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Jorginho? A flop? Give me a break. A new stat has emerged which reinforces just how integral he is to Maurizio Sarri’s system – outside of possession. Much has been said about Jorginho in recent weeks, most of it negative. There have been suggestions that he’s not good enough to be the heart of Chelsea’s […]View the full article

Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Gonzalo Higuain from Juventus on an initial six-month loan deal. Welcome, Gonzalo! Gonzalo Higuain joins Radamel Falcao on the list of strikers who were linked with a move to Chelsea for every passing transfer window, before the move finally did materialise for them – perhaps later than both parties […]View the full article

Here’s the least surprising news of the January transfer window so far – Chelsea have received no bids for Danny Drinkwater this month. Nothing. Danny Drinkwater is the second coming of Winston Bogarde. That may seem a little harsh, but it’s quite clear at this point that he has no desire to play football, rather […]View the full article

Maurizio Sarri has criticised Chelsea talisman Eden Hazard’s leadership qualities, just days after branding his group of players mentally weak. When it became clear over the summer that Gary Cahill was set to lose the Chelsea captaincy, Eden Hazard was mentioned as one of the frontrunners. He captained Belgium to the semi-finals of the World […]View the full article

Maurizio Sarri has revealed that Eden Hazard is yet to make a definitive decision over his future at Chelsea, but the Belgian remains in discussions with the club. At a time of uncertainty at the club, we could really do with an answer from Eden. Maurizio Sarri’s situation at the helm is far from precarious, […]View the full article

Gonzalo Higuain will take the feared number 9 shirt after signing along the dotted line on his Chelsea contract. Let’s hope that he’s the man to break the curse! We’re waiting on official announcement of Gonzalo Higuain’s transfer to Chelsea. Our tweet notifications for Chelsea are on and we wait eagerly to report the news […]View the full article

An angry Chelsea fan on talkSPORT has demanded that the club sack Maurizio Sarri, comparing the Italian to former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. We should have predicted that Chelsea fans would overreact to a few negative results in this manner. Rarely is our fanbase able to reason with ourselves over what is realistically achievable. We […]View the full article

Eden Hazard has once again flirted with the possibility of signing for Real Madrid, even with childhood hero Zinedine Zidane having departed the club in the summer. Eden Hazard has been linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu for what feels like a decade. Signing for Real Madrid is always thought to have been […]View the full article

Andreas Christensen’s future as a Chelsea player was looking precarious as it is, but his chances of staying at Stamford Bridge have just taken a turn for the worse. Andreas Christensen has struggled for game-time this season under Maurizio Sarri. He had threatened to break into Antonio Conte’s starting eleven, but the change of management […]View the full article

Gonzalo Higuain is reportedly due in London today to complete his move to Chelsea in time to face Tottenham in the Carabao Cup semi-final on Thursday night. Gonzalo Higuain to Chelsea, that’s pretty much all we’ve been covering over the past couple of weeks. Ever since Marina Granovskaia caved to Maurizio Sarri’s demands and decided […]View the full article

Antonio Conte has been spotted in attendance at Craven Cottage for Fulham’s clash with Tottenham Hotspur this afternoon. Welcome back, Antonio! Antonio Conte must have had a grin on his face as he saw Chelsea lose to Arsenal at the Emirates yesterday. Being battered by the Gunners proved to be a turning point in his […]View the full article

Big-money misfit Alvaro Morata has left Chelsea and signed for Atletico Madrid, according to everyone’s favourite Italian journalist – Tancredi Palmeri. Alvaro Morata was thought to be the answer to our troubles upfront following the departure of Diego Costa. Unfortunately, he turned out to be nothing more than an expensive waste of money and time, […]View the full article

BT Sport pundit Rio Ferdinand has torn into Chelsea summer signing Jorginho, questioning what it is exactly that he contributes to the team from the base of the midfield. When Jorginho signed along the dotted line in the summer, Chelsea fans were understandably excited. Not only had we signed a Rolls-Royce of a midfielder, but […]View the full article

