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Ahead of Chelsea’s first match of the new Premier League season against Burnley on Saturday, Blues boss Antonio Conte has been speaking to Sky Sports Premier League about the club’s latest signing Alvaro Morata. The 24-year-old striker signed from Real Madrid in July for a fee the Guardian reported to be in the region of £58M and […] View the full article

The reigning Premier League champions were in high spirits as they took part in an official photo shoot at Cobham yesterday before their first game of the new season against Burnley. As is often the case, David Luiz could be seen joking around Chelsea’s Surrey training complex, playing up to the cameras and providing the […] View the full article

Brazil defender David Luiz has been discussing his unique free-kick technique ahead of the new Premier League season. Talking at an official Premier League event in London this morning, the 30-year-old Chelsea player hosted a free-kick tutorial with Gary Neville, who once labelled Luiz as a ‘PlayStation defender’, as reported by the BBC, also in […] View the full article

Chelsea football club, what a shambles. After winning the title at a canter, this summer provided us with an opportunity to reinforce and prepare for the busy and treacherous campaign that lies ahead. However, after a series of bizarre decisions and inefficient negotiations, the gulf between our rivals and ourselves has grown – but not […] View the full article

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has been in London this morning where he has taken part in a Premier League event which is helping fans to gear up for the start of the new league season. The Blues boss was joined by club captain Gary Cahill and Chelsea defender David Luiz at the event in London […] View the full article

New signing Alvaro Morata could start for Chelsea against Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday as Antonio Conte spoke with Sky Sports ahead of the opening day of the season. Morata had to settle for a place on the bench during the club’s first competitive game of the new season at Wembley as Michy Batshuayi was […] View the full article

Chelsea coach Antonio Conte has today dismissed reports that Diego Costa could yet play a part for the Blues this season in an interview with Sky Sports Premier League. Last month, The Sun reported that, despite being told by at the beginning of the summer that he had no place in the Chelsea squad next […] View the full article

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has instructed the club to explore the possibility of signing Tottenham left-back Danny Rose, according to The Sun. The Sun believe that Conte has accepted defeat in his pursuit of Juventus’ Alex Sandro, with the Serie A heavyweights thought to be holding out for an eye-watering £60M. He will now look […] View the full article

Chelsea are interested in signing Valencia right-back Joao Cancelo, according to Sky Sports. As per Sky Sports, the Premier League champions scouted him ‘extensively’ while he played for Portugal’s U21 side in the European Championships. He must have impressed the club’s scouts, as Sky Sports note that we continued to watch him through pre-season. There […] View the full article

Chelsea have made their move to sign Arsenal wing-man Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, according to the Daily Mail. The Daily Mail believe that the Blues have held interest in signing the England international for a while, something that Arsenal are thought to be aware of. The tabloid claim that we will step up our efforts to sign […] View the full article

Tottenham Hotspur, embarrassing themselves? Surely not… Spurs have made a habit of turning themselves into a national laughing stock in recent years, and they appear determined to continue to do the same. They posted the below Tweet on Tuesday evening, revealing that the club were set to release a season review DVD for the 2016/17 […] View the full article

Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia has stepped up the club’s pursuit of Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater as the Blues look to secure four signings before the end of the transfer window, according to the Evening Standard. As per Standard Sport, Granovskaia, the woman in charge of player negotiations at Chelsea, has been away from her […] View the full article

With four days to go until Chelsea kick off the new Premier League season at home to Burnley, we take a look back at the last time the two clubs faced each other on the opening day of the season. Chelsea arrived at Turf Moor in 2014 with the intention of making a big statement […] View the full article

Chelsea will return to Monaco in order to bolster their defensive options as Antonio Conte has identified Djibril Sidibe as the Premier League champion’s next summer signing, according to Transfermarketweb. Despite the arrival of Antonio Rudiger and the return of Andreas Christensen from loan this summer, the Chelsea manager is keen to strengthen his defence […] View the full article

Asmir Begovic believes that it is too early to judge Chelsea’s title credentials and has urged fans to wait until the end of the transfer window before making any predictions about the new season during an interview he gave to talkSPORT. The 30-year-old keeper left Stamford Bridge for Bournemouth this summer where he will play behind […] View the full article

Chelsea forward Michy Batshuayi has taken to Twitter to deny laughing at fellow striker Alvaro Morata during Chelsea’s penalty shoot-out defeat to Arsenal on Sunday. Shortly after Chelsea’s record signing had dragged his penalty wide of Petr Cech’s goal, the Belgium international was captured laughing behind Alvaro Morata, as the Metro reported. With Morata having […] View the full article

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has tipped Antonio Conte to leave Chelsea within a year, according to Sky Sports. Despite the Italian guiding the Blues to the Premier League title in his first season in England, the former Liverpool defender believes that Chelsea’s unwillingness to back Conte in this summer’s transfer window could force the Italian […] View the full article

Chelsea captain Gary Cahill believes that record signing Alvaro Morata will make a big impact at Stamford Bridge this season and has backed the Spanish striker to bang in the goals for the reigning Premier League champions. Talking to the official Chelsea website in the wake of Chelsea’s shoot-out defeat to Arsenal on Sunday, the […] View the full article

Chelsea loanee Jamal Blackman kept a clean sheet on his debut for Sheffield United on Saturday as the goalkeeper helped the Blades to a 1-0 victory over Brentford. After enjoying a successful spell at League 2 Wycombe Wanderers last season, the Chelsea youth product was given the opportunity to apply his trade in the Championship […] View the full article

Chelsea are the biggest spenders in Premier League history, more than £250M clear of their nearest challenger, report The Sun. Many Chelsea fans have vented their frustrations this summer at the board’s lack of spending, with the majority of the money we have parted with thus far being what we have raised through player sales. […] View the full article

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is in the hunt for further defensive reinforcements, according to the Telegraph. Despite being boosted by the return of Andreas Christensen from his two-year stint at Borussia Monchengladbach, and Antonio Rudiger also being drafted in from AS Roma, the Telegraph believe that Conte is still looking to build on his current […] View the full article

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard has encouraged Blues manager Antonio Conte to keep splashing the cash this summer as his former side look to retain the Premier League title this season, report the Mirror. Speaking to BT Sport before Chelsea’s Community Shield clash against Arsenal on Sunday, the Mirror report that the former England international explained […] View the full article

Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone has hinted that his side will not make a fresh bid for Chelsea outcast Diego Costa this summer, according to the Evening Standard. Since being told that he could leave Chelsea in January, the Standard report that Diego Costa has had his sights set on a return to Atlético Madrid […] View the full article

Pat Nevin – who is he to you? The former Scotland international, who won the Chelsea player of the year award twice in four years, or writer-cum-pundit, renown for his expert analysis and rare tactical understanding of the game? Well, to me, he’s my new best mate. Pat and I spoke at length about the […] View the full article

Pat Nevin has given his take on the situation surrounding Diego Costa during an exclusive interview with TalkChelsea. He also told a tale of Chelsea’s transfer inefficiencies that, unfortunately, will come as no surprise to the majority of the Blues faithful. There does not appear to be any future for Costa at Stamford Bridge. As […] View the full article