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Report: EPL giants Mourinho allegedly wants their defender don’t negotiate with Spurs over transfers
According to The Athletic, London rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea still refuse to negotiate with each other over transfers after the Blues hijacked Spurs deal for Willian in 2013. The Brazilian winger had done and passed a medical with Spurs, only for him to join Chelsea at the last minute. Willian is set to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season after seven years and has been linked with a move to Tottenham, with boss Jose Mourinho eyeing a reunion. It remains to be seen if that is on the cards, though, but the Portuguese is reportedly interested in signing another Chelsea player – Kurt Zouma – and it will be interesting to see if both sides will finally agree to do business. According to RMC Sport, Tottenham are keeping tabs on the Frenchman ahead of the summer transfer wind...
Pundit explains how Chelsea’s Timo Werner transfer will benefit Tottenham this summer
Former Tottenham striker and pundit Darren Bent has now explained how Chelsea’s decision to sign Timo Werner will benefit Spurs. As per Bent, the prices are more reasonable now due to the Coronavirus crisis and clubs will not be able to demand exorbitant fees for their players. Getting a player of Werner’s caliber for £53m is proof that the market is likely to be more affordable and that will help Spurs sign their own targets. He said to Football Insider: “Everyone’s going to be thinking about transfers but when you look that Chelsea have been able to nip in and get Werner for around £50million, I do think this whole pandemic and period is going to bring transfers back down to earth. “I think we were seeing way too high a price paid for players that quite frankly weren’t worth it for that ...
Report shares why Chelsea are yet to sign Timo Werner despite agreement
According to The Athletic’s Raphael Honigstein, Chelsea haven’t been able to officially sign RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner because they haven’t been able to conduct a medical yet. Delay in the Werner deal is solely down to the practicalities of getting a medical done, @TheAthleticUK has been told. He can’t fly to the UK due Bundesliga Covid-19 regulations and Chelsea docs can’t fly to Germany because they would have to isolate for 14 days upon return.(1/2) — Raphael Honigstein (@honigstein) June 11, 2020 Chelsea could use German FA doc in the meantime but they’re more likely to wait until German season is over on June 27 or quarantine regulations in the UK change. — Raphael Honigstein (@honigstein) June 11, 2020 The Blues agreed to pay the German’s £54 million release cl...
Report: Agents ‘trying to convince’ Spurs and Chelsea to sign £80m player
Barcelona are desperate to offload Philippe Coutinho in the summer. Despite scoring 21 goals in 76 matches since joining the club from Liverpool for a reported transfer fee of around £142m, Barcelona feel they’ve seen enough of him. The Brazilian joined Bayern Munich on loan where he duly impressed. However, despite scoring nine goals and providing seven assists, Bayern are unwilling to sign him permanently. Barcelona just want to get rid of him, and they are willing to lower their asking price to £80m. Even then, it’s a huge amount, and especially with the global economic situation affecting football finances, no clubs would be willing to pay that amount. And that leaves Barcelona in a spot of bother. Coutinho has attracted interest from the Premier League, with the likes of Che...
Report: What club insider has said about £40m rumour and West Ham United
According to Claret&Hugh, West Ham United do not have any interest in signing Michy Batshuayi from Chelsea in the summer transfer window. It has been claimed that a ‘senior club insider’ has said that speculation linking Batshuayi with a move to West Ham is ‘completely stupid’. The report has added that the same senior club insider has said that the Hammers have no money to complete such a deal. The Express reported at the weekend that West Ham are leading the race for the Belgium international. Newcastle and Crystal Palace are also in the race, with Chelsea looking for £40 million as transfer fee for the 26-year-old, according to the report. Leaving Chelsea West Ham may not have any interest in Batshuayi, but it does seem likely that the striker will leave the Blues this summer. After...
Report: Everton competing with Chelsea for 22-year-old
According to TMW, Everton and Chelsea are interested in signing Bartlomiej Dragowski from Fiorentina in the summer transfer window. The report in the Italian news outlet has claimed that Fiorentina could sell the 22-year-old goalkeeper as Alban Lafont is doing well in his loan spell at Nantes and will return to the Italian club this summer. Need for a goalkeeper? Both Everton and Chelsea have established and experienced first-choice goalkeepers in Jordan Pickford and Kepa Arrizabalaga respectively. However, Pickford has made some costly mistakes, but the England international is pretty much guaranteed a place in the starting lineup at Goodison Park. Kepa has also made costly errors for Chelsea and has even been dropped by manager Frank Lampard this season. Both the Toffees and the London c...
