Should Serbian defender Slobodan Rajkovic fail to get his work permit, then it is expected that Chelsea will make a move for Birmingham defender Scott Dann.
Our contributor SoccerCrave has picked his best Chelsea XI of his lifetime, and it is filled with league winners.
Daniel Sturridge was amongst the goalscorers as Chelsea beat Kitchee in the semi-final of the Barclays Asia Trophy at the Hong Kong stadium.
Fernando Torres says he is not suffering from a lack of confidence and knows that the goals are just around the corner.
Andre Villas-Boas is thought to be ready to make a surprise move Manchester City winger Adam Johnson.
The Blues have announced that Thibaut Courtois' transfer to Chelsea has been completed.
Well, AVB is here and suddenly everyone has forgotten about the sacking of Carlo Ancelotti.
News that will delighted Chelsea fans appeared in the Mirror on WEDNESDAY - there was a report that John Terry hopes to stay at the club...
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News coming from Italy is likely to delight Blues' fans as it thought that the London club are favourites to sign the talented Javier Pastore.
Chelsea have come to an agreement with Barcelona to sign Spanish defensive midfielder Oriol Romeu, but the deal will not be completed in the near future.
Palermo have announced that anybody wanting to sign their Argentine star Javier Pastore will have to make a cash only offer.
During Chelsea's 1-0 over a Malaysian XI, Israeli star Yossi Benayoun was booed by parts of the crowd.
Should the Blues want to sign Luka Modric, then they will have to make a substantial increase in the figures that they offered so far.