Premier League Champions Chelsea have agreed on a deal to sign Real Madrid and Spain striker Alvaro Morata for about £60m. The Spaniard must now agree personal terms and pass a medical to complete the move. Morata, 24, would be Chelsea's' fourth signing of the summer transfer window, after former Manchester City goalkeeper Willy Caballero, Antonio Rudiger, and Tiemoue Bakayoko. The striker scored 20 goals last campaign after rejoining Real Madrid from Serie A Champions Juventus. Morata won the Spanish La Liga and the UEFA Champions League, but the majority of his appearances were from the bench. The striker could replace Diego Costa, who says he has been told by Chelsea boss Antonio Conte that he is no longer in the Blue's plans. Premier League … [Read more...]
Champions League Giant Finally Name Their Asking Price On These Chelsea Targets
Two Real Madrid stars - Alvaro Morata and Danilo, have emerged as targets for Chelsea this summer, and the premier league champions are understood to be interested in completing deals for the two players. And now, reports in Spain states that the Stamford Bridge club will need to splash a superb €100 million (£88.8m) should they want to complete a double deal for the duo. Chelsea are yet to have a main striker for next campaign after their manager Antonio Conte told Diego Costa at the end of last season that he is not part of his plans at Stamford Bridge next term. The Italian boss is still in need of a top forward in his squad with one of his first-choice replacement Romelu Lukaku hijacked by rivals Manchester United. He is now looking for other … [Read more...]
“Conte Should Not Sign This Striker, This Is Who He Should Sign”
Recently, Chelsea have been strongly linked with both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alvaro Morata as a replacement for departing Diego Costa this summer. And while it is quite glaring that both strikers are good, Chelsea legend Marcel Desailly is of the opinion that the Gabon international would be the perfect signing for the blues and a better fit than the Spain international. Aubameyang has emerged as Chelsea’s top target in very recent times and there are indications that an agreement over a deal was close. The former African Best player has also been strongly linked with Serie A side AC Milan and he recently 'liked' a tweet on twitter telling him to join the Italian club. Antonio Conte is yet to have a main man upfront ahead of next season after … [Read more...]
Breaking! Chelsea sign midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco
Reigning Premier League champions Chelsea have completed the signing of France midfielder Tiemoue Bakayoko from reigning Ligue one champions Monaco in a reported fee of £40m. The 22-year-old France international midfielder has signed a five-year contract with the reigning Premier League champions. The midfielder becomes the Stamford Bridge club's second main summer signing after they had signed defender Antonio Rudiger from Serie A side Roma. The big midfielder joined AS Monaco from French Ligue 1 rivals Rennes back in 2014 and made his France National team debut in a friendly loss to Spain in March this year. Bakayoko was part of the Monaco team that made it to the Champions League semi-finals last season, crashing out of the prestigious competition to … [Read more...]
Arsenal want £40m rated Chelsea ace in shock swap deal
According to reports, Premier League duo of Arsenal and Chelsea are discussing the prospect of a player exchange deal involving Arsenal attacker Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic. Oxlade-Chamberlain and Matic have both been linked with exits this summer, with the Arsenal attacker having just a season left on his Arsenal contract. Meanwhile, the Chelsea midfielder is expected to drop down the pecking order once Tiemoue Bakayoko finally arrives Chelsea, and so Matcic may well be looking to leave the West London club this summer. Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol claim despite the two players in question being heavily linked with moves away, it claimed that the Gunners could be ready to swap English man Oxlade-Chamberlain in exchange … [Read more...]
Chelsea Close To Making These Signings To Appease Conte After Lukaku Error
Understandably, Antonio Conte is said to be furious after Chelsea lost out on the signing of Romelu Lukaku to Manchester United. And in an attempt to appease the Italian boss, the Chelsea management are said to be working frantically hard just to ensure they wrap up deals for the trio of Tiemoue Bakayoko, Antonio Rudiger, and Alex Sandro very soon. Conte has endured a frustrating summer in the transfer market so far and has failed to get a number of top targets, with Romelu one of his major priorities this year. But Lukaku is now set to make a £75million move to Old Trafford after a shock development this week, leaving the premier league champions to look elsewhere for replacements for Spanish striker Diego Costa. The Spaniard was shown the exit door by … [Read more...]
After Deals For Bakayoko And Rudiger, Conte Wants Chelsea To Make These Major Signings
Antonio Conte is so keen on bolstering his squad ahead of a busy campaign next term and is determined to sign several top players this summer. It is understood that deals for both Tiemoue Bakayoko and Antonio Rudiger are close and the Italian manager wants the management to complete five major signings this summer after deals for the duo. After a quiet start to the summer window, the Stamford Bridge club are starting to make progress on some deals and Tiemoue and Rudiger are believed to be close to coming to Stamford Bridge. Conte wants the club to splash the cash, having only secured goalkeeper Willy Caballero on a free transfer from Man City, ahead of a busy campaign next season. He is leading the west London club back to the Champions League next term … [Read more...]