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Spanish football paper Marca are well connected at Real Madrid, and it’s from their pages that the Eden Hazard transfer saga has been smouldering for some time now. As we approach the decisive summer, things are becoming clearer however, and details of the movements made by all three parties are becoming clear. Today’s edition claims […]View the full article

It has been a mixed season for Chelsea; currently they are sitting in a respectable sixth place in the table, but of course, the aim will be to finish in the top four. Third and fourth place are hotly contested this season with Tottenham, Man U and Arsenal all within reaching distance. The places are […]View the full article

Chelsea face West Ham on Monday night, with the chance to make it 9 points from 9 in this easier run of games. That would really set us up nicely for the run in, as we said in the lead up to it. Things get a lot tougher after that, but we’ll have something to […]View the full article

Ruben Loftus-Cheek is well on his way to becoming the player we always hoped he could be. And about time too – he’s 23 now after all. But after a long period where it really looked like it wasn’t going to work out for him, especially at Chelsea, it’s finally falling into place. You only […]View the full article

Chelsea face West Ham on Monday night, in a game that should hopefully see us pick up our third win on the spin. If we manage that, we will have made hug strides in the top 4 race, especially given the points dropped around us. Our game against Brighton last night was our most impressive […]View the full article

When asked by journalists what he had made of Callum Hudson-Odoi’s performances for England in the international break, Maurizio Sarri deflected the question. First he replied he hadn’t had time to see it all, then said he hadn’t been too impressed by what he’d seen. He was roundly criticised after that for his comments. Not […]View the full article

Both Milan clubs have been linked with interest in Chelsea winger Pedro Rodriguez. The Daily Express are among the publications hinting that there may be transfer offers made for the former Barcelona man this summer. That seems very possible, but as it stands we can only see Chelsea responding with rejections. At the moment, they […]View the full article

Maurizio Sarri is in line to play a very popular lineup against Brighton tonight. The way the chips have fallen mean that Eden Hazard, Callum Hudson-Odoi, N’Golo Kante and Emerson are all set to come into the team, producing a final XI that will please a lot of fans online. There is one other tweak […]View the full article

Chelsea have been today linked with former Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho in the Liverpool Echo. We are one of three teams named as those who were interested in the Brazil star as his seemingly ill-fated spell at Barcelona goes on. After getting his dream move last January, he’s really struggled to make an impact in […]View the full article

Italian transfer rumour site CalcioMercato is always full of interesting snippets, regardless of their veracity. You can sometimes tell the logic behind a rumour, even if it’s totally invented. Today, for example, they claim that AC Milan have asked Chelsea for a discount on Tiemoue Bakayoko, but Chelsea have spurned these advanced and in fact […]View the full article

The first green shoots of Chelsea’s transfer ban are beginning to show. We’ve already mentioned how it may benefit our attempts to keep Callum Hudson-Odoi, with the club now able to show him a really clear path to first team action – especially assuming Eden Hazard leaves in the summer. Now, another path is opening […]View the full article

We have now reached the quarter finals of Europe’s major competitions, in which Chelsea are the outright favourites to go on and land the Europa league trophy. They are around 15/8, which is no surprise considering both their European pedigree and talented squad. They have also proved a popular selection amongst punters using offers on […]View the full article

Maurizio Sarri got the win today, but performances like this won’t save his job. For one thing, if we play as poorly as we did today in any other game, we would lose. We needed a big refereeing error to get anything today. But it’s also the case that, regardless of the result, performing like […]View the full article

Ruben Loftus-Cheek was the man who got the winner yesterday, and there was nobody more fitting. He made a mockery of the fact that Maurizio Sarri hadn’t picked him in a team which even excluded N’Golo Kante. Assuming Ruben is fit to start games, and Sarri isn’t under instruction to leave him on the bench, […]View the full article

Chelsea need to sack Maurizio Sarri. This has never been clearer. Cesar Azpilicueta and Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s late goals may have bought the Italian time, but he doesn’t deserve to keep his job a minute longer. He has successfully alienated the fanbase with his stubbornness and continual overlooking of our younger players – the future of […]View the full article

Chelsea take on Cardiff City at the weekend with Maurizio Sarri’s men desperately scrapping for points in the race for top four. Cliche it may be, Chelsea find themselves in a situation in which every game is a cup final. Every time the players take to the turf, they have to ensure they’re leaving it […]View the full article

Two of Chelsea’s midfield slots are basically always considered taken under Maurizio Sarri – N’Golo Kante and Jorginho will start whenever fit. The third one has seen a few different players tried out, with varying levels of success. OF course the man we all want to see there is Ruben Loftus-Cheek. But assuming Sarri either […]View the full article

Whether Maurizio Sarri can be a successful manager at Chelsea is still in the balance. What is already decided is that he’s not going to win people over with a slick PR sheen. If he wants to win back the respect of the fans, it will have to be with results and good football, because […]View the full article

Gonzalo Higuain has not been a terrible signing for Chelsea so far, but he has proved to be an ultimate flat track bully. His goals came against Huddersfield and Fulham, while he has disappointed in our games against stronger sides, as we’ve struggled since his arrival in January. Tomorrow’s games, then, provides the perfect opportunity […]View the full article

Chelsea’s season is in the balance over the next few weeks, and the result on Sunday will hopefully be a good one, and add some momentum to our season again. The games against Slavia Prague – touch wood – should be winnable fairly easily. So the next few weeks are all about the Premier League, […]View the full article

Chelsea’s defeat against Everton already feels like a long time ago, as the loss was followed by a fortnight’s international break. But we’ll be back in action this weekend, and Maurizio Sarri has big decisions to make. One of the most consistent lineup battles all season has been Marcos Alonso against Emerson Palmieri. The Italian […]View the full article

It doesn’t matter whether Callum Hudson-Odoi decides to stay or go, because Chelsea have already decided to keep him. That’s what I think. Of course it makes life a lot easier, and improves the whole situation immeasurably, if he turns round tomorrow and signs a five year contract, but whether even if he holds out, […]View the full article

With eight league fixtures left to play, sixth-placed Chelsea hope to close the gap on Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur and return to the Champions League after a year of absence. The Blues are currently sitting three points adrift of fourth-placed Gunners and Bet365 rate them as 2/1 candidates to finish in the top four. However, […]View the full article

When your team is playing well, the international break is a real annoyance, breaking up your team’s momentum and sending key players off to tire themselves out and potentially pick up injuries. However, when things have been going badly, as they have been at Stamford Bridge in recent months, they come as a welcome distraction. […]View the full article

Ross Barkley bagged two for England yesterday, after having come on and impressed in their last game too. It continues a run of good form he’s shown whenever he’s been unleashed in the Europa League this season. And, again, we must bear in mind that this was Montenegro he did so well against. But it […]View the full article