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I would like to see our ex-players in charge as directors at Chelsea but retired English players usually seem to me biased and exaggerate other English players.

He looks like Conte after a transfer period. You rarely see a player that looks so depressed.

Loftus Cheek has Morata's demeanor/ body language. They both look gloomy and not confident.

We need a two goal difference before Bakayoko comes in.

My concern with Sarri is how well he will adapt to Premier League. Alonso as a left back could have been fine in Serie A but in higher tempo PL with lots of pacey wingers yes it is quite risky like you said.

The rumor is that Inter are getting Vidal while they sell this guy to us.

Serie A is becoming interesting again.

I expect us to be active in the last two or three days as usual.

Bild reporting that Christian Pulisic is on the market. BORUSSIA DORTMUND is ready to sell the player this summer if a club offers more than €70m. Liverpool and Chelsea are interested. Chelsea are said to have made him the top target for this summer.

Actually it will be good for Chelsea and Arsenal if Spurs become more successful. For a lot of fans Spurs seem to be the bar, you pass them, you beat them, these mean your season wasn't that bad. I want us to compete with Real, Barca and Bayern every season, but this is impossible when we constantly measure ourselves against this shitty Spurs team.

Edit: Now people are saying Courtois never actually followed Chelsea. The times we live, smh.

Atlético Madrid have signed Gelson Martins on a free transfer. The Portugal winger has signed a 6-year-contact.

Juventus' Daniele Rugani the ultimate protege of Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri Under Sarri's guidance, Rugani played like a superstar. He was voted as player of the season in Serie B, as Empoli were promoted in 2014. He then proceeded to play every second of the 2014-15 season in Serie A, and didn't receive a single booking. That was an absolutely astonishing record for an inexperienced defender who represented relegation candidates, but Rugani's ability to anticipate his opponents' moves was sensational. He compared to Gaetano Scirea, the most elegant centre-back Italy has ever witnessed. The youngster was very proud of that record. "It is part of my style. I am more rational than others," he said at the time. "I use brains rather than instincts, trying to read the situation. I don't argue with referees and opponents too." Rugani is a model professional -- it would be hard to find a more dedicated and disciplined footballer. At Empoli, Sarri had always praised him for being the first to arrive to the training ground and the last to leave. http://www.espn.co.uk/football/club/chelsea/363/blog/post/3573334/juventus-daniele-rugani-the-ultimate-protege-of-chelsea-boss-maurizio-sarri

This is the only tweet I could find from Pedulla and it is one week ago, not weeks like you claimed. Of course I don't know what the newspapers you read have been writing for weeks. .

Dembele is looking for a way out of Barça. He believes that the signing of Malcom shows that he does not bet on him. His relationship with Valverde is distant. He hopes to clarify what role he will have, This lady has a thread on this

I read Barca also made an offer for Malcom as Roma fans were waiting for him at the airport. If Barcelona gets him they probably won't make any other offers for Willian.

I love how quickly we get the ball back. No suffering without the ball.

There are more members in this thread than during the games we played in second half of the last season. Sarri's first effect.

Corriere dello Sport report that Chelsea are set to join the race for Milinkovic-Savic, with new manager Maurizio Sarri interested in bringing the player to Stamford Bridge this summer. https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/chelsea-join-race-to-sign-man-utd-target-32474