According to the latest reports, Chelsea are ready to allow prospect Ruben Loftus-Cheek to move out on loan in January. The midfielder has been linked with the likes of West Ham and Championship high-flyers Brighton. As reported by the Evening Standard: “Chelsea are prepared to let Ruben Loftus‑Cheek leave on loan this month and Brighton
According to France Football, Chelsea have tabled a bid worth €25 million for Atalanta’s rising star Franck Kessie. As reported by Calciomercato: “It looks like Chelsea are serious about Franck Kessie. Yesterday’s edition of France Football reveals that the Ivorian star, who has scored six goals for Atalanta this season in Serie A action, is
In a recent interview with Sky Sports, Chelsea legend Frank Lampard acknowledged that he was open to the idea of a club return in some capacity. As reported by SBS: “”I’m still waiting for the five-year contract to come through from Chelsea, they haven’t called yet. We used to get those easily,” he told Sky
According to Spain’s Marca newspaper, Chelsea keeper Thibault Courtois has told his teammates that he’s off to Real Madrid next summer. As reported by the Metro: “Marca claim that the Belgium international will make a return to La Liga at the end of the season, with Real Madrid in the driving seat for his signature,
James Rodriguez has set newspapers alight with his claim that he has a week to decide his future and that he is close to leaving Real Madrid. The Colombian had this to say: “I can’t promise I will stay at Real Madrid. I have offers and seven days to think [about them].” Conte to
According to John Obi Mikel’s agent, the Chelsea midfielder is likely to depart Stamford Bridge in January. The Nigeria international has barely played under Conte this season. As reported by ESPN FC: “John Obi Mikel’s agent has confirmed that the Nigeria international is “very likely” to leave Chelsea in January after spending the first half
Paris St Germain will be the first to attest that it is hard to make a competition out of France’s Ligue 1. Yet, in Unai Emery’s first campaign since succeeding Laurent Blanc as coach, the Parisians giving it a very good go. Having won the title for the last 4 years, PSG lie third at
In light of his now officially-sanctioned departure, below is a video uploaded by YouTube channel TVAT Blue showing some of Oscar’s best goals in a Chelsea jersey. Oscar scored 38 goals in 202 appearances for the Blues since his move in 2012. Like O-Posts on Facebook You can also follow O-Posts on Twitter @OPosts
According to the latest reports, Chelsea are seriously interested in signing Fenerbahce’s Denmark international defender Simon Kjaer in January. As reported by the Daily Star: “Numerous reports from Turkey have linked with the 27-year-old Denmark international with a move to Stamford Bridge for some time. Now ESPN claim that the Blues have been tracking the
Rumors continue to run wild with the latest man involved: Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez. According to recent reports, Chelsea are set to make a whopping offer for the Colombian playmaker in January. As reported by the Daily Express: “The Colombian has been in and out of Zinedine Zidane’s side this season and is reportedly frustrated
Video created by YouTuber Football Nation showing Diego Costa’s winning goal against West Brom at Stamford Bridge. The goal keeps Chelsea on the top of the Premier League table ahead of Arsenal and Liverpool. Like O-Posts on Facebook You can also follow O-Posts on Twitter @OPosts
Amid an 8-match winning run, Chelsea’s barren September, where they picked up only one point and slipped to defeats against Liverpool and Arsenal, seems like a long time ago. “We didn’t have the right attitude from the first minute…we have to improve a lot”, was new manager Antonio Conte’s withering assessment of the 3-0 loss
Chelsea opened their account of the season with a 2-1 victory over visiting West Ham, with Diego Costa, E. Hazard and Collins (for West Ham) scoring in the encounter. Their fine run of form continued into the second and third week, with wins against Watford [2-1 away] and Burnley [3-0 home] respectively. Antonio Conte’s record
Charles’ latest “The Mind of Conte” column. Looking at Chelsea’s form over the past few games, outstanding comes short of describing how impressive the blues have been. Six games, seventeen goals scored and zero goal conceded. This spell was made possible by Antonio Conte’s stellar management of the team. Leadership Conte has displayed great
Spurs, Spurs, Spurs. Just because you won at the weekend by being 2-1 down doesn’t mean that should be your new recipe for success. Credit to Monaco though. I suggested in Monday’s column that the only way to beat Tottenham was to stop either of the Harry’s getting the ball near the goal and
According to recent reports, Chelsea have been linked with a swoop for Inter Milan’s midfield anchor Geoffrey Kondogbia. As reported by the Daily Star: “According to the Daily Mirror, the Chelsea boss is weighing up a raid for the 23-year-old as he seeks to further remodel the squad he inherited from Jose Mourinho. The former
Reports have recently linked Chelsea with a move for Fiorentina winger Federico Bernardeschi. As reported by the Daily Express: “Bernardeschi, 22, who has come through the youth ranks at Fiorentina wants to move to Stamford Bridge in the New Year. The Italian under-21 international has been a target for Antonio Conte since he took over
According to the Daily Express, Chelsea are battling with Spanish giants Barcelona over the services of Juventus wing-back Stephan Lichtsteiner. As reported by the paper’s James Cambridge: “Barca are in desperate need of a quality right-back and are yet to replace Dani Alves who joined Juventus on a free transfer over the summer. The Catalan
Jamie Redknapp will find it difficult to live down his description of Victor Moses as a “good, young English talent doing well” during his role as a Sky Sports pundit before Chelsea played Southampton. This week Moses will line-up for Nigeria in the World Cup qualifier against Algeria. Redknapp’s naïve laziness is deserving of mockery,
Last season, Eden Hazard endured arguably the most difficult time of his career. After a brilliant 2014/15 campaign, the Belgian failed to replicate the qualities that earned him the PFA Player of the Year award. Hazard’s struggles led to him being dropped by manager Jose Mourinho in October, with Mourinho’s replacement Gus Hiddink then describing
Antonio Conte could be about to bolster his midfield with the acquisition of Fiorentina midfielder Milan Badelj. Who is he? The midfielder is a 27 year-old Croatian international, having impressed at Euro 2016 over the summer. He occupies the central midfield position and is a reliant and consistent passer of the ball and his
Charles’ latest “The Mind of Conte” column. Chelsea’s 3-4-3 formation was put to the test against Southampton over the weekend, and once again passed the test with flying colors. Since switching from 4-3-3 to 3-4-3, Chelsea have kept four clean-sheets in a row and scored eleven goals in the process. Here are my talking points
When Chelsea were humbled at the Emirates not too long ago, things were looking bleak. The shape was all wrong, players were not performing up to their usual high standards and the defence was being cut open like a knife through butter. Antonio Conte realised he had the task of his managerial career so far.
Although their EFL Cup defeat at the hands of West Ham came as a blow, Chelsea will be pretty happy with the start that they have made to life under Antonio Conte. Top teams are always looking to strengthen their squad, however, and recent reports in the Daily Star suggest that the Blues are interested
Charles’ latest “The Mind of Conte” column. Following the most impressive wins from the men in blue against Leicester City and Manchester United, here are some thoughts on what stood out to me. Dynamic front three Conte’s front three is in many ways reminiscent of the Malouda, Drogba, Anelka trio that led Chelsea to