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Tiemoue Bakayoko has dropped a huge hint as to whether he’ll be facing Spurs at Wembley on Sunday with Antonio Conte struggling for midfield options. The France midfielder has been nursing a knee injury over the summer and was not expected to feature for Chelsea until later on this month. However, after his brother revealed […]View the full article

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is currently involved in a stand-off with the Chelsea board over summer transfer targets, according to the Express. Despite already signing Alvaro Morata, Willy Caballero, Antonio Rudiger, and Tiemoue Bakayoko this summer, the Express claim that Antonio Conte is still desperate to add numbers to his squad as the Blues look […]View the full article

Chelsea could still be in the race to sign Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, according to the Telegraph. As per the Telegraph, Manchester City have launched a £60M bid to sign the Chilean. It is reported that Pep Guardiola’s side would be willing to pay him an astronomical £400K-a-week in hope that he can be tempted […]View the full article

If you’ve been down to Stamford Bridge in recent years, you may well have heard the familiar chants of “we know what we are…” They were out in full force on Saturday as Chelsea took on Burnley. Despite the Blues losing in front of the Stamford Bridge faithful, they still sang loud and proud. And […]View the full article

Antonio Conte considers signing Juventus left-back Alex Sandro this summer as a priority, despite the Serie A champions insisting that he will not be leaving the club this summer, according to Sky Italia journalist Gianluca Di Marzio. Sandro is widely considered one of the best left-backs in the world – only Real Madrid phenom Marcelo […]View the full article

Southampton have named their price for centre-back Virgil Van Dijk, according to Yahoo Sports. Looking at our 3-2 defeat to Burnley at Saturday, there were clear defensive frailties on display. The back five that performed so well during our title-winning campaign last time around, bar the suspended Victor Moses, capitulated. Antonio Conte looks to have […]View the full article

Could Tiemoue Bakyoko defy the odds and feature for Chelsea sooner than we all expected? Perhaps. Twitter user @Gemzy_01 tweeted the below photo. The chat he has screenshotted is a conversation with Bakayoko’s brother, during which he claims that the Frenchman could be fit to feature against Tottenham at the weekend. Lets hope and pray!!! @KingBakayoko […]View the full article

Antonio Conte is adamant that his side will learn from the opening day defeat to Burnley, the Chelsea boss has revealed on the club’s Instagram page. The Blues began their title defeat by losing 3-2 to a side that only won one game on the road in the entirety of the 2016/17 campaign. Alarm bells […]View the full article

Chelsea are growing confident that they will be able to prise Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain away from Arsenal this summer, according to the London Evening Standard. The London Evening Standard report that Arsene Wenger is set to rule out the sale of the England international, who has just one-year remaining on his contract with the Gunners. As […]View the full article

You will have all read the interview in The Mail that broke over night, featuring your favourite villain, Diego Costa. I’m not going to regurgitate news here, but the whole situation is exactly what Chelsea do not need right now. After a disappointing pre-season, a nightmare start to the Premier League season and a dangerously […]View the full article

Antonio Conte is furious at Cesc Fabregas after the Spaniard was sent off during Chelsea’s 3-2 opening day defeat to Burnley on Saturday, according to the Times. Fabregas picked up his first yellow card in the first-half for sarcastically clapping the referee after conceding a free-kick. A reckless challenge in the second period saw him […]View the full article

Chelsea are interested in signing Ajax centre-back Davinson Sanchez, according to De Telegraaf. Sanchez began his career with Atletico Nacional in his native Colombia. His performances in South America earned him an opportunity in Europe with Ajax, and he has continued to showcase his talent during his time in Amsterdam. The 21-year-old has already made […]View the full article

Chelsea are set to light up the transfer window in the next week with a stunning £130M transfer shopping spree, according to the Express. The need for reinforcements could not have been clearer as Chelsea were defeated 3-2 by Burnley on the opening day of the season. If we are going to be competitive this […]View the full article

Chelsea are preparing a big-money offer for Southampton centre-back Virgil Van Dijk, according to the Mirror. Van Dijk has firmly established himself as one of the best centre-backs in the Premier League in recent seasons. Despite sustaining a serious ankle injury which ruled him out for the second half of the 2016/17 campaign, he was […] View the full article

Chelsea are interested in signing Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic, according to the Mirror. As per the Mirror, Perisic is a target for former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who is thought to be keen on taking him to Old Trafford this summer. However, the tabloid believe that Antonio Conte will provide his managerial counterpart with […] View the full article

Schalke are in talks to sign Chelsea left-back Baba Rahmann on a season-long loan, according to ESPN. Baba spent last season on loan with the Bundesliga outfit, but his season was derailed by an anterior cruciate ligament rupture he sustained during the African Cup of Nations in January. With his recovery now at an advanced […] View the full article

Chelsea striker Diego Costa could be set to be fined as much as £300K after failing to report for pre-season training, according to The Sun. The Sun claim that Costa was supposed to begin pre-season training two weeks ago, but has failed to do so. He has instead opted to remain in his native Brazil […] View the full article

Chelsea are stepping up their attempts to recruit a new pair of full-backs, according to the Telegraph. Victor Moses and Marcos Alonso remain our only natural options at left and right-wing-back. Cesar Azpilicueta proved during the Burnley defeat that he does not offer enough going forward to play that role. To build on our options […] View the full article

Didier Drogba has offered the Chelsea faithful some reassurance after the Blues fell to a 3-2 defeat to Burnley on the opening day of the season. It was very much a day to forget for anyone associated with Chelsea. There were clear similarities to the 2015/16 campaign, despite a second-half fight-back. Burnley’s performance at the […] View the full article

Premier League champions Chelsea are open to the possibility of selling Eden Hazard to Barcelona, report the Daily Star. Hazard has firmly established himself as one of the best players in the world during the past few seasons. At the time of writing, only Lionel Messi himself is better on the ball. However, the tabloid […] View the full article

Antonio Conte has been given a major selection headache ahead of our clash with Tottenham next weekend. As if it wasn’t bad enough on Saturday, with Tiemoue Bakayoko, Eden Hazard and Pedro being ruled out through injury and Victor Moses sidelined with a one-match suspension – things have just got a lot worse. During the […] View the full article

Chelsea are concerned that they won’t be able to sell want-away striker Diego Costa as he has put on too much weight over the summer, according to The Sun. As The Sun report, Costa’s career as a Chelsea player appears to have come to an end after Antonio Conte informed him that he would no […] View the full article

Alvaro Morata is feeling positive despite Chelsea losing 3-2 to Burnley on the opening day of their 2017/18 Premier League campaign. Morata was brought on as a substitute in the 59th minute, and scored his first goal and recorded his first assist as a Chelsea player during his half-an-hour cameo. His new side may have […] View the full article

Alvaro Morata opened his Chelsea account with a superb diving header during Saturday’s 3-2 defeat to Burnley. The Spaniard arrived from Real Madrid last month, but failed to find the back of the net in any of his opening three appearances for the Blues during pre-season. He was ridiculed for his penalty miss during the […] View the full article

What on Earth happened? Chelsea were defeated 3-2 by Burnley on the opening day of our 2017/18 Premier League campaign. A brace from Sam Vokes and one more from Stephen Ward proved to be enough to take Burnley over the line, despite second-half goals from debutant Alvaro Morata and David Luiz. There were more than […] View the full article