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Chelsea face Arsenal tomorrow at Stamford Bridge, and we’ll get to see what team Maurizio Sarri thinks is his strongest right now. In goal, there’s no reason to think that Kepa won’t play once again. He made a start at short notice against Huddersfield, and will be even more settled now. At the back we’re […]View the full article

Chelsea fans have been given all kinds of excuses for Alvaro Morata’s poor form last season. From back issues to distractions in his home life, with his new wife pregnant with twins for almost the whole of his debut Premier League campaign. It’s just been revealed that he’s bought a house in London at last, […]View the full article

Chelsea have already played 6 games under Maurizio Sarri, but it feels like a lot less. That’s because it’s been a slow wind up. The manager arrived late, his players returned from the World Cup in dribs and drabs, and signings were coming in right until the deadline. The only two competitive games have been […]View the full article

Maurizio Sarri’s time at Chelsea so far has been somewhat staggered. Wave by wave he had players arriving back from their post World Cup rests, then he had signings popping up one by one all the way to deadline day. The final arrival was Mateo Kovacic, and while he wasn’t fit to play against Huddersfield […]View the full article

Maurizio Sarri’s time at Chelsea so far has been somewhat staggered. Wave by wave he had players arriving back from their post World Cup rests, then he had signings popping up one by one all the way to deadline day. The final arrival was Mateo Kovacic, and while he wasn’t fit to play against Huddersfield […]View the full article

Chelsea have loaned out another senior player. This time it’s Kenneth Omeruo, last seen playing really rather well for Nigeria at the World Cup. He’s had a proper veteran loan army career since joining the club, playing for five different teams now, over 6 and a half seasons. He’s spent a few years in Turkey, […]View the full article

Jorginho has made a bright start to life at Chelsea. One of the few senior players who was available to Maurizio Sarri for all of his preseason games, the Italy international has settled in nicely in front of the back four. Tactically he is perfect for his Italian coach, and that’s all thanks to where […]View the full article

As the fan posting it says in Spanish: “I want to marry this video”. It’s from the European Super Cup last night, and it shows Chelsea exile Thibaut Courtois stepping up to get his losers medal. It then cuts to his new manager Diego Simeone, who is laughing himself silly at the sight of his […]View the full article

Ruben Loftus Cheek had much less time in preseason that most players. The fact that England made it to the third place playoff in Russia meant that the midfielder was in the last group to return to training, with Gary Cahill, N’Golo Kante and Olivier Giroud. While Kante has stepped straight back into the team, […]View the full article

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Victor Moses has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 27 in order to focus on his Chelsea club career and family. The right wing-back made this known on he’s Instagram page this evening. I would like to announce that after much thought I have made the decision to retire from playing international […]View the full article

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We all know how well Mason Mount is doing at Derby. The midfielder has netted twice in three games for Frank Lampard’s team, including the second in their cup win over Bolton yesterday. But did you forget there’s another Chelsea man on loan there, who also netted last night? Fikayo Tomori isn’t such a big […]View the full article

Chelsea loanee Mason Mount had high expectations for this season – and so far he’s doing an excellent job living up to them. After a stunning debut senior season at Vitesse, Mount has headed to join Frank Lampard’s Derby team. He showed more than a flash of Frank in his debut for the Rams where he […]View the full article

Lewis Baker had a disastrous season last time out. He joined Middlesbrough on loan and then barely played all season, setting back all of the good progress he made at Vitesse the season before. This season, some Chelsea fans have been jittery already, seeing him left on the bench by Marcelo Bielsa in his first […]View the full article

Maurizio Sarri’s basic English sometimes gives the impression he’s not a very expressive character, but when you read his quotes translated from Italian you realise that’s not the case. Goal.com last night had some really interesting quotes from the manager, who was speaking about the summer pursuit of Gonzalo Higuain. We’ve already heard from the striker […]View the full article

Chelsea defender Ola Aina has joined Torino on loan, with an option to buy. That’s according to Diego Fornero, an Italian journalist who covers the Turin based team. Aina spent last season on loan at Hull, where he made a lot of appearances, but playing in a very weak team that eventually was relegated from the Championship. […]View the full article

Ruben Loftus-Cheek wanted by Bundesliga giants Schalke. Chelsea reluctant to allow him to leave this summer. READ MORE: Kante discusses his new role under Sarri Ruben Loftus-Cheek is reportedly attracting interest from Schalke, but Chelsea are reluctant to allow the midfielder to leave this summer. Following the emergence of Ross Barkley during pre-season and the […]View the full article

AC Milan ‘set to offer more than €100M for Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. Milinkovic-Savic was linked with Chelsea this past transfer window. READ MORE: Willian makes admission about Antonio Conte AC Milan are reportedly preparing to launch a monster offer for Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. Milinkovic-Savic, commonly referred to as SMS in order to preserve finger energy, […]View the full article

N’Golo Kante discusses his new role under Maurizio Sarri. Kante scored on the opening day against Huddersfield Town. READ MORE: Willian makes admission about Antonio Conte N’Golo Kante has been discussing his new advanced role in Maurizio Sarri’s new-look Chelsea side. Kante scooped the PFA, FWA and PL player of the year awards following his […]View the full article

Former Blue Mohamed Salah ignores Liverpool fans who want a signature. Salah is also videoed using his phone while driving, which is illegal. READ MORE: Willian’s latest admission may anger Antonio Conte… Mohamed Salah, humble? You’re having a laugh, aren’t you? The Liverpool talisman has been marketed as not only a world-class footballer, but also […]View the full article

Willian admits he wouldn’t be at Chelsea if Antonio Conte stayed. The Brazilian appeared to fall out with Conte at the end of last season. READ MORE: Why Chelsea fans should be thankful for Batshuayi’s loan Willian has admitted that he would not still be a Chelsea player if Antonio Conte stayed on as manager […]View the full article

Michy Batshuayi had option to join Sevilla in permanent deal. Batshuayi instead signed for Valencia on a season-long loan. READ MORE: Reported Chelsea target speaks out on his future Chelsea fans ought to be thankful that Michy Batshuayi has only left the club on loan – he could have been gone for good. Frustration among […]View the full article

Wilfried Zaha speaks out on future as a Crystal Palace player. Zaha was linked with Chelsea at the tail end of the summer. READ MORE: Medical done – Chelsea player off to Serie A Wilfried Zaha has been discussing his Crystal Palace future after reports linking him with a move to Chelsea. Speculation of Chelsea’s […]View the full article

Chelsea’s Tiemoue Bakayoko ‘undergoes AC Milan medical’. Bakayoko set to join Milan on a season-long loan deal. The report claims that the option to buy is set at €35M. Chelsea are about to part ways with Tiemoue Bakayoko. According to Goal, the Frenchman has undergone a medical with AC Milan as he prepares to join […]View the full article