Chelsea under-21s coach Calum McFarlane is set to be in charge of the team for Sunday’s game against Manchester City according to reports. Enzo Maresca left Chelsea on Thursday just 18 months into a five year contract, and six months after securing Champions League qualification and winning both the Conference League and Club World Cup.
Chelsea could reportedly be a name to watch in the race for the transfer of Greek wonderkid Konstantinos Karetsas, who has also been linked with Arsenal.
Chelsea’s search for a new head coach is gathering pace following the departure of Enzo Maresca, with Marco Silva and Liam Rosenior emerging as the two leading candidates under serious consideration.
Tottenham Hotspur continue to be linked with Conor Gallagher from Atletico Madrid. The 25-year-old is expected to be on the move this month, and it will be interesting to see if the North London club can bring him back to the Premier League.
Manchester City entered last night’s nil-all draw with Sunderland with five players unavailable for selection. John Stones, Mateo Kovacic and Oscar Bobb missed last night’s match due to injury.
Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson is one of the players on Chelsea’s radar according to journalist Ben Jacobs. The Blues once again heavily invested in the squad last summer, and made five new attacking signings as they totally revamped their frontline.
AC Milan are facing a crucial decision as uncertainty grows around the future of Mike Maignan, with several European clubs closely monitoring his situation.
Tottenham Hotspur are looking to improve their squad during the January transfer window, and they are looking for a left-sided defender. Dean Jones has confirmed that Tottenham are yet to finalise a key target, but they are waiting for market opportunities so that they can improve the left side of their defence.
Manchester City had their chances to win last night’s nil-all stalemate with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light last night. Savinho missed two extremely good chances just after halftime to give his team the lead last night.
José Mourinho is reportedly open to a sensational return to Chelsea, according to a trusted source on X. The veteran coach would be ready to step in immediately if the club came calling.
West Ham are interested in Raheem Sterling, but the Chelsea forward wants a permanent exit this month according to Ben Jacobs. Sterling is part of the now infamous “bomb” squad at Chelsea, having failed to secure a move away last summer, despite interest from clubs.
Joshua Zirkzee has set his sights on a Manchester United exit this month irrespective of the minutes he might be granted before the window closes. Indeed, the out-of-favour forward, according to the iPaper Sport, is ‘keen to end his United nightmare as soon as possible’.
A potential summer move for Mohamed Salah is beginning to gather quiet momentum, with AS Roma reportedly considering an ambitious bid to reunite with the Liverpool winger later this year.
Arsenal are reportedly preparing to make an aggressive effort to push Real Madrid into selling €80m-rated attacking midfielder Arda Guler. The Turkey international, who has been compared to former Arsenal and Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil by his manager Xabi Alonso (as per beIN Sports), is emerging as a top target for the Gunners this January.
Chelsea part-owner Behdad Eghbali apparently “couldn’t care less” about one next big decision he is about to make. Eghbali has come under fire from Chelsea fans who are pinning their blame on him for what has happened at Chelsea in the last 48 hours, well, the last couple of weeks really.
Kobbie Mainoo is said to be open to leaving Manchester United on a permanent basis ‘for the first time’. That’s according to the iPaper, which adds that the midfield starlet is attracting growing interest from a host of clubs across Europe, including ‘several’ in the English top flight.
I don’t think any of us expected to be covering Chelsea’s search for yet another new manager on New Years Day, right? But that is what happened to welcome in 2026, because Enzo Maresca and Chelsea decided to part ways yesterday just as Chelsea fans were waking up and brushing off any hangovers from New Years Eve.
Tottenham failed to capitalize on their Palace victory as they were held to a goalless draw at the Gtech Community Stadium. Tottenham had to settle for a frustrating 0-0 draw at the Gtech Community Stadium on Thursday evening.
Real Madrid will be unable to count on their captain Dani Carvajal for their return to action in 2026, with the veteran right-back not quite recovering in time to face Real Betis this weekend.
Tottenham failed to build momentum from their Palace victory as they were held to a goalless draw by Brentford on New Year’s Day. Tottenham’s return to winning ways proved short-lived as they were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw by Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium on Thursday evening.
Here are the City player ratings as Manchester City were held to a nil-all draw by Sunderland at the Stadium of Light tonight. Sunderland more than deserved their point and they were the better team in the first-half.
Tottenham returned to Thomas Frank‘s former club but failed to break down a resilient Brentford side in a goalless draw at the Gtech Community Stadium on New Year’s Day.
Manchester City have drawn nil-all with Sunderland tonight at the Stadium of Light. Pep Guardiola made two changes to the starting lineup that beat Nottingham Forest.
Emi Martinez experienced a difficult return to face Arsenal as Aston Villa suffered a heavy defeat at the Emirates. The goalkeeper endured a frustrating evening, going from hero to zero after being at fault for Arsenal’s opening goal.
Gabriel returned to Arsenal’s starting XI against Aston Villa and made an immediate impact by scoring the opening goal against a resilient and well-organised Villa side.