Callum Hudson-Odoi is reportedly set to reject a contract offer worth £85K-a-week from Chelsea in favour of pursuing his dream move to Bayern Munich. Whether Callum Hudson-Odoi will commit his future to Chelsea football club, or decide to move to Germany this winter or in the summer, has been on the mind of every Chelsea […]View the full article

Gonzalo Higuain has been left out of AC Milan’s matchday squad to face Genoa amid intense speculation that he is set to reunite with Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea. The need for Higuain at Stamford Bridge was as clear to see as ever as the Blues fired blanks against Arsenal on Saturday evening. Maurizio Sarri criticised […]View the full article

Sky Sports transfer expert Dharmesh Sheth believes that Chelsea are desperately searching for a striker to nail down the starting role in attack for years to come. Chelsea need a new striker, this isn’t news. As if it wasn’t clear to see prior to yesterday’s defeat, we went to the Emirates, had 62% of the ball […]View the full article

Maurizio Sarri has had enough. Our manager has snapped during his post-match press conference following our toothless 2-0 loss to Arsenal on Saturday evening. Maurizio Sarri’s frustrations with his players will have been growing following months of inconsistencies, and it looks as though they may now have boiled over following the Blues’ 2-0 defeat to […]View the full article

Everyone’s favourite scapegoat Willian had an effort at goal go out for a throw-in during Chelsea’s clash with Arsenal this evening. The bloke never fails to amaze us. Willian is renown for a lot of things, but scoring goals isn’t one of them. Rather, dribbling into a cul-de-sac, or failing to produce any decent standard […]View the full article

Chelsea fans pointed the finger at one man in particular after Alexandre Lacazette gave Arsenal the lead at the Emirates this evening, and there’s no prizes for guessing who. Alexandre Lacazette proved that having a world-class striker through the middle really does make all the difference. After some smart footwork in the Chelsea penalty area, […]View the full article

Chelsea’s starting eleven to face Arsenal at the Emirates in today’s six-pointer in the race for Champions League qualification has been confirmed. Chelsea team to play Arsenal… #ARSCHE pic.twitter.com/5ksZ7yucqx — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) January 19, 2019 🚨 TEAM NEWS 🚨 🗞 Here’s how we line up to face @ChelseaFC#ARSCHE — Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) January 19, […]View the full article

Nabil Fekir has essentially opened the door for Chelsea to make a move to sign him, but insists there has not yet been any contact from the Blues over a potential transfer. Nabil Fekir was at one point thought to be on his way to Liverpool. As the story goes, he conducted all the necessary […]View the full article

Chelsea were thought to be leading the race to sign midfielder Nicolo Barella from Cagliari, but it looks as though the Italian will now be signing for Serie A giants Inter Milan. When it became clear that Cesc Fabregas would not be ending the month a Chelsea player, speculation began over who we would be […]View the full article

Chelsea were linked with Hirving Lozano earlier this month, but the Mexican appears likely to move to Italy, rather than join Maurizio Sarri’s revolution at Stamford Bridge. When the January transfer window opened, the media began brainstorming which players they could link with Chelsea. Naturally, with our problems finding the back of the net so […]View the full article

Gonzalo Higuain’s transfer to Chelsea looks as though it’ll go through by Monday, with the Argentine set to arrive in London to undergo a medical ahead of the move’s completion. Gonzalo Higuain is on the verge of becoming a Chelsea player. We were not able to get the deal done in time for him to […]View the full article

Chelsea have just one first-team player unavailable for our trip to the Emirates tomorrow. You can follow our coverage of the game on Twitter @TalkChelsea. Injuries plagued Chelsea over the festive period, as they often do with the busy schedule that English teams are forced to endure. Thankfully for Maurizio Sarri, he has been provided […]View the full article