James

First of all, I’m going to ask you guys to remember all the words that the manager, owner, and chief of Bayer Leverkusen were saying about Chelsea’s pursuit of Kai Havertz last summer before reading on. They basically said he wasn’t for sale and wasn’t going anywhere. Please take a moment to check out my […] View the full article

There is a lot of interest bubbling up for Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma this transfer window, and it genuinely looks like he could leave the club. I wouldn’t blame him at all, he has dropped down the pecking order and if as you’d imagine, Antonio Rudiger, Thiago Silva, and Andreas Christensen to continue the form […] View the full article

I’m not trying to get anyone’s hopes right up here, but you guys should probably check out todays Erling Haaland news with interest. Michael Zorc, Dortmund’s head of sport, has publicly admitted Chelsea’s interest in their striker today. Please take a moment to check out my own Chelsea News website, bringing you the latest inside […] View the full article

Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland has been linked with a move to both Chelsea and Manchester City, among other clubs this summer. The 20-year-old is considered one of the best strikers in the world despite his young age and is alongside Kylian Mbappe in being considered the long-term replacements for Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo […] View the full article

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud finally looks set to be joining AC Milan any day now, and not only will he be missed by Chelsea when he does leave, he will leave his own legacy firmly imprinted at Stamford Bridge. Olivier Giroud to AC Milan is 'almost there' now and could get closed out today…https://t.co/Vxu8ebyJNP pic.twitter.com/hitRru85bD […] View the full article

I’m pretty sure you didn’t miss it, but there was a pretty damn good game of football on last night. The Euros are coming to an end, but what an end to the competition we are having. Please take a moment to check out my own Chelsea News website, bringing you the latest inside information, […] View the full article

There are still 8 weeks remaining of this current transfer window, and even over the last few weeks I have seen moans, groans, and even anger from some Chelsea fans getting frustrated with the apparent non-activity in the market from the club so far, whilst other clubs appearing to be advancing with their moves. It’s […] View the full article

Last season was a strange one for Chelsea fans. The season started with so much optimism. Frank Lampard had done a solid job in his first season following his appointment from Derby in 2019, guiding the team to fourth in the league that season as well as reaching the FA Cup final which they eventually […] View the full article

The end of June saw the end of many players contractual agreements with their clubs, and many more became free agents. One of those was Willy Caballero for Chelsea, with the veteran goalkeeper deciding to move on to pastures new, and I’m not even sure whether Chelsea had a new offer on the table or […] View the full article

Club teams often have waves of players from certain countries, as managers bring players they know from their native lands. Chelsea had a Portuguese stage, a Spanish stage a couple of years ago, and have long had an Italian streak. We also had a strong Belgian contingent for years – before that too died away. […] View the full article

Thomas Tuchel has just helped Chelsea bring home only their second ever Champions League trophy in what was seen as a successful second part of the season since he took the reigns. Please take a moment to check out my own Chelsea News website, bringing you the latest inside information, weekly Podcasts, and all your […] View the full article

What do Ethan Ampadu, Michy Batshuayi, Mateo Kovacic, Billy Gilmour, Kurt Zouma, N’Golo Kante, Olivier Giroud, Antonio Rudiger, Kai Havertz and Timo Werner all have in common? Well, they all play for Chelsea of course. But there’s something else to add to the list now – they have all been eliminated from the European Championships. […] View the full article

Cesar Azpilicueta scored his first goal for Spain last night as he played the full match including extra time to help them beat Croatia to reach the Quarter Finals of the Euros. After some lengthy time out of the national squad, he was finally bought back in by Luis Enrique this summer, and it has […] View the full article

Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been one very unlucky football player so far in his short career, suffering a major confidence knocking achilles injury just when he was really hitting some great form and showing his full potential. I remember the 2018 World Cup and England getting to the semi-finals. Loftus-Cheek was England’s most exciting and creative […] View the full article

The attention of the world is on the European Championships, but in the background the Premier League is taking shape for next season. We know who’s been relegated, who has been promoted, the fixtures for the campaign to come, and who will be managing who – apart from at Spurs of course. There are still […] View the full article

If you haven’t been invested in the Achraf Hakimi saga over the last few weeks, then well done you! Unfortunately I, plus many other Chelsea fans, have been closely watching the developments of this, regardless of whether we need the player or not. What actually happened with Chelsea and the race for Hakimi, all is […] View the full article

Listen, as the news breaks that it is actually PSG who are closing in on signing Achraf Hakimi this summer, after last week it being Chelsea who were closing in, I’m here to tell you we do not need to go for a Plan B on this. I was actually for signing Hakimi, because I […] View the full article

Euro 2020 was just the cherry on the cake for English Chelsea fans, after the club came from nowhere to win the Champions League, with Thomas Tuchel only having taken the reins in January. As every football fan knows, the European Championships will go by in a flash and before they know it the new […] View the full article

Euro 2020 is well underway, with the group stages over and the remaining teams working hard to stay in the knockout stages. International tournaments like these are a great opportunity for fans to see squads of players that would normally be rivals coming together for the pride of their nations. Competition is tight this year […] View the full article

Politics do not belong in football, but unfortunately in this day and age they are forever playing a massive part and getting involved. Whilst I always prefer to keep my political opinions away from my football opinions, Public Health England and the English FA have forced me to voice my disgruntlement at what appears to […] View the full article

For Italian supporters, seeing Jorginho boss the midfield in the Euros is nothing new for them. In fact, I know many Italian Chelsea fans who have never quite been able to grasp why Jorginho gets so much criticism from some Chelsea fans. As an English Chelsea fan, I can try and explain why some don’t […] View the full article

Today we say farewell to a Chelsea player who grew up supporting and playing for the club from a very young age, a player from the same youth setup as the likes of Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham. I’m not naïve enough to think that every young player in Chelsea’s academy is going to make […] View the full article

The Premier League have announced the fixture lists for next season at 9am this morning, as fans and clubs awaited to hear their fate. Chelsea are home to Crystal Palace on the opening day in August, which will be a nice pleasant return to Stamford Bridge. Or will it..? A certain Frank Lampard has been […] View the full article

Not only are Chelsea expected to be busy in the transfer market this summer in terms of player pursuits, they will arguably be even busier in sorting out the next moves of a number of returning loan players and fringe players. It’s easy to forget that Chelsea have regular USA international Matt Miazga still in […] View the full article

Very soon we will not be needing to write these articles, letting everyone know just how good Mason Mount is and defending him from his critics, who are very few and far between now. I’ve written so many of these articles defending Mount and his ability, and trying understand why anyone could possibly not rate […] View the full article