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Premier League Champions Chelsea have been told the value of Senegalese defender Kalidou Koulibaly, according to a report by Calcio Mercato. The Italian publication exclusively reports that Italian Serie A giant Napoli would be prepared to cash in on the centre-back for a fee between €60 million and €70 million (£53million-£62million). The African is a long-term transfer target for the Blues for the past two seasons now, but despite the tempting bids, the 'stubborn' Italian Serie A side are yet to come to terms with any offers from Stamford … [Read more...]

Brazil international winger Willian has been under massive fire from some Chelsea supporters for a while, but the forward did not help his situation on Saturday afternoon, as per a report by footballfancast. The 29-year-old Brazilian put in a poor show against Crystal Palace and he was blamed for one of the two goals conceded. After the Brazil winger lost the ball, Roy Hodgson’s side went on the attack and forward Wilfried Zaha scored what would eventually be the winning goal in a 2-1 win. The result marked Crystal Palace’s first victory of the … [Read more...]

Chelsea Italian tactician Antonio Conte has said he loves and hates the beautiful game of football and that he always work gruelling 18 hours daily. Conte, 48, has also disclosed that he dislikes his coaching job at times because of the many sacrifices he makes to prepare his team well for a match. Stamford Bridge boss Antonio Conte also added he cannot go a whole day without the game of football. The former Italy coach - discussing with Alistair Campbell in an interview with GQ after he was voted one of the style magazine's Men of the Year - … [Read more...]

Legendary Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo will retire once his MLS club New York City existing contract expires, but he will not be taking on a coaching role in the Premier League. The former AC Milan and Juventus midfielder has moved to end rumour suggesting that he could take up a coaching role alongside former coach Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge. The FIFA World Cup winner has made it public that he is to retire at the end of his New York City deal. The 38-years-old has been strongly linked with a role at Chelsea alongside his former … [Read more...]

According to reports, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has revealed that Chelsea youngster Kyle Scott and Ethan Ampadu could be handed a chance to impress after confirming that France international N'Golo Kante is likely to be out of action for around three weeks. The former Leicester midfielder was substituted during France's 1-0 win over Bulgaria last weekend after sustaining a hamstring injury. Antonio Conte says that the defensive midfielder needs to undergo another scan to address the problem but initial tests results suggest that he will be … [Read more...]

Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis insists his new teammate Diego Costa is the best player he has ever played against and is a better player than his former teammate Eden Hazard as reported by Metro. The 32-years-old, spent one year at the Stamford Bridge club before he opted to return to Atletico Madrid in 2015. The Brazil international left-back joined the reigning Premier League champion alongside fellow Atletico Madrid star striker Diego Costa and the pair won the Premier League title for the Blues during their opening League season at … [Read more...]