Chelsea
Report: West Ham looking to raid London rivals for 25-yr-old this summer
Chelsea defender Emerson Palmieri has been linked with a move away from the club and it will be interesting to see if he can secure his exit before the transfer window closes next month. According to Independent, Inter Milan are keen on signing the defender but they will face competition from Premier League side West Ham. David Moyes is looking to improve his defensive options this summer and he has identified the Italy international as a target. According to reports, West Ham are looking to sign the player on a loan deal. If Inter Milan come forward with a permanent offer it would be highly unlikely that Chelsea will sanction a loan move for the player to one of their London rivals. The Blues have signed Ben Chilwell from Leicester City and he is expected to be the club’s first-choice lef...
‘I almost signed for Tottenham!’ – World Cup-winning striker makes revelation
Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud has revealed that he was close to joining Tottenham Hotspur during the January transfer window. The World Cup winner joined the Blues in January 2018 from Arsenal, and has since featured in 88 games across all competitions, scoring 28 goals. The 33-year-old saw little action during the first half of last term before forcing his way back into manager Frank Lampard’s plans during the second half. However, Giroud was ready to join Tottenham in order to play regularly before deciding to remain at Stamford Bridge. “During the last three days of the transfer window, I was in the coach’s office to find a solution. I was hoping Chelsea would find a replacement for me,” the Frenchman told So Foot (via Goal). “For my part, it was not the solutions that were lacking: I ...
The Chelsea revolution is underway!
Frank Lampard’s new look Chelsea side started the new season on the right foot with a 3-1 victory over Graham Potter’s Brighton last night, with defenders Reece James and Kurt Zouma amongst the goals. It wasn’t a totally convincing performance, with Brighton arguably dominating much of the first half and portions of the second and this performance will certainly have left Chelsea fans with questions regarding some fan favourite players and whether they have the quality to be a part of a title challenge in the near future. The New Kids on the Block Making their debuts in this game were new big-money signings Timo Werner and Kai Havertz, with Werner starting in his preferred striker role and Havertz being deployed off the right hand side due to the notable absence of Hakim Ziyech, wher...
Who Are Chelsea’s New Signings?
Chelsea have ferociously attacked the transfer window, after their enforced transfer embargo last season. With Lampard spending a whopping £223.2 million pounds. So lets have an in-depth look at the 6 major signings that have arrived at the Bridge. Chelsea’s biggest spend of the summer was the £71 million they splashed out on Havertz. Kai Havertz is a 21-year-old German attacking midfielder, who signed for The Blues from his boyhood club, Bayer Leverkusen. In the last two seasons he scored 38 goals for the German club, attracting interest from all over the world. Havertz is surprisingly 6ft 2 and can play in multiple positions in midfield and across a front three. Versatility that will add creativity and quality to Chelsea’s attack. The 21-year-old has already been compared to fellow count...
Report: Everton make contact with PL giants regarding a move for 22-yr-old
Everton are looking to improve their defensive options before the transfer window closes. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Toffees have asked Chelsea about Fikayo Tomori. It will be interesting to see if they can convince Chelsea to sell/loan the player to them this summer. Tomori is a talented young player who needs to play more often and a loan deal could be ideal for him. Chelsea have signed Thiago Silva and Tomori has fallen further down the pecking order. Sending him out on loan would be a wise move from the Blues. The 22-year-old made just 15 Premier League appearances for Chelsea last season. Tomori could be a useful option for Everton and he will add some much needed defensive depth to the side. Working with a world-class manager like Carlo Ancelotti will help the young defender i...
Everton in ‘pole position’ to sign Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori
Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori is reportedly close to making a loan move to Everton following his breakthrough campaign in the Premier League. After loan spells at Brighton and Hull, Tomori impressed as he spent the 2018/19 season at Derby County, featuring in 55 games in all competitions for then Rams boss Frank Lampard. Lampard would go on to return to his spiritual home at Stamford Bridge following the departure of Maurizio Sarri to Juventus, the club legend not showing any fear in handing a number of opportunities to a number of young players. While Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount were instantly thrust into the Chelsea side by Lampard, Tomori would be handed his chance in the fourth game of the season after the Blues sluggish start to the season, having conceded seven goals in the openin...
