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Various sources are claiming that Nathan Ake is a target for Manchester City this summer. The BBC are among the sites who say that a £40m bid will be made – and possibly accepted – for the Dutchman, who was at Chelsea not long ago. Under Antonio Conte the decision was made to bring him […]View the full article

Chelsea are set to award Ruben Loftus-Cheek a £120,000 a week contract, according to the Daily Telegraph. The paper says that Frank Lampard will have the injured midfielder ready to go when he arrives as manager this week, with an offer of potentially £150,000 on the table for the midfielder. That’s a huge amount of […]View the full article

According to the Telegraph‘s Matt Law, Frank Lampard intends to merge the Chelsea first-team and academy. This will involve allowing the players to mix together during meal times, as well as rescheduling sessions in order for him to be present to watch the U-23s in action. Matt Law’s belief is that Lampard will take an […]View the full article

According to the Telegraph, Maurizio Sarri did not attend a single Chelsea U-23 match or training session while in charge. While reporting on Frank Lampard’s intentions with the club’s younger players, Matt Law notes how Sarri never showed such an interest, instead shunning them. Not only did he deny the likes of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and […]View the full article

It was reported over the weekend by Matt Law of the Telegraph that Chelsea have told Atletico Madrid to pay for Alvaro Morata or see him recalled. The striker has been on loan back in his native country of Spain since January, and made a positive impact back at the Wanda Metropolitano, and the Spanish […]View the full article

The arrival of Frank Lampard and his reputation of working with young players at Derby County means that it looks like there could be a fresh impetus put on the youth at the club. That should come as little surprise to fans as Chelsea have been dominant at youth level, and it’s only right that […]View the full article

The Mirror report that Chelsea have rejected advances from Bayern Munich for youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi. It was claimed by the Guardian back in January that Hudson-Odoi had requested a transfer away from Chelsea, with Bayern sniffing around the Englishman. Commendably, Chelsea put their foot down, refusing to grant Hudson-Odoi an exit from Stamford Bridge, leaving […]View the full article

Chelsea have yet to appoint Frank Lampard as their new manager, yet moves are already taking place. Yesterday saw one confirmed move, as left back Jay DaSilva departed to join his loan club Bristol City on a permanent deal; and one rumoured one as Juan Castillo seemed to double back on his contract decision. Today […]View the full article

According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Chelsea have reached a €50M agreement with Real Madrid over the transfer of midfielder Mateo Kovacic. Kovacic spent the 2018/19 campaign on-loan at Chelsea under the stewardship of now former manager Maurizio Sarri, making 51 appearances. The Croat played a prominent role in our success both in the Premier League […]View the full article

Chelsea fans have grown frustrated with Roman Abramovich in the past, but sacking Frank Lampard would leave the relationship broken beyond repair. It now appears only a matter of time before Lampard takes the reins at Stamford Bridge, which has returned the feel good factor to the Chelsea community after a difficult season. Maurizio Sarri […]View the full article

With the BBC reporting that Chelsea are in talks with Frank Lampard, we’ve considered how he could reshape our attack post-Eden Hazard. The departure of Eden Hazard to Real Madrid ensured that change was on the horizon for our attack as it was, but Lampard’s arrival will also have a significant effect. Hazard was our […]View the full article

It was reported today in the Evening Standard that several of Chelsea’s former academy players, including Mason Mount and Ruben Loftus-Cheek, were set to be offered extensions now that Frank Lampard is all but secure as our new manager. The logic is that the presence of the former midfielder as our new manager will persuade […]View the full article

What has been assumed has now been confirmed, as Derby County this afternoon Tweeted out the news that they have given Frank Lampard permission to speak to Chelsea about becoming their new manager. Derby County can confirm that they have granted permission for Chelsea to speak to Frank Lampard about the vacant managerial position at […]View the full article

The Daily Telegraph yesterday reported that the new Chelsea manager, at this stage likely to be Frank Lampard, will have several major jobs upon arriving at the squad. He won’t be able to bring any players in, which solves one problem at least, but he will still have to consider selling players. The fact we […]View the full article

Chelsea have reportedly offered Todd Kane a new deal, but Derby are in the mix. Here’s how we think is the best way to deal with this situation. According to the Times, forgotten right-back Todd Kane has been offered a new contract by Chelsea, but has rejected our proposal, with Derby County in the mix. […]View the full article

Chelsea reportedly have reservations over the inexperience of Frank Lampard’s backroom staff. Here’s why such concerns are unjustified. The Times claim that Chelsea are not entirely convinced Jody Morris and Chris Jones are adequately experienced for the roles they could be set to walk into. Both would presumably follow Lampard to Stamford Bridge, but there […]View the full article

With Petr Cech returning to Chelsea, and Frank Lampard expected to follow, change is on the horizon at Stamford Bridge. Here’s why. ESPN have reported that Lampard could officially be back at Chelsea by the end of next week, following in the footsteps of former teammate Cech. It will be welcome news to all of […]View the full article

Chelsea’s transfer ban could have a knock-on effect in terms of potential departures. Here’s five players who may have been offered a lifeline. Willian: Willian’s contract with Chelsea is due to expire next summer, so this would have been the perfect opportunity to cash-in on him while we still can. However, with the transfer ban in […]View the full article

With Eden Hazard calling time on his career as a Chelsea player, we have, for no good reason at all, decided who our best three remaining players are. 1.) N’Golo Kante There’ll be no arguments with this one. Following Hazard’s departure, Kante is our only remaining world-class player. He will presumably be returned to his […]View the full article

According to the Daily Star, Kurt Zouma has told friends that he would be open to leaving Chelsea and moving back to Everton. Here’s why that can’t happen. 1.) The definition of insanity The definition of insanity, or so they’ll tell you, is to continually repeat the same mistakes in hope of a different outcome. […]View the full article

With ESPN reporting that Frank Lampard could be confirmed as Chelsea manager this week, we’ve considered three players who could benefit the most. Callum Hudson-Odoi Unlike Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Callum Hudson-Odoi was never able to fully establish himself as a starting player under Maurizio Sarri. He threatened to do so, but an achilles injury derailed […]View the full article

Chelsea may face a serious creativity problem next season. We all know the impact that Eden Hazard had on this team. At times our best chances of scoring goals in the last few years have seemingly come from giving him the ball in dangerous areas and hoping that he can do something special. But he’s […]View the full article

It’s Frank Lampard’s birthday today – he’s 41 would you believe, and we thought we’d have a think about what he’d like to get. There are some people it’s very hard to buy gifts for, but we think we can work out a few things Super Frank would like. Despite having tons of money, a […]View the full article

Football Italia have quotes from Jorginho’s agent which makes it very clear he would consider leaving if Juventus follow up on their reported interest in the midfielder now they’ve appointed Maurizio Sarri. That seems a safe assumption. Having not really settled here, and with his main benefactor gone, the chance to upgrade to to Juve […]View the full article

Chelsea are without a manager right now, but one shouldn’t fear that that’s a situation that might go on for too long. They never would have let Maurizio Sarri go if they weren’t confident that they could tie up a deal for a replacement soon after, and even if it means paying Frank Lampard’s full […]View the full article