Despite various reports linking Brazil and Chelsea attacking midfielder Oscar away from Stamford Bridge in January, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has come out to restate that the Brazilian star is going nowhere and that he is part of his plans for the season campaign. According to Daily Star, Italian side Inter Milan are interested in the services of Oscar. The 25-years old star has failed to find a starting spot in Antonio Conte’s preferred 3-4-3 formation in Chelsea’s last five EPL games. Speaking in a press briefing ahead Chelsea tomorrow game … [Read more...]

As January transfer window draws closer, various rumors linking players to club have all started. However, Chelsea midfield maestro Eden Hazard has voiced out his mind to potential clubs who are interested in his service, that he is not willing to leave Chelsea at the moment. The 25-years old midfielder has been on fine-form this season, having found the back of the net 7 times in 11 EPL appearances, compared to his 4 in 31 matches last term. The sensational star had a woeful outing last season and as a result, There were much speculations … [Read more...]

The resurgent Blues will be lining up a strong side as they take a short trip to Riverside stadium to take on in-form Middlesbrough this Sunday in an EPL challenge. Antonio Conte will be hoping his key player in Eden Hazard gets full fitness before the match. Few changes will also be expected from Conte in the starting line-up. Goal poacher Diego Costa will be expected to start from the bench after sustaining a minor groin issue with his national side, during the international break. With Chelsea taking on strong side Tottenham Hotspur next … [Read more...]

Despite various reports linking Serbian and Chelsea central defender Branislav Ivanovic away from Stamford Bridge in January, the powerful defender has come out to insists he still has a place in Chelsea’s new starting eleven spot. The 32-year old star who has been a regular in the Blues’ squad for several seasons now, has suddenly fallen down the pecking order in Chelsea’s new boss Antonio Conte’s 3-4-3 formation. The once dreaded defender has suddenly becomes a shadow of himself, with every winger running at him at the back of … [Read more...]

Various reports making the rounds claims that Chelsea are making plans to bring in French and Inter Milan versatile midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia to Stamford Bridge in January. This follows after a poor run in form of creative midfielder Cesc Fabregas and defensive midfielder John Obi Mikel. The two midfielders have failed to replicate last two season’s forms which saw them winning the EPL title and as such, they have both fallen down the pecking order in Antonio Conte’s starting eleven. Mikel is yet to make any appearances for the Blues … [Read more...]

Chelsea and England international midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek could be on his way out of Stamford Bridge in January, after failing to force his way into Antonio Conte’s starting squad. According to report from Matt Law of The Telegraph, West Ham United are interested in securing the highly rated midfielder on a six months loan. The 20-years old star has failed to establish himself in Chelsea team and playing regularly has become a big issue for the player. The player could be moving to West Ham with the hope of proving his doubters wrong … [Read more...]

As January transfer window draws closer, various report linking players to clubs have started and latest of such report is that linking Belgium international midfielder Thorgan Hazard back to Premier League. Reports according to Daily Star claims that the Blues want the sensational star back at Stamford Bridge, having placed a buy-back clause on his contract when they sold him to German club Borussia Monchengladbach in 2014. Thorgan who is a younger brother to Chelsea midfield maestro Eden Hazard was a flop during his spells at Chelsea. But … [Read more...]

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic could be on his way out of Chelsea in January, after failing to force his way into Antonio Conte’s starting eleven positions. The Serbian has been a great addition to the Club and his highly regarded by both the owner Roman Abramovich and the club fans. Latest report from Daily Mail claims that Spanish giants Barcelona are weighing up move for the highly experience defender as they look set to replace under-performing star Aleix Vidal. Although it is thought that Barcelona boss Luis Enrique first choice … [Read more...]

If rumors making the round are anything to go by, then South American attacking midfielder Oscar could be heading the exit door to Stamford Bridge in January. Latest report in English media claims that Italian side Inter Milan are interested in the service of Oscar, who has failed to find a starting spot in Antonio Conte’s preferred 3-4-3 formation. The sensational midfielder moved to Chelsea in 2012 at the age of 21, after a successful outing with his country’s Olympic team in London. The midfield maestro was highly regarded by former boss … [Read more...]

The international break is over and football clubs are set to return this weekend. Chelsea will take a short trip to Riverside Stadium to take on new premier league arrival Middlesbrough right in front of their home fans. The Blues are currently sitting in the second position with 25 points in the Premier League table, with just a point behind league leader Liverpool. The Boro were in fine form before the international break, taking home a point at the Etihad Stadium. Notwithstanding, we expect the in-form Blues to take home the maximum … [Read more...]

Nigeria Captain and Chelsea midfielder says he is in search of a new club in other to play regularly. According to punchng, the 29-year-old claimed he is no longer happy at Chelsea and a possible January transfer is possible. The Nigerian playmaker said, Chelsea Italian manager Antonio Conte supported him featuring in the Olympics and there is mutual respect between them. In a previous report, Mikel completely disagreed with the Nigeria technical adviser Gernot Rohr, who claimed Mikel was punished because he featured at the … [Read more...]

Manager of Chelsea Antonio Conte has revealed why he decided to change to the 3-4-3 formation. Chelsea started the season using a 4-2-4 system, a formation that Conte had used in Italy during his time at Bari but keeping clean sheets became a problem for Chelsea at the beginning of the season and the club suffered back to back defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal and this prompted Conte to rethink his strategy. He made the change to 3-4-3 with Marcus Alonso and Victor Moses serving as wing backs and the result has been fantastic as Chelsea have … [Read more...]

Reports claim that Chelsea are preparing to offer strike Diego Costa a new contract to reward him for his superb performance as well as ward off interest from his former club Atletico Madrid. The Daily Mirror reports that Chelsea are ready to offer Costa a lucrative contract to keep him at Stamford Bridge for a long time and also ward off interest from Atletico Madrid who have tried to bring him in the last three transfer windows. Costa joined Chelsea two years ago from Atletico Madrid for about 32 million pounds and signed a deal worth around … [Read more...]

Chelsea safe hands Thibaut Courtois has stated the blues upcoming matches will go a long way in determining if Chelsea will be challenging for the premier league title this season. The keeper also revealed that everything is going very well under manager Antonio Conte. Chelsea will be back in action next week after the International break and they will be in confident and buoyant mood to continue their fantastic run in the premier league that has seen them win five matches in a row including handing defeats to champions Leicester and title rivals … [Read more...]

Chelsea may have been handed a blow in their pursuit of Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly as his agent claims that he is not leaving the Italian club despite a lot of interest from several clubs. Reports in the summer claimed that Chelsea boss Antonio Conte was really interested in bringing the defender to Stamford Bridge but failed in his attempts as Napoli were not willing to let go of their highly rated defender. In recent months Koulibaly has been linked with a move to many clubs including Chelsea but the agent of the defender has revealed … [Read more...]

Reports claim that West Ham is ready to make a shock move for Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas. Since the arrival of Conte in the summer the Spanish International has started just one game in the premier league and has found it hard to play a major part in the team leading to suggestions that the midfielder would be ready to leave the club in the January transfer window. Reports have linked him to Italian giants AC Milan but now it seems West Ham are prepared to make a move for him. The Mirror reports that to ensure that Fabregas is moved out in … [Read more...]