When Eden Hazard signed for Real Madrid in 2019, Christian Pulisic was his heir apparent at Chelsea. Unfortunately for the stars, neither has been enjoying his football ever since.
Felipe Anderson has started to show his best again this season after returning to Lazio last year. The Brazilian winger had a tough few years following his €38 million move to West Ham in the summer of 2018.
Manchester United are among a host of clubs showing an interest in Borussia Dortmund youngster Youssoufa Moukoko. Moukoko’s contract at Borussia Dortmund expires at the end of the season.
Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is being lined up as a potential replacement for Jan Oblak should the goalkeeper leave Atletico Madrid next summer.
Much was made of the decision by the club and/or Sadio Mane for his time at Liverpool to come to an end this summer. According to Salif Diao, it’s possible that former No.10 felt he wasn’t getting the ‘love that he needed’ with the Merseysiders to stay put.
Rio Ferdinand was far from pleased with Frank Lebouef’s criticism of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s defensive abilities. The BT Sport pundit suggested the former France international was a hypocrite, claiming he ‘wasn’t the best’ defensively back in his heyday.
Chelsea were struck by the “FIFA virus” of the international break when they lost Christian Pulisic to injury, but good news has arrived within the last hour that the winger is fit to play for the USA against Saudi Arabia tomorrow.
Liverpool are reportedly plotting a swap deal involving Barcelona forward Memphis Depay. Depay has struggled to find a regular place in the Barcelona team so far this season.
France boss Didier Deschamps has hinted that William Saliba and Eduardo Camavinga could miss out on the World Cup in Qatar in favour of ‘vital, experienced players’.
Football Daily had no Premier League to talk about this week so they decided to pick their England XI for the World Cup. But which Chelsea players did they have in the mix?
Graeme Souness was insistent that Trent Alexander-Arnold had to be included in Gareth Southgate’s England squad after the fullback’s omission from the side set to face Germany.
Manchester United have set their sights on Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. With David De Gea out of contract at the end of the season, Manchester United may need to bring in another goalkeeper in the coming months.
Mohamed Salah is set to leave Egypt’s national team camp ahead of schedule and return to Liverpool to prepare for the Reds’ match against Brighton at the
After five campaigns in Turin filled with ups and downs, Federico Bernardeschi left Juventus as a free agent following the expiry of his contract last summer.
Lazio president Claudio Lotito has been elected to the Italian senate, representing the region of Molise as part of the Forza Italia party. This was not the Biancocelesti president’s first attempt to enter in the world of politics.
Thomas Tuchel made a real effort to get to know the young players at Chelsea and went to watch many of their games, something which didn’t take a lot of time but was hugely appreciated by the fans.
Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah was deployed in an unfamiliar position during a friendly against Brighton on the 17th of September. Chalobah has managed just 90 minutes in the Premier League so far this season.
Gareth Southgate has dealt Trent Alexander-Arnold’s World Cup hopes a major blow after deciding to leave the Liverpool right-back out of England’s Nations League squad for their clash against Germany on Monday night.
Liverpool are currently dominating the standings in a poll conducted by BBC Sport asking fans which club Jude Bellingham should join next summer. It’s unsurprising to a certain extent given that the Reds have been so heavily linked with the Borussia Dortmund prodigy for quite some time now.
Tottenham winger Dejan Kulusevski has been very impressive since joining the London club and he seems to be enjoying his time playing under Antonio Conte.
The soaring cost-of-living crisis is the main issue most UK residents are facing at the moment. It has been an issue almost no one can escape, so wages are just not enough to give most people the same lifestyle they have been used to living.
Chelsea will be looking to sign even more new players over the next few transfer windows as they continue a rebuild of the squad. They might not need to look too far though if they want to improve the attack or sign a new striker there, because they have a valid option to buy Tammy Abraham back from Roma in the summer of 2023.
Happy Monday guys – here’s the latest edition of my Daily Briefing, which you can in your inbox five mornings a week if you subscribe here! AC Milan director Paolo Maldini on Rafael Leao and Chelsea rumours: “I feel we’ve good chances to reach an agreement with Rafa Leao on a new contract to keep him here at Milan.
Graham Potter has still only managed one Chelsea game, but it feels like he has been in place for quite some time now regardless of that. This is of course due to the fact that Chelsea had fixtures cancelled last week, and now we are on an international break.
We continue on during another international break right now, and this one seems one of the daftest in recent times. It is daft because we have a World Cup to play during a domestic season in a couple of months time, so missing all these domestic fixtures in the last week or two just seems absurd.
Reminiscently to last season, Juventus have players running on expiring contracts. Last term, Paulo Dybala and Federico Bernardeschi ended up leaving as free agents, while Mattia Perin and Mattia De Sciglio extended their contracts after accepting wage cuts.
It has been stated that Barcelona are mulling over the many options available to them in order to re-sign Lionel Messi next season, after the conclusion of his current deal with Paris Saint-Germain.
Manchester United could be set to add a new goalkeeper to their ranks next summer. Current United number one, David De Gea has a contract that runs out in the summer of 2023.
Jesper Lindstrom has emerged as the latest player catching the eyes of Arsenal from the Bundesliga. He plays for Eintracht Frankfurt and helped them win the Europa League last season.
Jurgen Klopp led Liverpool into four competitions throughout 2021/22; Premier League, FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League. Liverpool walked away winning the FA Cup and EFL Cup, whilst finishing runners-up in both the UEFA Champions League and the Premier League.
The AC Milan defender joins Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarrod Bowen and James Ward-Prowse in missing the second and final Nations League game of this international break, putting their chances of playing in the World Cup in serious jeopardy.
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