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Chelsea captain César Azpilicueta wants the club’s prospective new owner Todd Boehly to honour an agreement made when Roman Abramovich owned the club. The Spanish defender’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season but, because he has made more than a stipulated number of appearances, an automatic extension has been triggered which will keep him at ...

Chelsea are being linked with Burnley forward Maxwell Cornet. The Ivory Coast international has been one of the bright spots in what has been a difficult season for the Lancashire club, and has scored eight goals in 24 Premier League appearances. However, he has a £17.5 million release clause in his contract that will be activated should the club re ...

Chelsea are interested in signing Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro. The Brazilian could leave the Spanish champions this summer with talks over a contract renewal at the Bernabeu having stalled. That has forced to consider selling him, with a  fee of around £45 million having been mentioned. Casemiro has been the defensive lynchpin of the midfield trio, alongside Luka Modric and ...

Manchester United are consider a surprise move for Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kanté. The 31-year old French international has only one year left on his current deal at Stamford Bridge, and, although he has been an excellent servant for Chelsea, injuries have begun to take their toll this season. He has only started 19 league games for them and was only ...

Chelsea are reported to have reached an agreement to sign Ivan Perišić from Inter Milan on a free transfer. Nothing though can be approved or confirmed until their takeover by the consortium fronted by Todd Boehly gets the green light from the UK government. The Croat international, who is now 33, has been with Inter since 2015, but his contract ...

West Ham are trying to fend off interest from Chelsea and a number of other clubs in highly prized midfielder Declan Rice. The England international has long been on the Chelsea wish list, and the West London side have lived to regret allowing him to leave their academy ranks when he was 14. Both Manchester United and Manchester City are ...

Barcelona have already agreed a deal to sign Andreas Christensen on a free transfer. However, they may not have completed their raid on Chelsea, with suggestions that they want to sign both Cèsar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso this season. Chelsea captain Azpilicueta has made enough appearances to trigger a contract extension at the West London club, but is looking for ...

Chelsea are among the clubs interested in signing RB Leipzig Christopher Nkunku in the summer transfer window. Nkunku who has represented France at multiple youth levels and made his debut for the senior national team in March, has been in impressive form for the Bundesliga side this season, scoring 34 goals and providing 20 assists in all competitions, and he ...

One of the first things that Todd Boehly intends to do when his takeover of Chelsea is finally approved is to give goalkeeper Édouard Mendy a pay-rise. The 30-year old is among the lowest earners in the first-team squad at Stamford Bridge, earning around £52,000 a week, and, on current form, he is more deserving of a higher salary than ...

Thomas Tuchel is set to receive assurances from the club’s new owners that his job at Chelsea is safe. In fact, the status quo at the West London club is expected to be maintained, with Bruce Buck expected to continue as Chairman following the takeover, whilst Marina Granovskaia will maintain her role as a director of the club. Her continuation ...