Edouard Mendy, Christian Pulisic, and N’Golo Kante are all expected to be available for Chelsea’s Premier League match against Crystal Palace this weekend, which is good news for the new Chelsea boss Graham Potter. Due to a knee injury, Senegalese goalkeeper Mendy missed the Champions League matches against Dinamo Zagreb …
Read More »Chelsea legend and ex-Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi retires from football at 35 after 20 years of professional career.
Chelsea legend and ex-Super Eagles captain, John Obi Mikel has announced his retirement from football at the age of 35. The former Nigerian international took to Instagram on Tuesday, September 27, to announce his decision to hang up his boots with a lengthy statement. The legendary midfielder’s message read: “There …
Read More »Chelsea vs Liverpool postponed by the Premier League due to insufficient police presence ahead of Queen’s funeral
The Premier League have confirmed action will return this weekend but two matches have been postponed due to insufficient policing during the 10 days of mourning for Queen Elizabeth. League chiefs held a meeting on Monday afternoon September 12, to discuss their next steps over scheduling games after all of last weekend’s …
Read More »Chelsea report: Graham Potter has already identified his first transfer target
Graham Potter barely has his feet under the desk in his new role as Chelsea manager, but he’s already identifying where he wants to improve the squad. While Chelsea splashed out over £250m this summer – a record-breaking transfer spending spree – the fact they also paid Brighton around £20m …
Read More »Graham Potter agrees terms to become the next Chelsea coach
Graham Potter has verbally agreed on terms of his contract to become Chelsea’s new manager. Chelsea made Potter their No 1 target after sacking Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday September 8, and swiftly received permission from Brighton to speak to him. A substantial compensation payment understood to be about £16m will need to …
Read More »Premier League clubs smash £1Billion net spend barrier for first time in transfer window with Chelsea spending the most cash
English Premier leagues clubs’ net spending broke the £1billion barrier for the first time this transfer window. According to figures released by Football’s leading financial analysts, Deloitte on Friday, September 2, the total amount spent by Premier clubs in the summer window was a staggering £1.92bn and 34 per cent more …
Read More »Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga announces his engagement to his Miss Universe Spain (photos)
Chelsea goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga, has announced his engagement to girlfriend Andrea Martinez, the current Miss Universe Spain. The 27-year-old confirmed his relationship with the Spanish model in January after reportedly dating her for some time. Martinez, 30, won Miss Universe Spain in 2020 before competing at Miss Universe …
Read More »Confusing tactics, lacklustre performances and poor results – is the end near for Tuchel at Chelsea?
The defeat is Chelsea’s second of this season already and poor nature of their performances thus far is a big cause for concern. Top players are underperforming and the team looks disjointed despite spending over €200 million and serious questions have to be asked of the manager. Thomas Tuchel’s mistakes …
Read More »Chelsea and Leicester city agree £70m fee for French defender Wesley Fofana
Chelsea football club of England have reached an agreement with Leicester City over the transfer of defender, Wesley Fofana. The the agreed fee is £70m plus add-ons, but the detail of the structure of payments, and exact terms of add-ons are still to be decided, according to Sky …
Read More »Champions League 2022-23 group stage draw revealed; Barcelona to face Bayern Munich, Chelsea paired with AC Milan
The 2022-23 UEFA Champions League group stage fixtures have been released today with current champions Real Madrid drawn in Group F alongside Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic, and RB Leipzig. Barcelona and Bayern Munich find themselves in one of the tougher groups, with Italian giants Inter also drawn alongside Viktoria Plzen in Group C. …
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