Premier League to broadcast all September fixtures live in the UK
Premier League clubs agreed on Thursday that all 28 fixtures in September will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom and around the world. The move comes to ensure supporters in the UK will still legally be able to watch their teams while matches are being played behind closed doors. Sky Sports will air an additional six matches live in the UK in September, with BT Sport broadcasting three extra and one each going to the BBC and Amazon Prime. This means that three kick-off times have now been changed on the opening weekend of the season … West Ham v Newcastle will now take place at 20:00 BST on Saturday 12 September. Sheffield United v Wolves has been brought forward to 18:00 BST on Monday 14 September. And Brighton v Chelsea gets under way at 20:15 BST on Monday 14 September. The Premie...
Premier League set to reject requests to postpone games due to Covid outbreaks
Premier League officials are set to reject requests to postpone games in the event of Covid outbreaks amongst top-flight sides, with clubs required to fulfil fixtures unless they have fewer than 14 players available. The 2020/21 season is set to begin this weekend with the division’s authorities determined to finish the rescheduled and congested campaign on time ahead of next summer’s European Championships, with clubs having been informed that fixtures will need to be fulfilled even in the event of significant coronavirus outbreaks amongst top-flight squads. According to the Mail, Premier League clubs will be required to fulfil fixtures unless they have less than 14 players available for selection, including U21 players, who they will be obliged to play in the event of such circumstances....
Report: Chelsea set to move for £70k-per-week Aston Villa target
Chelsea are reportedly considering making a move for Manchester United goalkeeper Sergio Romero this summer. This has been a busy summer transfer window for the Blues. The Londoners have already signed Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva, Malang Sarr and Xavier Mbuyamba, and are on course to sign Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen as well. However, Chelsea boss Frank Lampard wants to add a new goalkeeper. The Blues have been linked with a host of goalkeepers this summer, and the latest name to be linked with a move is Argentine goalie Romero who could leave the club this summer. Romero could leave Manchester United this summer. The 33-year-old is entering the final year of his contract at Old Trafford, and he is available in the market due to United’s present goalkeeping s...
Man City top, Man Utd ninth; the Premier League Owners’ Rich List
Newcastle United’s failed takeover by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund leaves Sheikh Mansour as the richest owner in the Premier League. Mansour has transformed City’s fortunes since acquiring the club, but how does his wealth compare to the rest of the top flight? We take a closer look. 1. Manchester City – Sheikh Mansour – £23.3bn Mansour is the deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and also owns the Abu Dhabi Media Investment Corporation. He completed a takeover of City in 2008 and his huge investment has helped the club win four Premier League titles. 2. Chelsea – Roman Abramovich – £9.6bn It doesn’t seem that long ago that Abramovich was changing the face of English football with his massive investment into Chelsea. However, things have moved on massively since his...
Arsenal beat Liverpool on penalties to lift FA Community Shield
Arsenal beat Liverpool 5-4 on penalties on Saturday to lift the Community Shield, the curtain-raiser for the English domestic season, after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw on a chilly afternoon at Wembley. Gunners captain and match goal-scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang blasted home the final penalty of the afternoon to complete the north London side’s second win over the league champions in the space of six weeks following a shortened summer break. “We are improving. There is still work to do but I’m really happy and it’s an exciting time to be an Arsenal player,” Aubameyang told BT Sport after the match. It was the Gunners’ second trophy within a month following the side’s FA Cup final win over Chelsea on Aug. 1. The game was a very even and at times rather slow affair, with Liverpool...
Aston Villa, West Ham linked with move for Gonzalo Higuain
Aston Villa and West Ham United have been linked with a move for the Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain. The Argentine is expected to leave the Italian club this summer and it will be interesting to see where he ends up. The highly experienced striker had a forgettable spell in the Premier League with Chelsea and it is highly unlikely that he will return to England once again. There is no doubt that Aston Villa and West Ham need to sign a quality striker this summer but the 32-year-old might not be the ideal fit for them. As per reports, Juventus are looking to get rid of the player. Higuain is past his peak and his style of play is unlikely to suit West Ham or Aston Villa. The two clubs should look to sign a complete forward instead of a poacher. Gonzalo Higuain is better off joining a club...
