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 […]
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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 […]
David Luiz has admitted he was left questioning his move to Arsenal shortly after his surprise transfer from Chelsea last summer. The 32-year-old joined Arsenal in an £8 million deal last August, but after a poor start to the season under Unai Emery, Luiz concedes he ‘often wondered why the […]
Barcelona manager Quique Setien has given an update on Philippe Coutinho’s future at the club, saying the midfielder still has a role to play at the camp Nou. The Brazilian struggled to live up to his mammoth price tag after joining Barca from Liverpool and was sent out on loan […]
N’Golo Kante remains interested in staying at Chelsea despite reports in the Spanish media linking him with a move to Real Madrid. Kante has missed 20 of Chelsea’s 42 matches this campaign due to a couple of injuries to his hamstring, knee and ankle, and concerns over his long-term fitness have seen Kovacic and […]
Jose Mourinho’s shock exit from Chelsea in September 2007 left players like Didier Drogba, John Terry and Frank Lampard “crying on the floor”, says Steve Sidwell. A Portuguese coach had helped to lift the Blues to the very top of the Premier League during an initial stint at the Stamford […]
Chelsea legend John Terry has revealed that current Spurs manager Jose Mourinho threatened to sell both himself and Gary Cahill after a particularly poor training session. The Portuguese boss – who is known for his mind games – returned to west London for a second spell at the Stamford Bridge […]