Chelsea legend Eden Hazard has made a rather controversial claim about Cesc Fabregas being an ideal pick to be Blues manager. This comes just a few weeks after Liam Rosenior’s appointment to replace Enzo Maresca, though it isn’t entirely clear if Hazard is pushing for this to happen now.
Raheem Sterling’s next career move is beginning to take shape, with Napoli emerging as a serious option following the winger’s recent departure from Chelsea.
There have been a lot of takes about Chelsea’s game plan against Arsenal on Tuesday night, and former Blues coach Ruud Gullit has now weighed in too. He had some thoughts about Liam Delap’s use on the wing – where he really struggled.
Dario Essugo is expected to be out until March after the midfielder suffered a setback in training according to The Athletic. The 20-year-old joined Chelsea from Sporting Lisbon in the summer for £18.2m, and made his debut at the Club World Cup, but has yet to feature this season.
Chelsea are looking for a centre back, midfielder and attacker this summer according to the latest report from The Athletic. The Blues had a quiet January in which they recalled Mamadou Sarr and made no signings, despite trying to bring a new centre back in.
Chelsea are reportedly keen on signing Bayern Munich attacker Lennart Karl, who has been compared to former Blue Arjen Robben. Robben was one of the best wingers to ever play the game and certainly one of the best to ever play for Chelsea.
Gabby Agbonlahor has claimed Liam Delap looks “lost” under Liam Rosenior, and his move to Chelsea is “not working.” Delap made the £30m switch to Chelsea from relegated Ipswich last summer, but has managed just two goals in 21 appearances this season.
Liam Rosenior believes Wesley Fofana is getting “stronger and stronger” and there are a lot positive signs after so many injury issues. Fofana joined Chelsea for £70m in the summer of 2022, but has only made 56 appearances for the Blues due to injury.
Former Chelsea winger Salomon Kalou has named one key element Chelsea are missing from their project and squad build right now. Kalou, who enjoyed a successful
Chelsea legend John Terry has tipped his former Chelsea team mate Cesc Fabregas to one day become the Chelsea manager. It comes after the success he is having over in Italy with Como right now, and Terry has been tracking his career off the field after having shared the pitch with him at Stamford Bridge for some time.
Liam Rosenior came in for a lot of criticism last night for putting Chelsea on a defensive footing against Arsenal. But there was also some backlash to the backlash.
We all know something is up with Cole Palmer, it’s just hard to put your finger on it. He’s been injured, which has in turn stopped him reaching peak sharpness, which has in turn stopped him finding his form.
Chelsea have just announced on their website that young talent Mathis Eboue has just signed his first professional contract with the club. After joining from Watford a year ago the attacker has really impressed in the Under-18 team.
We all predicted that Andrey Santos would be one of the big winners from Liam Rosenior being appointed as Chelsea’s new manager, but it’s gone perhaps even better than he will have hoped.
Liam Rosenior was reflective in the press conference after last night’s defeat to Arsenal. He pointed out that his team had been forced into last minute changes – to the degree that he had to break his usual habits in terms of naming a team.
Chelsea’s defeat to Arsenal last night was very disappointing as it saw the Blues dumped out of the Carabao Cup. Interestingly, it was also a turning point in terms of stats for Chelsea.
The Athletic’s Deal Sheet today looks back at Chelsea’s January window. They claim that the Blues considered signing Douglas Luiz (who ended up at Aston Villa) because they knew that Dario Essugo would be out until March.
The Athletic’s Deal Sheet concluding the winter window is out, with some big looks ahead to potential business from the summer as well as looking back at what’s been done so far.
This is a syndicated version of this story, originally featured on the BBC Sport website. Chelsea’s January ended up being a quiet one – which was always what was expected, despite some tantalising and far-fetched rumours along the way.
Chelsea’s setup against Arsenal last night has caused a bit of controversy. Despite trailing 3-2 from the first leg, the Blues set up defensively and didn’t bring on their attacking stars until later in the game.
Chelsea limited Arsenal to two shots on target last night, putting in a really solid defensive performance. Trevoh Chalobah did his job, sadly those further forward couldn’t find a goal.
The Athletic journalist Simon Johnson says he knows what Chelsea’s immediate plans for Mamadou Sarr is after recalling him from loan. The centre back returned from loan at Strasbourg, ending that early, to come in to Chelsea’s squad.
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior has confirmed that Reece James and Pedro Neto should be available for Saturday's trip to Wolves following surprise absences against Arsenal.
Liam Rosenior hasn’t been at Chelsea long, but despite last night’s loss, he’s made a solid start with six wins in his first eight games – both defeats coming against Arsenal.