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If Frank Lampard takes over at Chelsea, which looks increasingly likely as time goes on, there will be a lot of questions about how he can transfer what he learned in just a season in the Championship to the top level. That’s mainly to do with tactics and training and so on, but there’s also […]View the full article

Now that the Eden Hazard deal is done, Chelsea are reportedly ready to begin talking to Real Madrid again, this time over the Mateo Kovacic deal. The Croatian has been on loan with us this season, and according to AS in Spain we are now looking to make that a full time deal. €35m is […]View the full article

At the time of writing, it seems very likely that Maurizio Sarri is about to depart Chelsea to take over the reins at Juventus, in his homeland of Italy. By the time you’re reading this, he may already be gone. If that’s the case, it’s going to feel like the strangest of managerial departures at […]View the full article

It’s being reported by Goal.com that Chelsea have already spoken with Frank Lampard about taking over as manager should Maurizio Sarri leave the club to join Juventus. The former Blues midfielder is the favourite to be our new boss for next season, and while there’s plenty of reasons it’s a risk, it’s also a chance […]View the full article

Chelsea are in a unique situation this summer with the transfer ban that looks to be in place. The Blues will have to make decisions about the future of their players based on whether or not it’s possible to find anything better, rather than whether they really want that player in the long term. It’s […]View the full article

Gareth Southgate is the latest big name to be linked with the Chelsea job, and while he understandably has denied those links, it’s easy to see why the people upstairs at the club would be tempted to pursue the England boss. Beyond just organising the team and getting them to function with a clear pattern […]View the full article

It was confirmed yesterday that Chelsea would be appealing their transfer ban to CAS, but have not specifically asked for it to be frozen. This latest update follows on a long period of silence, where it was becoming taking as ready that we were going to take the punishment, for fear of it being extended to three […]View the full article

Chelsea once again go into a summer not knowing who their manager will be next season, making planning their squad very hard. Summer after summer they have gone into these periods with one man out and another in. They often bring with them players they like, and are backed in the market to bring in […]View the full article

Premier League teams Crystal Palace and Newcastle have been listed alongside Manchester United on the rumours pages this week as teams looking into signing Junior Firpo this summer. The versatile left sided player has really shone since graduating from the Sevillan side’s youth academy, and his performances in La Liga in the two seasons since […]View the full article

We all love a good summer holiday. It’s the perfect time to kick a ball around on the beach, or keep up with the latest transfer rumours on TalkChelsea on your phone while sipping a cold drink by the pool. The only tough thing can be finding a place showing the footie if you’re in […]View the full article

If the press are to be believed, Chelsea could be about to lose Maurizio Sarri. According to sources like talkSport, the Italian coach will join Juventus in the coming days, with the Italian side paying out his remaining £5m of contract. That leaves Chelsea in a tricky position, especially with a transfer ban in place. […]View the full article

Jose Mourinho has been linked with a second return to Chelsea today. If that seems mad, the context is even stranger. Today it’s being reported that current coach Maurizio Sarri will leave the club “with their blessing” to coach Juventus, with the upstairs suits clearly looking to cut their losses on the man they only […]View the full article

Chelsea could accept an offer in the region of £25M for loanee Tammy Abraham this summer, according to the Mirror. Abraham impressed at Aston Villa this term, with the Mirror’s report suggesting that the newly-promoted side want him on a permanent basis. They’ll have to meet Chelsea’s demands, however, with it being claimed that £25M […]View the full article

Chelsea spent the winter transfer window chasing central midfielders, having let Cesc Fabregas leave for Monaco. They ended up with two prime targets, according to the rumours. Nico Barella of Cagliari and Leandro Paredes of Zenit. In the end they got neither, and ended the season with a seriously depleted central midfield unit. The transfer […]View the full article

Chelsea spent the winter transfer window chasing central midfielders, having let Cesc Fabregas leave for Monaco. They ended up with two prime targets, according to the rumours. Nico Barella of Cagliari and Leandro Paredes of Zenit. In the end they got neither, and ended the season with a seriously depleted central midfield unit. The transfer […]View the full article

Cesc Fabregas was a BT Sport pundit for last night’s final between his former clubs Arsenal and Chelsea, and he made some fascinating points not only about the game itself, but also about the way both clubs are run. When it came to Chelsea he was pretty scathing, referencing the way that the team always […]View the full article

The Europa league final in Baku meant a limited number of fans were able to make the journey over, but it did not dent the performance of Chelsea. This saw them face off against London rivals Arsenal, in which they put in a dominant second half performance as they won the game 4-1. This came […]View the full article

Nobody was really sure what to expect from Chelsea in this game. The Blues have been so up and down this season that it was easy to predict a heavy loss – or an easy win. In the end, after a tense first half that saw the Gunners threaten repeatedly, Maurizio Sarri’s men came out […]View the full article

Chelsea go into tomorrow’s game in Baku with plenty of injury issues. It’s been a while since our last competitive game, but since then Ruben Loftus-Cheek and N’Golo Kante have ruled themselves out of the game. That means Maurizio Sarri has a lot of decisions to make – or in fact, a lot of those […]View the full article

It’s just one day until Chelsea take on Arsenal in the Europa League final in Baku, and with plenty of fans unable to get there, most are figuring out how they will actually watch the match. Of course some will love to go and watch down the pub, where there’s always a good atmosphere – […]View the full article

Yokohama have been the shirt sponsors of Chelsea since February of 2015. The Japanese tyre company pay Chelsea £40 million per year for the privilege, which made it the second-most lucrative shirt sponsorship deal behind Manchester United’s £50 million per year contract with Chevrolet. The deal is set to expire in 2020, which means that […]View the full article

3 Ways to Spend the Time Before the Game Starts We’ve all been there. We sit and we twiddle our thumbs in anticipation of the big game. That clock seems to tick ever so slowly and we start to question whether the clock is actually moving at all. How can you spend those awfully long […]View the full article

Chelsea face an extremely tough test in Baku against Arsenal this week, and even the biggest Maurizio Sarri fans would not say we are anything other than a similarly inconsistent team. With N’Golo Kante ruled out, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek a long term absentee in midfield too, we look weaker than ever, and despite not losing […]View the full article

Chelsea face a very tough test in Baku against Arsenal, especially if N’Golo Kante is injured as has been rumoured. Arsenal are a dangerous team, and one we have a bad recent record against. The Gunners have shaken off their hoodoo against us and now have the upper hand often when we meet. Our game […]View the full article

Chelsea midfielder Eden hazard hasn’t done much to dampen the speculation surrounding his potential move to Spanish giants Real Madrid. Speaking about the upcoming clash against Arsenal in the Europa League Final, Hazard made it known that it would be his ‘perfect farewell’ to the club. The Belgian Captain admitted that the potential transfer is […]View the full article