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Premier League Champions Chelsea will push ahead with a transfer for Lazio forward Ciro Immobile in the New year to placate manager Antonio Conte according to reports. Conte was enraged with the club’s transactions in the summer window, which saw the Champions miss out on transfer targets like striker Romelu Lukaku, midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, forward Fernando Llorente, and wing-back Alex Sandro. Spaniard Alvaro Morata was signed for a club transfer record fee but club have struggled in the Morata's absence with injury recently and the … [Read more...]

Chelsea midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko has finally fulfilled his promise to emblazoned the colours of his club Chelsea and his native land France to his head after he decided to dye his hair blue as per reports. The £40million midfielder who joined Chelsea from AS Monaco this summer transfer window has started his career well at Stamford Bridge this season and has replaced Nemaja Matic perfectly well in the team. The Frenchman told The Sun he would dye his hair blue when he nets his first Chelsea goal, and he has now done just that after he opened … [Read more...]

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte was questioned about the fitness of midfield maestro N’Golo Kanté in the post-match presser following the Blues 2-1 victory over Everton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening, and the former Juventus boss had some good tidings to share with fans. Antonio Conte told Football.London N’Golo Kanté is now ‘ready’ to return but we [technical crew] must remain patient. The Chelsea manager has provided an injury update on N'Golo Kante, telling newsmen the France international midfielder is ready to return to the squad after … [Read more...]

Catalan publication Sport reports that Spanish La Liga giant FC Barcelona are planning to bring in two central defenders of which Napoli center-half Kalidou Koulibaly is believed to be one of the names on their wish list. Barcelona is currently monitoring closely and following the defender closely but club President Bartomeu knows that it will take a huge offer to convince the Italian Serie A club to cash in on the player given that his current deal with the club runs out in 2021. The Catalan club are aware that they must do something quickly … [Read more...]

Ross Barkley’s decision to pull out of a move to Chelsea was due to last-minute doubts over whether he would get regular game time with the champions. Former Everton coach Alan Stubbs says Ross Barkley turned down the move to Chelsea on summer transfer deadline day as the attacking midfielder had fears as regards potential playing-time at Stamford Bridge. That resulted in his dramatic change of mind on deadline day The Blues had been linked with the attacker all summer window and it seems like they had finally gotten their target when a deal … [Read more...]

Undoubtedly, Chelsea has been hit by midfield crisis this season and manager Antonio Conte is preparing a massive move to bring in another top midfielder. It’s widely thought that the former Juventus manager is a big fan of Atletico Madrid midfield maestro Saul Niguez and according to Spanish outlet Don Balon [via Star], the Italian tactician and Chelsea are set to pay a whopping £71million for Niguez next summer in order to lure him to Stamford Bridge. The Spain international midfielder has scored once and provided one assist in all … [Read more...]

England international midfielder Danny Drinkwater will be hoping to play his first game for Chelsea on Wednesday night when the West Londoners host Everton in the Carabao Cup fourth round at the Bridge. Chelsea’s midfield department has been heavily hit by a couple of injuries this League season and manager Antonio Conte is lining up a massive transfer move to bring another top-class midfielder into the mix. The former Leicester City star completed a £35million switch to Chelsea from Leicester City on summer transfer deadline day but has not … [Read more...]