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Antonio Candreva could be edging closer towards a move to Stamford Bridge as Inter Milan line up a bid for his replacement Keita Balde, according to the Mirror. Antonio Conte worked with the Inter Milan winger during his time in charge of the Italian national squad and is rumoured in the Mirror to be a […] View the full article

Antonio Conte is attempting to boost Chelsea’s home-grown quota for the upcoming season by targeting a number of English players in the transfer window, according to reports in the Telegraph. Over the course of the summer, the club have waved goodbye to a number of home-grown talents. Both John Terry and Nathaniel Chalobah have left […] View the full article

Pedro is back training after the Chelsea winger picked up a nasty injury against Arsenal during pre-season. The Spanish international clashed with David Ospina last week, leaving the attacker with multiple facial fractures. However, Pedro gave the Chelsea cameras a big thumbs up as the player returned to training at Cobham yesterday. Great to see […] View the full article

The countdown begins to this year’s Community Shield which takes place on Sunday, with preparations at Wembley already underway. Once again, fate has decided to pit one of London’s and England’s greatest rivals against each other – Chelsea and Arsenal, only a few months after their last competitive match in the FA Cup final. Despite a […] View the full article

Roman Ambramovich will attempt to sign Monaco sensation Kylian Mbappe should potential Barcelona target Eden Hazard move away from the club this summer, according to Don Balon. As per the Spanish outlet, Eden Hazard is being linked with a move to Barcelona with Neymar looking to leave the Nou Camp for Paris this summer. If […] View the full article

Chelsea are set for a busy few weeks in terms of transfer business, if the Telegraph are to be believed. As per the Telegraph, the Blues are hopeful that four new signings will arrive between now and the end of the summer transfer window. The Telegraph claim that Juventus left-back Alex Sandro remains top of […] View the full article

Ahead of Chelsea’s crunch match against Arsenal on Sunday, we’re asking which player has scored the greatest goal against the Gunners in recent history. With many, many great goals to choose from, we’ve some how managed to select five of the most memorable strikes for you to choose from. Click on the videos below to […] View the full article

Chelsea striker Diego Costa is edging closer to signing for AC Milan, according to Sky Italia journalist Angelo Mangiante. On Tuesday evening, Mangiante sent out the below tweet, claiming that Costa’s agent Jorge Mendes is working on finding an agreement between the two clubs. #DiegoCosta is getting closer to #ACMilan Jorge Mendes is working for total […] View the full article

Chelsea will be without Victor Moses for their Community Shield clash with Arsenal on Sunday afternoon, report the FA. The FA have confirmed on their official website that Moses, who was sent off in the FA Cup final for a second bookable offence, will serve his one-match suspension at Wembley. On a positive note, it […] View the full article

Pat Nevin has suggested that Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi could measure up to Tottenham goal-machine Harry Kane next campaign, report the Daily Star. Kane’s meteoric rise to the summit of the footballing world was unprecedented. The recently turned 24-year-old has found the back of the net 94 times in the past three seasons for Tottenham, […] View the full article

Chelsea have made a £54M bid for Juventus left-back Alex Sandro, report Transfermarketweb. As per the Daily Star, Antonio Conte is keen to further strengthen his squad between now and the end of the summer transfer window. The tabloid note that Chelsea have already spent £130M this summer, but that figure can be expected to […] View the full article

Nathan Ake has responded to criticism from Antonio Conte after the Chelsea manager accused the club’s young players of being too impatient when waiting for first team opportunities, reports Sky Sports. Last week, Antonio Conte was questioned about his decision to sell a number of Chelsea’s youth players this summer with the Telegraph reporting that […] View the full article

Blues goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is hoping that Arsenal will be without Alexis Sanchez when Chelsea face their North London rivals in the Community Shield final on Sunday, according to the Daily Mail. Chelsea face the FA Cup winners on Sunday two weeks after beating the Gunners 3-0 in Beijing during their pre-season tour of the […] View the full article

The Football Association (FA) have decided not to take further action against Chelsea or John Terry following an investigation into the substitution of the former Blues captain against Sunderland on the final day of last season, reports Sky Sports. Having wrapped up the league title at West Brom two games before the end of the […] View the full article

With his first team opportunities limited at Chelsea last season, Kurt Zouma secured a loan move to Stoke City this summer in order to get regular game time in a World Cup season and played his first 90 minutes for his new club in a 2-1 win over Bolton on Saturday. Following the victory, the […] View the full article

Former Manchester United defender Gary Neville has questioned Chelsea’s decision to sell Nemanja Matic to direct Premier League title rivals Manchester United, according to Sky Sports. Yesterday it was announced that Nemanja Matic had signed a three-year deal with Manchester United where he will be reunited with former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. However, following Chelsea’s […] View the full article

It would be fair to say that new signing Alvaro Morata is eager to play his first match at Stamford Bridge. Having arrived back from Chelsea’s pre-season tour of Asia last week, the 24-year-old striker headed straight to West London in order to have a look around his new home ground for the upcoming season. […] View the full article

Atlético Madrid manager Diego Simeone has hinted that the Spanish club will make an attempt to sign wantaway Chelsea striker Diego Costa in January, according to Sky Sports. Last month, Diego Costa was granted extended holiday by the Blues and did not feature in the club’s pre-season tour of Asia after it was reported by […] View the full article

Antonio Conte has warned the club’s record signing Alvaro Morata that he needs to improve his fitness levels if he is to be Chelsea’s leading man come the start of the season, according to The Sun. The former Real Madrid striker made his full debut for Chelsea on Saturday as Antonio Conte’s side lost 2-1 […] View the full article

Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi remains on the transfer radar of former employers Marseille, report Inside Futbol. Batshuayi spent two years at Marseille before his arrival at Stamford Bridge, finding the back of the net on 33 occasions. The French giants appear to be back in the hunt for his signature. Inside Futbol cite French newspaper […] View the full article

Chelsea are set to make a £25M move to sign Arsenal winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, according to the Express. As per the Express, Oxlade-Chamberlain has just one year remaining on his current deal with the Gunners, and rejected a contract extension last month. The Express believe that Antonio Conte is ready to take advantage of the […] View the full article

Chelsea are considering making a move to sign AS Monaco right-back Djibril Sidibe, according to the London Evening Standard. The Premier League champions have already gone shopping in Monaco this summer, having drafted in Tiemoue Bakayoko to reinforce Antonio Conte’s midfield. The London Evening Standard believe that we could be set to raid the French heavyweights […] View the full article

Juventus manager Max Allegri has insisted that Chelsea target Alex Sandro will not be leaving Turin this summer, report the London Evening Standard. As per the London Evening Standard, Sandro is one of Antonio Conte’s top summer transfer targets, with the Italian keen to strengthen his options at wing-back before the end of the transfer […] View the full article

Chelsea are interested in signing Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater, according to Sky Sports. As per Sky Sports, Drinkwater is on the Premier League champions’ shortlist of potential replacements for Nemanja Matic, who joined Manchester United on Monday afternoon. Drinkwater’s midfield partnership with N’Golo Kante, who is now, of course, a Chelsea player, was influential […] View the full article

Following the omission of wantaway striker Diego Costa from Chelsea’s pre-season tour of Asia this summer, Antonio Conte must decide who is going to be the club’s first choice striker come the start of the 2017-18 campaign. The Blues face London rivals Arsenal in the season’s traditional curtain raiser – the Community Shield – this […] View the full article