Chelsea manager Frank Lampard wants to end the league season with the same squad at his disposal as he had before the suspension of the Premier League. To that end, he is hoping that those players whose current deals at Stamford Bridge expire on 30th June will agree to sign short term extensions to see them through to the end ...
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FA takes FIFA to court
The Football Association is taking the world’s governing body, FIFA, to court. The case relates to the two window transfer ban handed out to Chelsea in February 2019 for breaching the rules on signing players from abroad aged under 18. The West London club were also fined, as were the FA, who were warned by FIFA that they needed to ...
Read More »United agree deal for Lyon striker
Manchester United are reported to have agreed a deal to sign striker Moussa Dembélé from Lyon. It is claimed that all the details have been finalised and that the 23 year old will move to Old Trafford in the summer in a £61.8 million (€70 million) deal. The news will come as a disappointment to Chelsea who had also been ...
Read More »Gomes linked with Chelsea move
With Angel Gomes set to leave Manchester United when his contract expires in June, Chelsea look like they are ready to pounce for the teenager. Gomes has been at United since he was six, but has turned down a new contract worth £30,000, because he wants assurances about first-team football at Old Trafford, having just made a handful of first ...
Read More »Dortmund plotting move for Chelsea youngster
German side Borussia Dortmund are plotting a move for Chelsea youngster Charlie Webster. The 16 year old midfielder is one of the stars of the Chelsea academy, but now the German club have plans for him. They hope that they can repeat the trick that they managed with Jadon Sancho, unearthing young English talent and developing them into major first-team ...
Read More »Chelsea flop linked with PSG
Chelsea flop Tiémoué Bakayoko has been linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain. The midfielder joined Chelsea for a fee of £40 million from Monaco but failed to settle in West London, and became an object of ridicule for many of the club’s fans. After a year he was sent on loan to AC Milan, and struggled there initially, before ...
Read More »Chelsea open negotiations with Chilwell
Chelsea have opened negotiations about a possible transfer with Leicester City left-back Ben Chilwell. The Stamford Bridge team are looking to bolster their defence in the summer, and have identified left-back as a priority position. Marcos Alonso, Emerson Palmeiri and captain Cesar Azpilicueta have all played their during the season, but nobody has been convincing in the role. Both Alonso ...
Read More »Roma open talks about Pedro deal
Roma have begun talks with Chelsea winger Pedro, who is out of contract at the end of the season and expected to leave the club. The 32 year old Spaniard moved to Stamford Bridge from Barcelona in 2015 and, during his time in West London, has won the Premier League, FA Cup and the Europa League. However, he has found ...
Read More »Premier League rivals alerted to Rice availability
A number of West Ham’s Premier League rivals have been put on alert by the news that the Hammers could be prepared to sell Declan Rice. The Hammers do not want to part with Rice but, like many clubs, they are having to face up to the financial realities of life in the post Covid-19 era, and recognise that he ...
Read More »Arsenal edge ahead of Liverpool in Willian race
Arsenal have edged ahead of Liverpool in the race to sign Chelsea winger Willian. The 31 year old Brazilian winger is out of contract at Stamford Bridge in June, and seems set to leave the club after the two parties could not agree on the length of a proposed contract extension. He was initially heavily linked with Barcelona, but they ...
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