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By that you mean the media? Their CEO, outgoing sporting director and incoming sporting director have said many times that Haaland is not for sale and if what Simon Johnson said is true, then it seems like club have moved on from him to Lukaku, with two bids apparently submitted and rejected all while the others seem clueless about this and were fanning the same Haaland stories for weeks to get clicks etc.

Hmmm. Wonder if Tuchel will try to squeeze those lads in on Wednesday, even though it's probably unlikely.

Just curious, any idea when Ben White returned? Wasn't expecting him to play yesterday but he did.

Seems unlikely that they will feature against Spurs, leaving them without a pre-season game to play before the Super Cup next week.

According to this from The Athletic on Lukaku... https://theathletic.com/2744923/2021/08/02/Chelsea-havent-given-up-on-return-for-romelu-lukaku/ - The club have made two bids for Lukaku so far, showing the strong signal of intent and an indication of where the club now see the chances of getting Haaland - Indications at the moment are that the club haven't given up but a deal will be difficult to complete at this point of the transfer window - Lukaku is genuinely happy at Inter and in Serie A, where he feels more appreciated than he did in the Premier League - The departure of Conte hasn't unsettled Lukaku, nor the possible sale of strike partner Martinez - If there is one club he would move back to England for, it would be Chelsea but the urge is not as strong as it was in 2017 - Club still feel they have a chance of making this happen because Inter still have issues financially - Lukaku won't push for a move back to London. Up to the club to persuade Inter to sell - One source in Italy feels Inter will sign Duvan Zapata to replace Lukaku while another source says Lukaku will stay with Martinez making way instead - It will be difficult for Inter to cash in on Lukaku, who has said he wants to stay, knowing the fans won't be in a forgiving mood - Don't be surprised if the club make a 3rd attempt for Lukaku

Livramento going to Southampton now apparently.

Even accounting for Werner's inconsistent first touches, this is such a stupid example to say we need a new striker. Players can make a poor first touch (or poor decision) at any time, even more so if it's just their first game back from the summer break where the sharpness isn't quite there yet. Better off just using the example where he should have scored a chance he got later on.

Tuchel also said he played Pulisic at WB because he's waiting for Azpi and James to return and it was a chance to give him more pre-season minutes.

Okay. Thanks for telling us all.

The Champions League trophy will be paraded before the game!

Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS 2021/22 Pre-Season Friendly 4th August, Wednesday 2021 Stamford Bridge 19:45 Kick Off (UK time)

lol Okay. Thought it's purely just for charity purpose.

Precisely.

Is there a trophy this? And Arsenal still gotta play Spurs.

Have you seen the kit that the players wear for warm-up? That's even worse!

He was annoyed at Batshuayi for not making the right run. But I basically mean how he reacts when others don't do what he wants.

Decent performance overall considering (a) it was a mixture of our A/B/C team throughout the game, (b) players at different level of fitness, sharpness and (c) Arsenal played pretty much their strongest XI and deeper into their pre-season. Now, just gotta make sure we do it again in that 2nd league game.....