Chelsea
West Ham reportedly determined to sign player despite his £60k-a-week salary
West Ham United are ready to press ahead for Chelsea midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek, according to The Daily Mail. It has been reported that Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is ready to let Loftus-Cheek leave on loan in the summer transfer window. Southampton and Fulham are interested in the England international midfielder, and so are Premier League rivals West Ham, according to the report. It has been further claimed that West Ham are ‘ready to press ahead’ for the England international despite his wages potentially providing a stumbling block. According to Spotrac, the 24-year-old midfielder earns £60,000 per week as salary at Chelsea. Would Ruben Loftus-Cheek make West Ham United better? Loftus-Cheek knows the Premier League inside out, and he has recovered from his injury problems and is n...
Report: Boost for Spurs as in-demand £150k-per-week star wants to play for London club
Tottenham Hotspur have received a massive boost in the race to sign Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger. According to reports from ESPN, Chelsea are willing to let Rudiger leave the club before Monday’s transfer deadline. The report claims that the Blues would prefer to sell him to an overseas club amid interest from Tottenham. French giants Paris Saint-Germain have shown interest in signing Rudiger, while the likes of Roma and Barcelona are also keen. Tottenham have not made a formal approach as yet but they are monitoring the situation. Spurs are keen to sign Milan Skriniar, and in case no agreement is reached with Inter Milan, they would move for Rudiger. However, Rudiger, who is on £150k-per-week wages at Chelsea, wants to stay in the Premier League, and ideally, he would like to joi...
Jurgen Klopp surprised by Liverpool’s early season form
Jurgen Klopp said Monday that he has been blown away by the standards Liverpool have set at the start of their Premier League title defence after coming from behind to beat Arsenal 3-1 at Anfield. Goals from Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Diogo Jota saw off the Gunners, who had won their opening two league games of the season. While Manchester City, Chelsea, Manchester United, Tottenham and now Arsenal have all lost in the opening three weeks of the new campaign, Liverpool have taken maximum points to lay down an early marker that they remain the team to beat in the Premier League this season. “It’s really early in the season and with this performance it is absolutely ‘wow’,” said coach Klopp. “From the first second, (it was) dominant against a team in form. We had to be careful like hell ...
Report: Chelsea forward open to joining Bayern Munich before transfer deadline
Chelsea forward Callum Hudson-Odoi is open to the prospect of joining Bayern Munich before the international transfer window closes next week, a report from Sky Germany claims. The England international was heavily linked with a move to the Bavarian giants in January 2019 and he had reportedly agreed to personal terms with the club. However, the move failed to materialise after the Blues rejected a series of offers. Hudson-Odoi has since put pen-to-paper on a long-term deal with the west London outfit, but he has yet to cement a regular starting role. The teenager has made just eight starts in the Premier League since Frank Lampard took charge as the manager last term. Hence, it is unsurprising that he has been associated with a possible exit and it is reported that Bayern could revive the...
Jermaine Jenas’ 12-word instant reaction to Spurs’ win over Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur are in the quarter-finals of the League Cup after seeing off Chelsea in the round of 16 this evening. The Blues took the lead through Timo Werner 19 minutes into the clash, and they were heading towards victory until Erik Lamela drew Spurs level with seven minutes left on the clock. Both sides couldn’t find the winning goal, and the clash went straight into penalties at the end of 90 minutes due to the new rules. Tottenham scored all their attempts from the spot, but Chelsea attacking midfielder Mason Mount blasted his effort into the empty stands. Spurs will now hope for a favourable draw on Thursday ahead of the last-eight fixtures, and they will be keen to secure a place in the group stages of the Europa League by winning Thursday’s play-off against Israeli Premier Lea...
Thiago Silva not at Chelsea to ‘visit tourist sites’
Thiago Silva is eager to point out that he is not at Chelsea to “visit tourist sites” and “go through the motions”, with the Brazilian defender determined “to win” with the Blues. The 36-year-old centre-half has made a habit of doing that throughout his career to date. Stints with AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain delivered Serie A and Ligue 1 titles, while Confederations Cup and Copa America glory has been savoured with his country. Silva is now taking on a new challenge at Stamford Bridge after forming part of a serious squad refresh by Frank Lampard in west London. He is still finding his feet in new surroundings, with a costly error made on his Premier League bow against West Brom, but the intention is to become a commanding presence for the Blues. Silva told Chelsea’s official matchday...