The Athletic journalist claims why Man Utd didn’t move for €60m player
Amidst all the concern that clubs around the world would struggle to secure big-money deals, Chelsea stunned everyone with the un-official capture of Timo Werner. According to reliable journalist and transfer expert, Nico Schira, Chelsea have secured the deal to sign the 24-year-old attacker who has been in sensational form for RB Leipzig this season. All the while, it was Liverpool who were leading the race for Werner’s signature. There was Manchester United as well, apparently, in the race. However, with the Reds refusing to meet Werner’s release clause due to the financial constraints, the door was left ajar for Chelsea to snatch the deal. And they didn’t need any second invitation. Done deal! Timo #Werner joins #Chelsea. Blues pay his clause (€60M) to #Leipzig. He has reached an agreem...
Fabrizio Romano: PL rival in talks to sign £85m Spurs target, player wants to join
According to Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea ‘are also in talks with Leicester’ to sign left-back Ben Chilwell. The Athletic claimed earlier this week that the Blues are looking to make two marquee signings at least, with one of them being Chilwell. Chelsea are close to securing a deal for Timo Werner from RB Leipzig. The 24-year-old was heavily linked with a move to Liverpool, but it seems he is heading towards Stamford Bridge instead. Romano claims that all the paperwork for Werner is progressing well. The Guardian journalist has further claimed that the left-back wants to join Chelsea. He is also aware that Frank Lampard wants him. Romano claims that Ajax left-back Nicolás Tagliafico is on the Chelsea list as as an option if the deal collapses for Chilwell. Chesea are also in talks with L...
Olivier Giroud explains decision to extend Chelsea stay
Getty Images Olivier Giroud has opened up on his decision to extend his stay at Chelsea, outlining his plans to “keep winning trophies” and show Frank Lampard “he can count on me”. Giroud completed a surprise move to Chelsea from Arsenal back in January 2018, and has since scored 21 goals in 76 outings for the club across all competitions. The World Cup winner played a key role in the Blues’ run to glory in the Europa League last season, but fell down the squad pecking order after Lampard was drafted in to replace Maurizio Sarri in the Stamford Bridge hot seat. Tammy Abraham has served as Chelsea’s first-choice centre-forward throughout the 2019-20 campaign, with Giroud restricted to just nine Premier League appearances in total. The 33-year-old was tipped to leave the club in January amid...
Report: Chelsea looking to beat Liverpool to another Bundesliga sensation valued at £90m
According to Sport Bild, Chelsea are interested in signing Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz this summer as manager Frank Lampard looks to further bolster his squad. True: @ChelseaFC is also interested in @kaihavertz29 — Christian Falk (@cfbayern) June 5, 2020 The Blues have sealed a £54 million move for RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner ahead of the summer transfer window, beating Liverpool to his signature, and they are looking to pip Jurgen Klopp’s side to another Bundesliga sensation. As reported by Sportsmail, the Reds want the 20-year-old and have been told they will need at least £90 million to have a chance. It doesn’t seem Liverpool will be making a move for Havertz due to financial reasons – the same reason they opted out of a deal for Werner – but Chelsea could be ready to do busin...
Bayern Munich manager sends message to Chelsea as Werner seals Stamford Bridge move
According to Italian journalist and transfer expert Nicolò Schira, RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner has signed a five-year deal with Chelsea after they met his £54 million buyout clause. Both clubs are currently exchanging documents, with the German’s former club Stuttgart set for a 15% windfall due to a sell-on clause they inserted in his deal to Leipzig. Done deal! Timo #Werner joins #Chelsea. Blues pay his clause (€60M) to #Leipzig. He has reached an agreement until 2025 with a wages of €10M + bonuses a year. #Stuttgart (his former team) get 15% of profit. Deal completed. Exchange of documents ongoing. #transfers #CFC — Nicolò Schira (@NicoSchira) June 5, 2020 Werner was close to joining Bayern Munich last summer and had already said his goodbyes, while it had appeared that he was bound t...
‘Him and Tanganga would be insane’ – Some Spurs fans react to links with 25-yr-old
Tottenham have been linked with a move for the French defender Kurt Zouma. The 25-year-old Chelsea defender is not a key member of Lampard’s first-team squad and Mourinho wants him to shore up Spurs’ defence. It will be interesting to see if Spurs can agree on a deal with their bitter rivals for Zouma. When the Frenchman joined Chelsea, he was a world-class talent. However, a serious knee injury has halted his development since then. Zouma could still be a very good player but he will need time and coaching. His loan spell at Everton wasn’t too impressive either. It remains to be seen if Jose Mourinho can bring out the best in the defender. Spurs need defensive reinforcements this summer and Zouma could be a cheap option for them. Vertonghen and Foyth are expected to be on their way out on...
