Maurizio Sarri could become the Chelsea manager in the next 24 hours. The Italian is set to replace Antonio Conte in the hot seat, according to The Daily Star. The report claims that the former Napoli manager is ready to sign a two-year deal with us and will also have an option to sign on … Read more
Chelsea are playing hardball in hopes of getting a discount on the payoff for manager Antonio Conte, according to the Metro. The Blues would have to pay £9million for the Italian’s last year of his current contract after he signed a new deal after winning the Premier League in 2016/17. The club wants to haggle … Read more
Maurizio Sarri is close to being named as the Chelsea manager according to the Express and the former Napoli man is set to bring in a number of fresh faces with a £140m transfer wish list. Chelsea would have to work quickly if they are to sign all the players that Sarri apparently wants. The report claims … Read more
Chelsea are close to completing their first signing of the summer window as a €35million deal has been agreed with Italian giants Juventus for Daniele Rugani. SportItalia (h/t Metro) claims that the Blues have reached an agreement with the Old Lady and will pay €32m plus €3m in bonuses for the young central defender. The … Read more
Maurizio Sarri is looking to bring in Dries Mertens from Napoli and will try to convince the Chelsea board to finance a deal for the 31-year-old, according to the Daily Star. Mertens is with the Belgium national side at the World Cup and even scored an incredible goal against Panama in their opening fixture and … Read more
Chelsea have been dealt a significant blow by two of their targets, Robert Lewandowski and Jean Michael Seri, as reports claim that they will not sign for the club or hold talks until the managerial situation is cleared up. The Times (h/t Metro) claims that Nice midfielder Seri has told the Blues that he will … Read more
Chelsea have added Daniele Rugani to their list of transfer targets ahead of the new season, even though they have not finalised Maurizio Sarri as their new manager. The Mirror claims that the £26million-rated Juventus centre-back is a part of our transfer plans ahead of the new season. Our interest in the 23-year-old Italian is … Read more
Napoli are willing to let go of Maurizio Sarri to Chelsea but only if the Blues agree that they would not be signing some of their players, according to reports from Italy. Sport Italia (h/t Metro) claim that a breakthrough has been found in the deal for Sarri and an announcement could be made soon but … Read more
Chelsea are interested in the services of Spanish defender Raul Albiol, according to The Mirror. The report claims that while we are trying to sign Maurizio Sarri from Napoli, Albiol is a player we are looking to sign ahead of the new season. The 32-year-old has spent five seasons with Napoli after leaving Real Madrid and … Read more
Napoli are willing to reduce the asking price for Maurizio Sarri as the Italian has been linked with a move to Chelsea. The Serie A club have already signed Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager but have Sarri on their books for another two seasons. A report from The Mirror claims that the Chelsea-linked manager had … Read more