Chelsea
Pedro: Eden Hazard is up there already with Messi and Ronaldo
Eden Hazard is one of the ‘four best players in the world’, alongside Lionel Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar, according to Chelsea forward Pedro. The Belgium international has enjoyed an outstanding start to the season once again, while the Blues sit jointly at the top of the Premier League after five games. Pedro, who moved to […]
Sarri provides update on Pedro shoulder injury
Maurizio Sarri has calmed fears over Pedro after the winger suffered an injury to his shoulder at the end of Chelsea’s 1-0 victory over PAOK in the Europa League. Pedro was brought down in second-half injury time on Thursday, and seemed to have dislocated his shoulder as he left the pitch. The 31-year-old has had […]
Hazard left out of Chelsea squad for Europa League match against PAOK
Chelsea forward Eden Hazard has been left out of Chelsea’s squad for their Europa League trip to PAOK. Maurizio Sarri indicated he could rest the Belgian after he scoring a hat-trick in Saturday’s Premier League win over Cardiff City at Stamford Bridge. And Hazard is the main absentee from the 21-man travelling party for Thursday’s […]
William Gallas: Senderos had panic attacks before facing Didier Drogba
Former Arsenal and Chelsea defender William Gallas has revealed his ex-Arsenal teammate Philippe Senderos suffered panic attacks before games. The duo were centre-back partners in an Arsenal team which, despite having the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor, failed to deliver the silverware for their club. In particular, that Arsenal group […]
Fabinho claims Chelsea will regret selling Tiemoue Bakayoko
Liverpool midfielder Fabinho believes Chelsea could live to regret sending Tiemoue Bakayoko on loan without giving his former Monaco teammate a fair chance. The France international was signed a season ago by Antonio Conte in a £35million deal but he failed to live up to expectation at Stamford Bridge, although he did start the final […]
Robinho: Real Madrid blocked Chelsea move over shirt sales
Robinho says he was interested in joining Chelsea from Real Madrid in 2008, but a dispute between the two clubs led to a transfer to Manchester City instead. The Brazilian featured for Real Madrid from 2005-08 before joining City for £32.5 million as one of the club’s first major signings of Sheikh Mansour’s ownership. He […]
Kante trained as an accountant before becoming professional footballer
N’Golo Kante has revealed that he is a trained accountant, and that he worked towards it because he was not certain if he would make it as a professional footballer. Kante has been a revelation since moving to the Premier League, winning the Premier League title for Leicester and Chelsea in both of his first […]
Willian responds to claims he wanted to join United or Barcelona in the summer window
Willian has dismissed claims he wanted to leave Chelsea in the summer transfer window. The Brazilian was strongly linked with transfers to both Manchester United and Barcelona before the summer window closed. Barcelona had at least two offers rejected by the Blues, while the United were said to be considering a bid of their own […]
PSG star tried to force through summer transfer to Chelsea, confirms coach
Alphonse Areola was desperate to join Chelsea this transfer summer, according to their goalkeeping coach Christophe Lollichon. The Paris Saint-Germain goalie was reportedly the subject of interest from Chelsea before the club spent a world record transfer fee on bringing Kepa Arrizabalaga to Stamford Bridge. Chelsea needed a replacement for Real Madrid-bound Thibaut Courtois, and […]
Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri reveals he found out his sack by Napoli after seeing it on TV
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has confirmed that he found out he had been sacked by Napoli only by watching the news on television. The Italian boss took over at Stamford Bridge this summer following a remarkable spell with the Serie A team. He secured Napoli’s highest ever points return last campaign, only to see his […]