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Chelsea are expecting to find out very soon if their appeal against their FIFA-imposed transfer ban has been successful. The West London club were handed a two-window ban – one of which they have already served – for breaching the rules on signing players from overseas aged under 18, with 150 instances involving 69 academy players being cited in the ...

Tottenham are reported to be monitoring the situation of Bournemouth defender Nathan Aké. The North London club are looking for a replacement for Jan Vertonghen who has been linked with a move away from White Hart Lane when his contract expires next summer. The 24-year old is viewed as an ideal replacement, but one impediment to any move for the ...

Roman Abramovich remains as committed to Chelsea as ever, and has turned down offers from several bidders all hoping to buy the club cheaply. That is according to Chairman Bruce Buck who confirmed that the Russian billionaire will not be selling the club any time soon, despite not having attended a home match since the spring of last year. That ...

Willian is set to turn down the offer of a new two year contract at Chelsea in favour of securing his dream move to Barcelona. The 31 year old winger is out of contract at Stamford Bridge in the summer, and manager Frank Lampard has made no secret of the fact that he wants to keep the Brazilian international at ...

Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi wants to stay at Stamford Bridge and fight for his place at Chelsea. The 26-year old joined the West London side from Marseille in 2016 in a £33 million deal, but has never been a regular starter at the club, and has been sent out on loan three times already  – to Borussia Dortmund, Valencia, and, ...

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard wants the club of offer Brazilian winger Willian a new contract. The 31 year old is out of contract at Stamford Bridge next summer, which means that he is free to start negotiations with clubs from abroad in January. However, a player who was in and out of the side under Antonio Conté and Maurizio Sarri ...

Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kanté has dismissed speculation linking him with a move to Real Madrid, insisting that he is happy at Stamford Bridge and could even end his career there. The 28 year old Frenchman is under contract until 2023, but that has not stopped rumours of a potential bid from the Spanish giants circulating. However, the World Cup winner, ...

Danny Drinkwater’s loan spell with Burnley is likely to be terminated in January, with the player set for a return to Chelsea. The Lancashire club have the option to extend his stay with them, but, given that would require them to meet his full weekly wage of £120,000 that is a highly unlikely outcome for a player who has barely ...

If Chelsea are successful in having their transfer ban lifted in January, then Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic will top Frank Lampard’s shopping list. The Serbian international, who has also been heavily linked with Manchester United in the past, is rated at £70 million, but that is unlikely to deter Chelsea who could have a substantial sum to spend in January ...

Depending on injuries and the outcome of their appeal to CAS (the Court of Arbitration for Sport) over their FIFA imposed transfer ban, Chelsea could be ready to sell players like Olivier Giroud and Pedro in the forthcoming transfer window. Both players have found themselves marginalised at Stamford Bridge this season as Frank Lampard has chosen to give youth their ...