James

The Bundesliga resumed in Germany yesterday, and the prospect of Europe’s top leagues playing out the remaining games of their 2019/2020 seasons behind closed doors grows ever more feasible. The Premier League is quite far back in the queue, with players only returning to training this coming week, but it’s time to start seriously thinking […]View the full article

You have probably seen the reports by now regarding Chelsea being in talks with Juventus over a potential Jorginho for Miralem Pjanic swap deal. Immediately you would just think this is pure nonsense. However, you just have to look at the fact that the reports are coming from two of the biggest transfer experts in […]View the full article

It’s exactly a year since Ruben Loftus-Cheek ruptured his Achilles tendon playing for Chelsea in a friendly against New England Revolution in the United States. It was a sickening moment, watching the Cobham youth product leave the stadium on crutches just days before the Europa League final. That match would have been the crowing glory […]View the full article

The current football season is looking more likely to be restarted by the day as we hear about extensive plans to be concluded. The league looks like it could restart at the beginning of June, meaning in about 4 weeks time we could see Chelsea’s stars return to action once again. Frank Lampard’s team were […]View the full article

Chelsea have had a reasonably good season so far when you take all things into account. Frank Lampard’s first season as a manager in the top flight, losing our best and most creative player in Eden Hazard, and not being able to sign anyone in the transfer market. Lampard has lead his team to moments […]View the full article

One word I have become pretty fed up of hearing during this pandemic is ‘unprecedented’. I have no particular reason why, but I know that I never want to hear the word again once all this is over. However, for old times sake, due to the unprecedented times we are all facing right now, some […]View the full article

A couple of weeks ago, it was reported that Chelsea were intending to take up an option to extend Olivier Giroud’s contract for another year. The France striker had looked set to leave London in January after barely featuring in Frank Lampard’s XI, but in the end was forced to stay after the club failed […]View the full article

Football has been unduly forced to stop over the last couple of months and we all hate it. But hopefully it will not be too long before we get to see our beloved football club play matches again and whether you agree with it or not – it could be as soon as next month. […]View the full article

Chelsea are extremely interested in signing Thomas Partey this summer, according to an exclusive on Chelsea News tonight. The Atletico Madrid midfielder is on a low wage after breaking into the first team over the last few years, and is looking for a monster new contract, either in Spain or abroad. Chelsea apparently have considered […]View the full article

It will take a long time for total normality to resume again due to the global pandemic we are all fighting. In terms of football, clubs may well have to revise plans on spending a lot of money on new players when the transfer window does reopen, due to the economic affects that the pandemic […]View the full article

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