!Hazard!

Great start.

Wtf ref? Blind cunt

Morataa! Great header! And that's why Jose was wrong to play Azpi as LB. He has a great right foot and a cross in him.

RvP would've buried that. Good run though!

That's a good bench to be fair

Papy Djilobodji.

Where's the announcement? 10 mins to go

Just make sure to lock the door when he goes to have his medical so he can't escape.

Then why doesn't he move to Chelsea now and begin his recovery at one of the best training facilities in the country and under the supervision of a medical team that is widely regarded as one of the finest in the sporting world? Doesn't sound like smart guy to me.

IF the deal for Mahrez is in the making, it would make perfect sense to keep it a secret as long as possible. Otherwise, there could be threat that Mourinho might make a move for Willian

Damn...that Lemar bid makes £46m for Mahrez look like a genuine bargain.

This club is like I was in uni. Always leaving those assignments until last minute.

Actually we've got one of the smallest squads in all of Europe. Bizarre situation. Somebody needs to get fired. Our loan army is bigger than the actual first team squad ffs

He will resign tomorrow.

Brace yourself, Baba is going to be our second LWB. "Like a new signing" Ehh..

Wtf is going on this summer. I personally blame Yokohama, that cursed sponsor. PL title last season was just a fluke.

He would basically be a replacement for Oscar. Selling Oscar for £52m, buying Barkley for £25-30m = Very good business. He's a better player too with greater potential IMO

35 mil for an average player is a good deal nowadays. Besides, I don't think he's all that average. It's the Arsenal system and their manager that makes all of the players look inferior.

The reincarnation of Drogba.

I can't believe the witch-hunt that followed few photos and comments. Sure, it was stupid but c'mon. And now CFC and the FA are on a PR tour to avoid the Chinese getting more pissed off and taking their money somewhere else.

It's happening

Playing as the star midfielder of this hilariously bad Palace team might be good thing for his mental development and ability to lead the team during tough times. Just work on stamina and off the ball movement and you'll be in Chelsea first team come next season!

What do you reckon, will he start? I don't see Conte as the kind of manager who would just place a new signing straight into the starting XI. However, since we're extremely short on other midfield options this time might prove out to be an exception. I wouldn't surprised to see Christensen, Azpilicueta or Luiz as a CDM though.

Damn Barcelona is a mess. We should take advantage of that and really try to sign Sergi Roberto. He's the fourth best player we've been linked with all summer, after Sandro, Bonucci and Morata.

This could've been Chalobah's big moment. He should have waited longer to see whether the board actually manages to sign any new midfielders.