We’re reaching the critical stage of this January transfer window – with just over a week to go, deals are hotting up all over the place. New names are being mentioned all the time, and top source David Ornstein has just mentioned a totally new option for Chelsea.
We’ve reached the 22nd of January and Chelsea have done very little in terms of transfers. Dom Smith of the Evening Standard has lined up ten potential deals we could see before the end of the month.
Chelsea’s January has been very quiet so far, as was predicted. There’s been a bit of shuffling around of players on loan, but that’s about it. The rumours about us signing an expensive defender have even faded away.
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior was full of praise for midfielder Enzo Fernandez, whom he described as a "leader", after a strong performance in their win over Pafos on Wednesday.
Chelsea got the job done against Pafos in the Champions League last night, winning 1-0, but there’s no doubt it wasn’t a great performance, and the crowd wanted more goals – goals that could prove crucial for our final standing in the table.
Chelsea have held very positive conversations with Jeremy Jacquet, but still haven’t reached an agreement with Rennes according to Fabrizio Romano. The Blues were expected to be quiet this month, but changed their plans and are now looking to bring in a centre back before the end of the window.
Tim Sherwood is on Sky Sports News right now talking about Liam Rosenior and his aims for the season at Chelsea. The former Spurs manager started with some positive words about Rosenior’s predecessor: “He’s following Enzo Maresca, who did a good job.
Cole Palmer wasn’t in the Chelsea team last night, but today the talk is all about him as the rumours about a potential departure from Chelsea continue to build slowly.
Enzo Fernandez, Moises Caicedo and Levi Colwill want to enter talks over signing improved contracts with Chelsea according to reports. The Blues are known for offering long term heavily incentivised contracts under the Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital ownership.
Chelsea squeaked to a 1-0 win over Pafos in the Champions League last night, a win they needed as they aim to finish in the top 8 places and avoid the two legged play off at the end of February.
It’s a problem for managers of many top clubs, and it’s something which particularly plagued Enzo Maresca at times. When you manage a top team, it’s a lot easier to coach them in games against other big teams, where there will be space to exploit on the counter attack.
A football pundit has been explaining why he believes that a Chelsea player “faded” out of the Pafos win last night. Chelsea won the game 1-0 on the night but it wasn’t easy at all.
An insider has named Chelsea as one of the interested clubs in signing Liverpool centre back Ibrahima Konate soon. However, it does not appear that there is anything much more than just interest, although you can never be too sure with these stories.
One former Chelsea player believes that a key player currently at the club could ask to leave soon, which would be a disaster. Marcel Desailly was a solid defender for Chelsea and to be honest, he was one of the best centre backs we have ever had at the club, easily in the top five for me.
Wesley Fofana has heaped praise on Moises Caicedo and hailed the midfielder as “incredible” after Chelsea’s win against Pafos. Caicedo headed home the only goal of the game late on to give Chelsea a huge three points, and move the Blues into the top eight of the Champions League table.
Liam Rosenior has revealed he really liked Chelsea’s body language and the fact they kept going in the win against Pafos. The Blues moved into the top eight of the Champions League with a 1-0 win against their Cypriot counterparts in a match which won’t live long in the memory.
Chelsea boss Liam Rosenior has claimed that Chelsea have the best player in the world in his position right now. I’m not sure there will be too many who would argue with that statement either, although there will certainly be some who would.
Napoli are set to get in touch with the agents of Raheem Sterling to see if a deal is possible according to Fabrizio Romano. Sterling failed to secure a move away last summer, despite knowing he had no future at Stamford Bridge, although teams were said to be interested.
One Chelsea player has come out and said that new head coach Liam Rosenior is “doing really well” in his new role at the club. Some of the Chelsea players were probably a little bit miffed that Enzo Maresca left and that they had to now get used to another new manager.
Liam Rosenior has revealed why Reece James was taken off at half time against Pafos on Wednesday night in the Champions League. The Blues ground out a vital 1-0 win against their Cypriot counterparts in a very uninspiring match at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea head coach has put out some injury updates on three of his players, with three of those being key players. The Blues boss was speaking to the media last night after watching his side struggle to beat Cypriot minnows Pafos in the Champions League.
The officials have been confirmed for Chelsea’s Champions League clash against Pafos at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. Chelsea welcome the Cypriot side to west London for their final home match of the league phase in Europe this season.