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
Sky Sports claim that Chelsea are close to finalising an exit for Tiemoue Bakayoko, with the former Monaco man looking set to join AC Milan on a year-long loan. The 23-year-old only joined us last summer for a fee of £40m (h/t Sky Sports). Bakayoko started 25 Premier League games last season but did not really perform brilliantly. The … Read more
Chelsea start their Premier League season with a trip away to Huddersfield and the club will be buoyed by two new faces joining the team. Mateo Kovacic and Kepa Arrizabalaga were late signings in the transfer window but the pair should give us a boost ahead of the season. Maurizio Sarri certainly has a job … Read more
Chelsea are trying hard to sign Nabil Fekir from Lyon before the deadline, according to the Express. The report also claims that the Blues opened negotiations with the World Cup winner after Chelsea defeated Lyon in a friendly match on Tuesday night. Now, European transfer expert Alfredo Pedulla has claimed that Lyon have raised the price … Read more
Chelsea have made a world-record bid of £71.6m to sign Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga according to Sky Sports. Thibaut Courtois is off to Real Madrid and BBC claims that the deal has been completed, with Kovacic traveling in the opposite direction. Maurizio Sarri seems to like the Bilbao keeper as he was quoted by Sky … Read more