Chelsea’s summer spending could reach close to £350m as they pursue deadline-day deals for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Josko Gvardiol. The figure in the first window under the new owners went past £250m on Wednesday with the £75m signing of Wesley Fofana from Leicester. On Wednesday night Chelsea had an offer rejected for Aubameyang of €15m (£13m) that included Marcos Alonso but they swiftly...
It’s easy to get sniffy about transfer deadline day and its yellow-tie, purple-dildo, day-off-work oddness, people acting like there’s football going on when there isn’t. But one way or another, we’re guaranteed an assortment of grown adults making royal shows of themselves and there’s nothing more football than that, so off we go. Chelsea have been looking a bit ropey recently – which is strange...
Chelsea are nearing a full agreement with Leicester City for the transfer of Wesley Fofana, with the Midlands club entertaining a fourth bid of around £75m for the defender. Personal terms with Chelsea have long been arranged with the Frenchman, although the London club have not finalised any add-ons with their opponents on Saturday. Brendan Rodgers said Wesley Fofana will not be involved against...
Chelsea remained atop the Premier League on Sunday by coming from behind to draw 1-1 with Manchester United at Stamford Bridge. Following Man City’s home victory over West Ham earlier in the day, Chelsea were ahead of the defending champions only on goal difference, but they edged a point ahead of City thanks to Jorginho’s equaliser from the penalty spot here. After a goalless first half, Jadon...
The 27-year-old’s contract at the Etihad is set to expire in just under 12 months, leaving his future with the English top-flight champions firmly hanging in the balance. The Daily Mail claimed just last week that talks between City and the Blues have significantly progressed, with the winger already holding positive discussions with Thomas Tuchel about what his role at Stamford Bridge would look...
Chelsea “regularly” discuss the possibility of signing Erling Haaland and considered a move for the Borussia Dortmund striker this summer, Thomas Tuchel has revealed. Haaland has continued his goalscoring exploits for Dortmund this season and has now scored 49 Bundesliga goals in as many appearances. It has been widely reported that the Norway international has a release clause of around...
DAME Deborah James visited the Chelsea Flower Show yesterday and viewed a rose that has been named after her. The Sun writer, 40, celebrated with a glass of bubbly and said the honour meant “absolutely everything”. Mum-of-two Deborah, who was moved to end-of-life care earlier this month for bowel cancer, arrived with husband Sebastien Bowen for an hour-long private tour arranged by the BBC’s...
FRESH from their 1-0 loss at league leaders Manchester City on Saturday, Chelsea return to action against Brighton. While the Seagulls go into the game buoyed from their late equaliser to draw 1-1 with fierce rivals Crystal Palace in their last outing. Though Blues boss Thomas Tuchel has questioned the scheduling of the game at the AMEX, and raised concerns into the clarity surrounding the...