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Kurt Zouma has looked like a good option to remain at Chelsea next season ever since he got back from Everton, but the recent injury news, as reported in the Telegraph today that indicates Rudiger could be out for the start of the season should seal that. Until now, there was perhaps an argument for […]View the full article

Five Chelsea players look set to feature heavily for England at this summer’s Euro U21 Championships, which kick off tonight. England take on France, with Jake Clarke-Salter captaining the side. Mason Mount should also start, with Fikayo Tomori and Jay Dasilva also odds on to play from the beginning. Tammy Abraham is expected to start […]View the full article

Chelsea’s transfer ban, which will prevent the club from registering any new players until next summer, has so far been discussed mainly in terms of how it will hurt the club by preventing them from upgrading their squad in the immediate future. But the damaging effects go way beyond just a lack of fresh blood […]View the full article

It looks certain now that Maurizio Sarri will be leaving Chelsea, with Frank Lampard set to replace him as manager. That is a decision that should go some way to uniting what has been an incredibly divided fanbase this season. If there’s any way to get everyone pulling in the same direction again, it’s appointing […]View the full article

Reports in the Metro today say that Maurizio Sarri is frustrated by Chelsea’s refusal to allow him to leave the club for Juventus. They even have quotes from his old president at Empoli, Fabrizio Corsi, claiming that the Italian coach was “pessimistic” and had been “grumbling”. It’s no surprise to see Chelsea are dragging their […]View the full article

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