Frank Lampard casts doubt over Victor Moses future at Chelsea
Frank Lampard insists Victor Moses will not be part of his squad for Tuesday’s Carabao Cup clash with Tottenham Hotspurs. Moses who spent last season on loan at Fenerbahce and Inter Milan respectively is back at the club, but he is not training with the first team. The former Wigan Athletic has not been selected by the Blues boss this season, except for a friendly against Wimbledon, where he also scored. While speaking ahead of his side trip to North London, Lampard made it clear in the news conference that he is not counting on the former Super Eagles forward for the season, despite injuries to Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech. “At the moment, Victor isn’t in that moment with us. He isn’t in the bubble with us at the training ground but I know him well and trained with him,” Lampard tol...
Manager says player may leave, Aston Villa and West Ham reportedly want him
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has told the club’s official website that Ruben Loftus-Cheek could leave on loan, amid reported interest from Aston Villa and West Ham United. According to The Express & Star, Villa are interested in signing Loftus-Cheek on loan from Premier League rivals Chelsea this summer. The Daily Mail has claimed of interest in the 24-year-old from Southampton and West Ham. Chelsea boss Lampard has said that the England international could go out loan this season to play regular first-team football. Lampard told Chelsea’s official website about Loftus-Cheek: “I’m very open with Ruben and we’ve had a couple of conversations in the last week. He’s fit as a fiddle so he can play week-in, week-out and he needs to play coming off the back of a lot of work now. He would ha...
Report: Frank Lampard clears the air on Kepa’s future
Following the arrival of Rennes’ goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, Chelsea’s Spanish goalkeeper has been rumoured to leave the Stamford Bridge on a loan move before the transfer window closes. There have been many questions regarding the goalkeeping options at Chelsea and the Blues manager who said last week that he was going to hold talks with the three goalkeepers has now come out to clear the air regarding the future of Kepa. In his pre-match press conference on Monday, when the Chelsea boss was asked about Kepa, he said: ‘He’s a young man and a lot of the spotlight currently on him is unfair. I have to protect him because I know he’s a good lad trying to do his best.’ However, there have been rumours flying around that the Chelsea goalkeeper is being prepared for a loan move where he can get ...
Report: Chelsea prepared to launch £40m bid for 21-year-old defender before transfer deadline
With the summer transfer window in its final week, the Blues boss is leaving no stone unturned in addressing his problems in defence. With seven additions to the team, including three defenders, Chelsea seems to already have a perfect transfer window, but it appears the London club still need a final piece of the puzzle to guarantee perfection. Following defensive errors from Marcos Alonso and Thiago Silva which led to three goals, the Blues left themselves a mountain to climb as they needed to fight back from 3-0 down at West Brom. Although Lampard had recently added Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva to his defense line, the Blues manager who has been a longtime admirer of Rice doesn’t seem satisfied with his defensive lineup and is keen on adding the Englishman to his optio...
Report: Tottenham Hotspur eye 27-year-old Chelsea centre-back
According to Sky Sports (Transfer Live blog, 8:28pm, 28 September), Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Antonio Rudiger from Chelsea in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Rudiger will consider a loan move away from Chelsea this summer for regular first-team football. The Germany international central defender has been considering his future at the Blues, with the players yet to make an appearances for Frank Lampard’s side this season, it has been claimed. How Antonio Rudiger has fared at Chelsea Rudiger joined Chelsea from AS Roma in the summer of 2017 for an initial transfer fee of £29 million, as reported by The Guardian. According to WhoScored, the 27-year-old centre-back played 27 times in the Premier League and six times in the Champions League for Chelsea i...
Reliable journalist confirms Everton have held talks with PL giants regarding 22-yr-old
Everton have had an impressive transfer window so far but their business is not over yet. According to David Ornstein from the Athletic, Carlo Ancelotti’s side have held talks with Chelsea regarding a move for Fikayo Tomori. The 22-year-old centre back has been linked with a move away from Chelsea and it will be interesting to see if Everton can sign him before the transfer window closes. It is no secret that Carlo Ancelotti needs to add more defensive depth to his side and the Chelsea defender could prove to be an ideal addition. Tomori needs to play regularly in order to fulfil his potential as well and a loan move to Everton could be perfect for his development. It could be a deal that benefits all parties. Apparently, Lampard rates the young defender highly and he wants to keep Tomori ...
