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Chelsea have been linked with a number of strikers over the last couple of months as Frank Lampard clearly looks to bring in extra competition for Tammy Abraham. Olivier Giroud has just extended his new contract at the club, but this could just be so Chelsea can sell him for a fee. Then Michy Batshuayi […]View the full article

This is a transfer saga that has got football fans talking, and feuding. Where will Jadon Sancho end up when the transfer window reopens? Will he stay at Dortmund? Or will he move to one of the many clubs interested in signing him? Chelsea and Manchester United are the two clubs mentioned the most as […]View the full article

The last games Chelsea played were over 6 weeks ago now, and fading fast into the rear-view mirror. The club’s Twitter account are keeping people engaged and excited by posting clips of goals, some from this season and some from the distant past. Today they posted a replay of Mason Mount’s goal against Aston Villa […]View the full article

Chelsea are targeting a new left back when the transfer window reopens, this has been deemed as a priority. Leciester City’s Ben Chilwell is largely being reported as the number one target for this spot, with Porto’s Alex Telles as the backup option. However, Chilwell will not be cheap, and Telles is now reportedly close […]View the full article

There are countless storylines that have been left on cliffhangers this season by the sudden pausing of football. Some of them are pretty important – do Liverpool lift the Premier League trophy at last? Who wins an incredibly open Champions League this year? Who goes down and who comes up in leagues across Europe? Others […]View the full article

There have been so many names linked to making a move to Chelsea over the last few months that if I was to write an article on all of them, I would run out of memory on my laptop! Here I have looked at what I believe to be a few realistic targets for Chelsea […]View the full article

This series imagines a world where Roman Abramovich decided he wanted Chelsea to only use youth players, and players who were produced by the academy. You can read the first part here. The second part here. The third part here. The fourth part here. The fifth part here. The sixth part here. The seventh part […]View the full article

Personally on numerous occasions I myself have found myself asking for Chelsea players to show more desire, more leadership, and to really fight for the badge they are wearing. Since players like Frank Lampard, John Terry and Didier Drogba left our beloved club, there has been a lack of players with that fighting spirit, players […]View the full article

This series imagines a world where Roman Abramovich decided he wanted Chelsea to only use youth players, and players who were produced by the academy. You can read the first part here. The second part here. The third part here. The fourth part here. The fifth part here. The sixth part here. The seventh part […]View the full article

I’ve seen the many rumours linking Chelsea to signing West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, and whilst I understand the links, any move for the England international would be a waste of time. Rice is a more physical and robust type holding midfielder, something that Chelsea lack a little. Now I do not know whether this […]View the full article

There has been a debate bubbling up on social media over the last couple of days regarding whether Chelsea should keep or sell midfielder N’Golo Kante. The general view is that this might well be the final opportunity for The Blues to get a big chunk of cash for the France international, due to the […]View the full article

Transfer rumours come in waves, and one can get a sense of how likely a move is just from the weight of whispers behind it. We keep an eye on the waters of the Chelsea rumour pool, to watch how the ripples spread and work out where they’re coming from. It’s been clear all season […]View the full article

Whilst everything remains entirely up in the air in the current football season, and with it still being unknown if it can still be completed at all, it has been revealed that Chelsea boss Frank Lampard and Director Marina Granovskaia are continuing to work on transfer business. A lot of business will be relating to […]View the full article

Sport Witness last night had quotes from Italian sources discussing Olivier Giroud’s future. The Frenchman almost left Chelsea in January, and Frank Lampard openly admitted in press conferences that offers had been accepted for Giroud, with a move dependent on the Blues finding a replacement. They didn’t and the 32 year old was forced to […]View the full article

Paul Merson has a piece on Sky Sports’ website today where he asks why it is that Willian has “escaped criticism” for running down his contract at Chelsea. He says that the Brazilian has been “very fortunate” that Blues fans aren’t annoyed at him for reaching the end of his current deal, which expires this […]View the full article

Whilst the Premier League seem absolutely determined to get this current football season finished, the reality is that in this unpredictable pandemic, nothing can be assured. Money obviously plays a massive part here in the desperation to get the league finished, with a large number of non-league divisions already being void. So if the season […]View the full article

Chelsea left back Emerson Palmieri has been the subject of rumours linking him with a move away from the club for some time now. He’s battled for his position this season, but ultimately after starting brightly and picking up an injury in the autumn, he was never able to convince new manager Frank Lampard that […]View the full article

When talking about issues relating to Chelsea post John Terry, one of the problems that will always come up is lack of leaders on the pitch. You never really appreciated just what a difference it makes having natural leaders like Terry, Lampard, Cole, and the players listed below until they leave and you have nobody. […]View the full article

This series imagines a world where Roman Abramovich decided he wanted Chelsea to only use youth players, and players who were produced by the academy. You can read the first part here. The second part here. The third part here. The fourth part here. The fifth part here. The sixth part here. This feels like […]View the full article

Transfer rumours come in waves, and one can get a sense of how likely a move is just from the weight of whispers behind it. We keep an eye on the waters of the Chelsea rumour pool, to watch how the ripples spread and where they’re coming from. Philippe Coutinho’s big move from Liverpool to […]View the full article

Global markets have changed dramatically recently, opening up new opportunities for clubs and owners all over the world. Those teams owned by groups of fans, like many of the top sides in Germany and Spain, will have some issues to deal with, while clubs owned by one rich individual – like Chelsea – will have […]View the full article

Chelsea are continuing to be linked with bringing in a new centre back when the transfer window opens again. There have been a host of names mentioned, many more than I can even remember. But it looks likely that Frank Lampard is at least considering adding to his back line when he is able to […]View the full article

There’s no live football, or sport of any kind, being played to bet on right now, so punters are having to look longer term to get their fix. There are of course plenty of non-sport things to bet on, and you can see a list list of AU casino websites here. But if you want […]View the full article

With there being no football being played right now with the world fighting the global Coronavirus pandemic, and players with extra time on their hands, we took this opportunity to speak to former Chelsea Academy player Milan Lalkovic. Chelsea scouted and signed Lalkovic in 2007 from his home town club MFK Kosice in Slovakia, and […]View the full article

Welcome back to this new series on up and coming Chelsea academy players to watch, of whom we predict to have very big futures, hopefully at our club. Up step Ian Maatsen, a absolutely rapid energetic left sided player who can play anywhere along that flank. Maatsen was scouted by Chelsea from a young age […]View the full article