France goalkeeper Alphonse Areola wanted to join Chelsea in the summer, according to our head of goalkeeping Christophe Lollichon. The Paris Saint-Germain keeper’s future was in doubt after the club signed Gianluigi Buffon, as per the Evening Standard, and we had a goalkeeping switch in the summer as well. Chelsea sold Thibaut Courtois to Real … Read more
The Premier League season is only just underway, but already teams are looking at strengths and weaknesses and wondering how they might improve. In a way this is almost disappointing given that it distracts from the early action of the matches. True supporters know that the action off the pitch is as important and sometimes … Read more
Chelsea new boy Kepa Arrizabalaga has claimed the Blues’ interest in him was a major reason why he decided to move in the summer. The Spaniard was signed by Chelsea for a world record fee of £71.6million (h/t Metro) from Athletic Bilbao but the report claims Real Madrid were interested in the keeper a few months … Read more
Chelsea made it four wins out of four under Maurizio Sarri after goals from Pedro and Eden Hazard saw off a spirited Bournemouth side. The goals came in the second half and ensured we kept pace with Liverpool, who have also secured 12 points. It wasn’t an easy game for us, especially in the first … Read more
Chelsea must continue their winning streak in the Premier League as they face Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge. New manager Maurizio Sarri has guided us to three consecutive victories in three games so far. And a win against the Cherries should keep us tied at the top of the table, at least. The Blues had a … Read more
Chelsea’s next game against Bournemouth would see us facing one of the surprise packages of this Premier League season. In the three games that have been played so far, the Cherries remain undefeated while we picked up maximum points. The Blues were made to work hard for three points against Newcastle United last time around … Read more
Chelsea made it three wins from three games under Maurizio Sarri but needed an own goal from DeAndre Yedlin to see off Newcastle United. Eden Hazard opened the scoring from the penalty spot with his first goal of the season. However, the lead did not last long as Joselu headed in a cross from Yedlin in … Read more
The Evening Standard reports that Chelsea have quashed rumours of a sale by Roman Abramovich. The Sunday Times had claimed that our owner had called US bank Raine Group to value the club, which was quoted at £2billion. The same bank had helped China Media Capital purchase a 13 per cent stake in Manchester City for … Read more
Chelsea are one of the few clubs with a 100% winning record after two Premier League games. The Blues brought in a new manager in Maurizio Sarri and the Italian has seen wins over Huddersfield Town and Arsenal so far. The game against the Gunners was a real test for the side but Marcos Alonso … Read more
Chelsea moved swiftly to replace Thibaut Courtois with Kepa Arrizabalaga on deadline day but the Spanish keeper was not the first choice for the Blues, according to The Times (h/t Metro). Although we paid a record-breaking £71m to sign Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao following Thibaut Courtois’ move to Real Madrid, the report adds that we tried to sign Jan Oblak … Read more