Chelsea are desperately seeking homegrown talent amid fears they will struggle to comply with quota rules next season. The futures of Gary Cahill, Cesc Fabregas, Danny Drinkwater, Andreas Christensen, Victor Moses and Rob Green are all uncertain under Maurizio Sarri. All six are seen as homegrown by the Premier League, with Ross Barkley and Ruben […]
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Chelsea’s ‘very worried’ manager Maurizio Sarri admitted he was at a loss to explain his side’s unexpected collapse at Wolves on Wednesday night but hoped it would prove a kick up the backside before Saturday’s visit of Manchester City to Stamford Bridge. Sarri’s side, featuring five changes from the weekend win against Fulham, were in […]
While Chelsea insist they have not broken any Fifa rules on the signing of underage players, there actions suggest that they know a possible transfer ban is on the horizon. According to reports in France, the Premier League side are in trouble with FIFA for the illegal signing of players under the age of 18. […]
Maurizio Sarri labelled Chelsea’s defending in a humiliating 3-1 defeat to rivals Tottenham “a disaster” and added that he could have substituted all 11 of his players without changing the outcome of the match. Dele Alli, Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min all scored as Spurs dealt Chelsea their first competitive defeat under Sarri, with substitute […]
Chelsea have been hit with new allegations of rule breaches after being accused of making illegal payments to Andreas Christensen’s father when they signed the Denmark international. Documents obtained by Football Leaks and published on Thursday in the Danish newspaper Politiken claim Sten Christensen was hired as a scout on the same day Andreas was […]
Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said the quality of the Premier League is “overrated” but that very few can handle the pace required to succeed in English football’s top flight. Ibrahimovic spent 19 months at Manchester United between 2016 and 2018, scoring 29 goals in 53 appearances in all competitions. Previous to that, he had played in […]
According to recently acquired emails from Football Leaks, 16 of Europe’s biggest clubs, including Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United and Bayern Munich have been negotiating to form a Super League. This idea had been floated in the open before, but according to the trans-national investigation resulting from hacked emails obtained by Der Spiegel, there […]
Real Madrid are expected to sack Julen Lopetegui on Monday evening with former Chelsea coach Antonio Conte the favorite to take over. Madrid directors will meet 24 hours after watching the side capitulate at the Nou Camp, losing 5-1 and sliding to ninth in the table. Conte is the overwhelming choice to replace the current […]
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri warned Ruben Loftus-Cheek he must still improve his defensive game if he is to break into his Premier League line-up, despite a Europa League hat-trick against Bate Borisov on Thursday night. Loftus-Cheek, who has made only two appearances for a combined 33 minutes for Chelsea in the top-flight this season, was […]