Tag Archives: CFC

Antonio Conte has won his long-standing legal battle with Chelsea over unfair dismissal. Conte, who won the Premier League with the West London club in his first season with the club was sacked at the end of the following campaign, just after the players had returned for pre-season training. He had always contended that the manner of his dismissal was ...

Chelsea have completed their first signing of the January window – although it is not the big name many have been expecting. Instead it is 16 year old Norwegian striker Bryan Fiobema who has joined the club from Tromsø whilst impressing on trial with the West London side in December. According to the Norwegian press he put pen to paper ...

Frank Lampard has ended speculation that Danish defender Andreas Christensen could be allowed to leave Chelsea in the January transfer window. The 23 year old, who was a regular starter under Mauricio Sarri, has struggled to hold down a first-team place under his successor, and has started just eight Premier League games so far this season. That lack of opportunity ...

Chelsea have lodged a £17 million bid for striker Habib Diallo, who plays for Ligue 1 side FC Metz. 24 year old Diallo first made his mark with Metz in 2015, before a two season long loan spell with Brest. However, since returning to Metz, he has scored 36 league goals in 56 appearances. Chelsea manager Frank Lampard wants to ...

Olivier Giroud’s agent, Michael Manuello, has met with directors from Inter Milan in order to try and arrange a permanent transfer for his client to the Serie A side. It has been suggested that personal terms have already been agreed on a contract that will run until 2022, but talks between Inter Milan and Chelsea are still continuing, and there ...

It cost Chelsea more than £26 million to get rid of former manager Antonio Conte and his backroom staff, according to the club’s latest accounts. Conte, now at Inter Milan, led Chelsea to the Premier League title in his first season in charge, but was dismissed in acrimonious circumstances a year later, in July 2018, with 12 months of his ...

The speculation about the future of Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has hotted-up after his manager Frank Lampard, having previously stating he wanted to keep the World Cup winner at Stamford Bridge, finally admitted he could leave. Speaking after their FA Cup victory over Nottingham Forest on Sunday, where Giroud was an unused sub, Lampard said “If the conditions are that ...

Chelsea are considering making a bold move for Bayern Munich left-back David Alaba in the January window, although it may cost them up to £60 million. The 27 year old Austrian international has 18 months left on his current contract at the Allianz Arena, where he has enjoyed a glittering career since making his debut for them as a 17 ...

Chelsea and Tottenham have both been in touch with representatives of Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly, with Arsenal are keeping tabs on developments. The towering Napoli centre-back was previously linked with a move to Manchester United when Jose Mourinho was manager at the club, but their bid for him was rejected by the Italian side. Instead they ended up paying a ...

Danny Drinkwater has returned to Chelsea after his loan spell at Burnley came to an end. The former England midfielder moved to the Lancashire club in August hoping to resurrect his career, after making just five Premier League starts at Stamford bridge since his £35 million move from Leicester City in 2017. However, an incident outside a Manchester nightclub in ...