Liam Rosenior has confirmed midfielder Romeo Lavia is back on the pitch doing rehab, but there’s no time frame for his return. Lavia has been plagued by injury since joining the Blues from Southampton in the summer of 2023 in a deal worth up to 58m.
Chelsea fans were rather split over Enzo Maresca, but one thing they were all aligned on is that they wanted to see more of Josh Acheampong. The Italian coach kept favouring the likes of Tosin Adarabioyo over him, despite the teenager’s immense talent.
Chelsea fans will take an interest in one new signing being made because he could eventually play for them one day. It’s a little tongue in cheek of course to say that every player who joins Strasbourg may one day play for Chelsea.
West Ham have Filip Jorgensen on their radar, but have yet to make a formal approach for the goalkeeper according to journalist Ben Jacobs. The Blues signed Jorgensen from Spanish side Villarreal in the summer of 2024 in a deal believed to be worth £20.9m.
Chelsea are keeping tabs on Jeremy Jacquet and Jacobo Ramon as they look for a new centre back this month according to Ben Jacobs. The Blues’ struggles at centre back were once again displayed in the defeat to Arsenal in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.
A former Chelsea player says that one current Blues man does not look assured on the ball and has raised some real doubts. These comments are even more interesting because the player making the comments played in the same position as the current player he is talking about.
A top and reliable local source has confirmed the major Chelsea transfer news that came out as a bombshell yesterday. Well actually, it came out right after the Chelsea vs Arsenal game on Wednesday night, but we reported it first thing on Thursday on this site.
Ruben Neves has been linked with a return to the Premier League in recent months, and Chelsea have been offered the opportunity to sign him. The 28-year-old is seeking a move away from Al-Hilal, and he is on the radar of Manchester United as well.
Liam Rosenior’s start at Chelsea has been a little strange – people are very concerned about whether he’s up to it, but in quite superficial terms. Certainly some of the cringey quotes or videos of team talks that have been emerging in the last few days are putting the fear into us that he won’t be able to command a dressing room.
Enzo Fernández’s name has taken on fresh significance in the transfer rumour mill this January. The Argentine midfielder, a central figure at Chelsea since his record-breaking move from Benfica, is reportedly on Paris Saint-Germain’s shortlist. However, not for immediate action this winter.
Liam Rosenior was asked in his press conference today about what he made of Robert Sanchez’s performance against Arsenal yesterday. The keeper made a couple of mistakes, and the new manager was asked if the Spaniard was still his first choice goalkeeper.
For the second week in a row, Liam Rosenior has taken his press conference a day earlier than expected, making things a little frustrating as we look for late team news updates.
Chelsea are on the hunt for a new centre back this month it was revealed today, and in his video update on the matter, Fabrizio Romano explained what this meant for young Josh Acheampong.
Chelsea managed to score twice against Arsenal last night in the EFL Cup semi final first leg, including a goal after 83 minutes. That not only keeps the two legged tie alive, it also gave a bit of an injection of confidence and positivity to a situation that would otherwise have seemed pretty gloomy.
Almost nothing happened at Chelsea in the first two weeks of January, but things are kicking into gear now. Facundo Buonanotte is set to have his loan cancelled, and the Blues are also being linked with a move for a new defender.
Matt Law published a piece today with the surprising claim that Chelsea are going to try and buy a defender this month, after months of claims that they wouldn’t do any major business, and after denying previous manager Enzo Maresca a player in that position in the summer.
Chelsea were beaten by Arsenal last night, but one person who made the most of his chance was Alejandro Garnacho, who came into the game as a sub but scored both of his team’s goals in the second half.
Liam Rosenior notably called his goalkeepers “world class” in his first interview as Chelsea manager. It’s a statement not many fans would agree with given what they’ve seen in the last couple of years.
We’ve predicted a quiet January for Chelsea all season, and so had all of the well sources insiders and journalists who speak to people at the club. Well, that’s all changed.
Nizaar Kinsella of the BBC is reporting that Chelsea attacking midfielder Facundo Buonanotte is set to terminate his loan from Brighton this month, with Leeds set to take it over as they look to add quality in their relegation fight.
Chelsea have reportedly made a decision to bring in a goalkeeper who could now challenge for a first team spot. The Blues most certainly have a bit of a goalkeeper situation going on right now.
According to an exclusive from transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, there has been a verbal agreement reached in a big bit of Chelsea transfer news. And what makes this even more intriguing is that the news and move is for this January transfer window and not the summer.
Chelsea have reportedly made a big decision to sign a new player in the current January transfer window in a shock twist. Most reports leading up to January
Liam Rosenior refused to blame Robert Sanchez for his mistakes against Arsenal, and insisted he was accountable for those errors. The Blues lost the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi final to the Gunners 3-2 on Wednesday evening at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea will not have Moises Caicedo available against Arsenal in the 1st leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals on Wednesday night. Liam Rosenior has named his side as he prepares for his first match in the dugout at Stamford Bridge after being appointed as Chelsea head coach.