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Chelsea captain Gary Cahill has disclosed his excitement at the club’s signing of England midfielder Ross Barkley as their first winter transfer move. Chelsea confirmed the signing of the 24-year-old England international on Friday evening after having been strongly linked with a transfer to capture him in the summer window. The former Everton man has penned a five-and-a-half-year deal with the Blues and will be hoping to cement a regular playing spot in Antonio Conte’s first team soonest. The Chelsea captain knows the winter signing pretty … [Read more...]

According to reports in Germany today, Chelsea could make a shock transfer move to attempt to re-sign Thorgan Hazard from German side Borussia Monchengladbach. German publication Bild, as cited by Metro, is claiming that Chelsea are showing a “strong” interest in attempting to sign Thorgan Hazard back to the West London outfit. Thorgan, 24, who is Eden Hazard’s little brother, spent three seasons at the Bridge but failed to seal a regular spot before being offloaded to the German club back in 2015. However, the same outfit state that the … [Read more...]

Antonio Conte is set to allow rivals Manchester United to sign their long-term transfer target Alex Sandro. According to a report by the Sun, Chelsea will drop their keen interest in the full-back allowing Manchester United and their Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho to lead the race in the pursuit to land the left-back. Further, the same report claims that United are ready to splash huge on the superstar with £53million lined up to lure the star away from Juventus. While this development may come as a major blow to Blues faithful that the … [Read more...]

It looks like a busy winter at Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea are allegedly already looking at bringing in another player to follow up on the signing of Ross Barkley. As per BBC Sport, the Blues secured the signing of £15million deal for former Everton man, with the club unveiling the player on Friday evening. The Sun claims, Chelsea are now eyeing Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez, although they also note that the former Premier League Champion boss Claude Puel is not keen on losing the African which is understandable considering his importance to the … [Read more...]

Reigning Premier League Champions Chelsea are trying to add some new faces to their forward line in the January window and club head coach Antonio Conte has opted to approach one of Italy’s hottest young talents. According to a report by Calciomercato, the Stamford Bridge giants are one of two English Premier League sides that are forcing for the winter signature of Fiorentina youngster Federico Chiesa. The 20-year-old wide man came through the academy rank and burst into the limelight last campaign, playing a total of 34 matches in all … [Read more...]

According to reports, Chelsea youngster Andreas Christensen has attracted interest from FC Barcelona, just as he just begins to seal his first-team spot at Stamford Bridge. Christensen, 21, has broken into the Blues side this campaign, playing 21 matches in all competitions as he has successfully displaced Brazilian David Luiz in defence. Considering his young age, talent and enough time for improvement, the youngster will be seen as a vital part of the Blues long-term planning, and so Chelsea will surely do all they could to keep hold of the … [Read more...]

According to reports, Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has contacted midfielder Arturo Vidal of German side Bayern Munich to discuss contract terms over a possible move to Stamford Bridge. The Chilean international midfielder played under Antonio Conte at Serie A giants Juventus and was a major performer for his massively successful title-winning team, and he’s continued to perform pretty well at Bayern Munich. As per reports, Antonio Conte is now willing to work with the versatile midfielder again, though he might have to pay the German side £60m … [Read more...]

Chelsea star rejects new contract set to push through La Liga move. Eden Hazard has just two years left on his current contract at Stamford Bridge But Don Balon revealed that Real Madrid could fast-track the move for Eden Hazard with Zinedine Zidane being a longtime admirer of him – And we have seen recently Florentino Perez voicing out his admiration for the talented attacker. On the other hand, Chelsea are willing to push through a new contract for him so as to prevent him from leaving prior to the end of his contract – Although, no offer … [Read more...]

The winter transfer window is around the corner, and so without doubt Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is now being questioned about the latest transfer speculations in every press briefings. In yesterday’s press conference after the 2-0 victory over Brighton, the Italian tactician was asked about Chilean Arturo Vidal, the latest top player to be linked with the Blues. Interestingly, the former Juventus manager did not deny the speculations and instead just wave by the question by insisting that “July is far away”. The versatile midfielder is given … [Read more...]

Chelsea’s first business of the winter transfer window seems to be sealed with reports that Brazil youngster Kenedy has agreed to join Newcastle on loan as soon as the winter window opens. The Brazil international has not been able to seal a regular shirt at Stamford Bridge and is now ready to link up with ex-Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez at Newcastle, as reported by the Daily Mail. Elsewhere in today’s papers, the London Evening Standard states it could be a hectic New Year for manager Antonio Conte, who is also interested in bringing … [Read more...]

It would be a major surprise if this happens, but reports suggest Manchester United are ready to table a £90million offer to prize Belgium international Eden Hazard away from Stamford Bridge. Hazard, 26, has been in brilliant form so far this campaign, netting eight goals and making seven assists in 23 matches in all competitions to become a key player for Chelsea. The forward has been pivotal since he joins from French club Lille back in 2012, winning two English Premier League titles including the UEFA Europa League in a spectacular spell at … [Read more...]