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Surely soon, no? He's still got that medical to complete!

In a somewhat related news...

Am sure that will happen once they get to London but if we're talking about training with the team immediately and all that, then I don't think that will happen yet.

They might be given some fitness program to ensure they stay in shape but I doubt they will train with the squad immediately. The season, especially in Werner's case, just finished and Lampard would likely want them to take some time off, disconnect from football before coming back later. After all, Lampard has mentioned numerous times how Pulisic didn't have a summer break last year and that he had to be managed carefully in his first season in English football etc. Last thing he would want is Werner, Ziyech to get overworked before the new season even starts and then get tired later on, especially when next season is gonna be mightily congested.

How convenient!

Surprised he wasn't or hasn't been asked about the whole Klopp-Liverpool thing...

Guess I'm in the minority here but the home kit does look good, going by the promo pics. However, it does look like a t-shirt with the black color around the collar and sleeves.

It usually doesn't mean much but Willian is in the new kit promos...

Deal done...

Lampard's presser at 1pm UK time tomorrow (Tuesday).

Yes yes, them and everyone else too. I was just thinking of balls being played over the top, in behind the opposition's defence for Pulisic, Werner etc to run onto.

https://www.90min.com/posts/timo-werner-leave-rb-leipzig-chelsea-before-champions-league?a_aid=41222 Also more from his interview with Sportbuzzer but it's in German - https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/timo-werner-rb-leipzig-chelsea-champions-league-lampard-tore-london-angebote/

Came from The Athletic's David Ornstein. Also said we are still in the frame to sign Ake but haven't made any move. City the keenest one for him.

Looks like the leaked kits are real...

I don't know what their record before that is like but imagine spending over 800 million on players in 5 years and only about 2-3 players have made an impact in the first team. The rest are either struggling to adapt, have been loaned out or sold. That is just total incompetency. Barcelona are basically having the same problem that we did when we had Hazard - the board think everything is fine with Hazard (or Messi in Barcelona's case) around, he alone will win things for us and they will just neglect the squad building completely. Only difference is, Barcelona have taken it to the extreme with this.

It's a pass. Not a shot. He wasn't even running at full speed.

The first two examples definitely can and the one with Willian at 1:03. The rest, okay, he made good runs to create space for others but at the same time, there were also some woeful passes in the final third.

Said it the other day, Pulisic may not be Hazard but he has that Hazard-ness in him.

It's almost criminal how no one picked Pulisic out with a pass when he took up a good position. If only Fabregas was a few years younger and still playing for us. The likes of Pulisic, Werner would have a field day latching onto Fabregas' passes!

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Well, who gives a s*** about Bayern?!

Never mind. Inter winning now.

Inter's title challenge about to be ended by Gervinho...