiger was less diplomatic than his boss and took aim at his teammates for the manner of the loss. ‘It was the same against Wolves, but this time we lost,’ Rudiger fumed. ‘We played a good first half but we didn’t score....

Mar92019 by JBNo Comments

Chelsea astonished as FIFA refuses to postpone transfer ban

Premier League

Chelsea say they are astonished that the two-window transfer ban will not be delayed while their appeal is heard. FIFA's Disciplinary Committee sanctioned Chelsea in relation to 29 cases where the Premier League club were found to have breached regulations in relation to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chelsea immediately said they "categorically refute" FIFA's claims and said they would appeal against it. "We can confirm that the chairman of the FIFA Appeal Committee has rejected the application for provisional measures filed by Chelsea in relation to the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee," a spokesperson told Omnisport in a statement on Friday. Barcelona were give...