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Man City Open Title Defence With Victory At Chelsea
19 Aug

Man City Open Title Defence With Victory At Chelsea

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Erling Haaland scored on his 100th Manchester City appearance as the Premier League champions began their title defence with a win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Haaland opened the scoring on 18 minutes with a dinked finish over Robert Sanchez for his 91st City goal since joining from Borussia Dortmund in 2022. Former Chelsea midfielder Mateo Kovacic made the game safe late on with a curling shot from just outside the penalty area. A low-key match only fleetingly burst into life, with Kevin de Bruyne curling just wide from the edge of the box shortly after Haaland’s opener, before Sanchez…
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Chelsea In Talks To Sign Joao Felix From Atletico Madrid
12 Aug

Chelsea In Talks To Sign Joao Felix From Atletico Madrid

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Chelsea have begun talks with Atletico Madrid regarding the possibility of signing Portugal forward Joao Felix. The two clubs have been in close contact in recent weeks having agreed separate deals for Conor Gallagher and Samu Omorodion. The Premier League club’s enquiry for Felix comes after Omorodion’s proposed move to Stamford Bridge collapsed on Sunday evening. Gallagher is still expected to join the Madrid club in the coming days after agreeing to a transfer. Felix previously spent six months on loan at Stamford Bridge, scoring four goals in 16 appearances during the second half of the 2022-23 campaign. The Portugal international is under contract with Atletico until June 2029…
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Chelsea Work On Deal To Sign Atletico’s Omorodion
07 Aug

Chelsea Work On Deal To Sign Atletico’s Omorodion

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Chelsea are working on a deal to sign Spanish forward Samu Omorodion from Atletico Madrid. The Spanish side agreed an £81.5m deal to sign Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez on Monday and selling Omorodion will help raise funds to buy the Argentine. It is understood that personal terms have now been agreed with Alvarez, who will join for an initial £64.4m, with a further £17.1m in potential add-ons. Meanwhile in a separate deal, Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher has agreed to join Atletico for £33m. Omorodion, 20, joined Atletico last summer days after making his La Liga debut for Granada, when he scored…
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Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez Faces Disciplinary Action Over Alleged Racist Chant
17 Jul

Chelsea’s Enzo Fernandez Faces Disciplinary Action Over Alleged Racist Chant

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Chelsea have begun disciplinary proceedings against midfielder Enzo Fernandez after he posted a video on social media that the French Football Federation said included an alleged “racist and discriminatory” chant. On Tuesday the FFF said it would file a complaint to world governing body Fifa over the video featuring a song sung by some of the Argentina squad about France’s black players. Fernandez’s Chelsea team-mate Wesley Fofana, who has one cap for France, posted an image of the video on Instagram, describing it as “uninhibited racism”. Fernandez – a £107m British record signing in February 2023 – said he is…
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Chelsea Discuss Moves For Lille’s David And Barca’s Guiu
24 Jun

Chelsea Discuss Moves For Lille’s David And Barca’s Guiu

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Chelsea are internally discussing their next move in the striker market with interest in both Lille striker Jonathan David and Barcelona teenager Marc Guiu. The Blues have asked for conditions on signing the forwards, having attempted a swap deal to sign Aston Villa’s Jhon Duran and seeing a £34m bid rejected for Atletico Madrid’s Samu Omorodion. They remain keen to sign a striker after talks with Enzo Maresca in Marbella following his appointment as manager earlier this month. David, 24, who is currently playing in the Copa America with Canada, has been subject to early talks and would cost less…
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Chelsea Sign Tosin Adarabioyo On A Four-Year Deal
07 Jun

Chelsea Sign Tosin Adarabioyo On A Four-Year Deal

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Chelsea have confirmed the signing of centre-back Tosin Adarabioyo. He will join the club ahead of the 2024/25 season. The 26-year-old has signed a four-year contract – which begins on July 1 – and arrives from west London neighbours Fulham. After signing for the Blues, Tosin said: ‘Chelsea is a huge club and this is a full-circle moment for me. I was born three miles away from Stamford Bridge and made my professional debut there. ‘I’m very excited and looking forward to helping push the club in the direction we want to go.’ Co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart…
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McKenna No Longer In Contention For Chelsea Job
27 May

McKenna No Longer In Contention For Chelsea Job

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Ipswich Town boss Kieran McKenna is no longer in contention to become Chelsea’s next manager. The 38-year-old was on an early shortlist of candidates to replace Mauricio Pochettino after he left the club by mutual consent last week. The leading remaining candidates are former Brighton manager Roberto de Zerbi, Leicester’s Enzo Maresca and Brentford’s Thomas Frank. Former Manchester United assistant manager McKenna, who led Ipswich to promotion from the Championship, is still being linked with a return to Old Trafford if the FA Cup winners sack Erik ten Hag, as well as manager-less Brighton. Ipswich want to keep hold of McKenna and…
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Graham Potter: Clubs Across Europe Eyeing Ex-Chelsea Boss As Next Manager
09 Apr

Graham Potter: Clubs Across Europe Eyeing Ex-Chelsea Boss As Next Manager

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Clubs across Europe have shown interest in Graham Potter but the former Chelsea boss is taking his time deciding his next management job. Potter was sacked by Chelsea in April 2023 and the 48-year-old has held talks with Dutch club Ajax. They have been without a permanent manager since October when Maurice Steijn was sacked and John van ‘t Schip has been in charge on an interim basis. They were beaten 6-0 by rivals Feyenoord on Sunday. Ajax also have issues at board level, and their chief executive Alex Kroes was suspended for alleged insider trading this month. It is understood former Brighton and…
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Chelsea Confirm Summer Romeo Lavia To Miss Rest Of The Season With Injury
27 Mar

Chelsea Confirm Summer Romeo Lavia To Miss Rest Of The Season With Injury

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Chelsea have confirmed midfielder Romeo Lavia will miss the remainder of the 2023/24 season due to injury. Lavia was one of many signings made by Chelsea during the 2023 transfer window, with the Belgium international turning down advances from Liverpool to make a £58m move to Stamford Bridge. Since leaving Southampton, however, things haven’t gone to plan for Lavia. The midfielder missed the first four months of the 2023/24 season with an ankle injury suffered in training back in September and, following just 32 minutes of Premier League action, he once again limped off with a muscle ailment in a…
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Chelsea Boss Mauricio Pochettino Would ‘Never’ Quit Struggling Blues
11 Mar

Chelsea Boss Mauricio Pochettino Would ‘Never’ Quit Struggling Blues

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Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has insisted he would “never” quit his job amid the club’s struggles this season. He was booed by some Blues fans, who also called for him to leave, during last weekend’s draw at Brentford. Chelsea have earned five points from the last 15 and go into Monday’s game against Newcastle United in 11th place. “The fans are not going to love any more another coach at Chelsea. I knew it was going to be tough [and] we need time and belief,” he said. “If you compare with the past when you are in a different project,…
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