Chelsea are open to the idea of hiring Luis Enriqué as their head coach if they decide to replace Graham Potter. The Englishman is under no immediate pressure for his job, and is going to be given time to turn things round at Stamford Bridge. Despite their record spend in the January transfer window, they are only ninth in the ...
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Atlético leading race for Kanté
Atlético Madrid have moved ahead of Juventus in the race to sign Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kanté. The 31 year old is out of contract at Stamford Bridge at the end of the season, and does not likely to be offered a new deal in the light of his recent injury problems. He has missed the last six months with a ...
Read More »Chelsea set for summer clear-out
There could be a major clear-out of players at Chelsea following the club’s spending spree in January. That is because failure to qualify for next season’s Champions League could potentially leave them in breach of FFP (Financial Fair Play) regulations. Potentially nine players could depart Stamford Bridge as a result. They include midfielders Conor Gallagher and Mason Mount, defenders Trevoh ...
Read More »Boehly tried to sign Amrabat
Not content with spending over £300 million in the January transfer window and breaking the British record to sign Enzo Fernandez on deadline day, it seems Chelsea had even more ambitious plans. That is because it has now emerged that Todd Boehly made an audacious approach to sign Moroccan midfielder Sofyan Amrabat on loan. Defensive midfielder Amrabat was one of ...
Read More »Chelsea to give Potter time
Chelsea are to give Graham Potter time to build a winning team after sanctioning a spend of over £300 million in the transfer window. They recognise that it is unrealistic to expect instant results and that it may time to mould a winning team, especially with so many new faces which will need to be integrated. In their first match ...
Read More »Gunners to exercise Elneny option
Arsenal have decided to exercise their option to extend the contract of Egyptian midfielder Mohammed Elneny. That is despite him suffering a serious knee injury that will potentially keep him out for the rest of the season, news which was disclosed by the club in the flurry of news surrounding transfer deadline day. With Elneny out of contract in the ...
Read More »Fingers pointed at Chelsea after Ziyech move fails
Fingers are being pointed at Chelsea after Hakim Ziyech’s proposed move to PSG fell through. The Moroccan was given permission by the West London club to move to the French club on loan for the rest of the season and had flown to Paris ahead of the deadline on Tuesday to finalise the transfer. However, it subsequently transpired that Chelsea ...
Read More »Jorginho joins Arsenal
Chelsea midfielder Jorginho has joined Arsenal. The 31-year old has signed an 18 month contract at the Emirates for a fee of £12 million including add-ons. The news has not been greeted widely by Arsenal fans, with the club having been previously linked with a record bid to sign Brighton Moises Caicedo. However, when it became clear that the South ...
Read More »Silva agrees contract extension
Thiago Silva has agreed a one year contract extension that will keep him at Stamford Bridge until the summer of 2024. The Brazilian international. may be 38 years old now, but he remains one of the best defenders in the Premier League and his experience will be valuable as Graham Potter looks to build a title challenging team again. Since ...
Read More »Martinelli agrees new contract
Gabriel Martinelli has agreed a new contract with Arsenal. The Brazilian’s existing deal expires next summer, although that did have the option of a further two years. However, he has now agreed a new contract until 2027 with an option of a further year (something that the club are introducing into all new contracts now). The Brazilian international will see ...
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