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Potter claim

Former Chelsea prima Craig Burley has said that helium thinks Blues brag Graham Potter wishes helium ne'er took the occupation astatine Stamford Bridge.

“He’s (Potter) is similar a rabbit successful the headlights, astatine the moment", Burley told ESPN.

"He’s got players retired injured. He’s got players coming in. He’s got brainsick transfers. He’s got radical calling for his caput – I stake helium is wishing helium ne'er took the job, seriously.”

Villa twist

Juventus midfielder Weston McKennie has turned down a determination to Aston Villa arsenic helium is waiting for a bid from Chelsea oregon Tottenham Hotspur, according to Corriere dello Sport.

Frimpong enquiry

According to GiveMeSport, Chelsea person made enquiries to Bayer Leverkusen astir perchance signing defender Jeremie Frimpong.

Maatsen admission

Ian Maatsen has revealed that helium expected to beryllium fixed a accidental astatine Chelsea this play earlier being sent retired to summation acquisition connected indebtedness with Burnley.

“To beryllium honest, I did expect to beryllium successful amended signifier aft my clip astatine Coventry, but you besides person to beryllium fortunate with the coach,” helium told Voetbal Zone.

“With (Thomas) Tuchel I had a lesser narration than with (Frank) Lampard, for example. He was blessed with my twelvemonth astatine Coventry though, but I soon sensed I was not going to play a relation astatine Chelsea again."

Mudryk claim

According to Shakhtar Donetsk main enforcement Sergei Palkin, Mykhailo Mudryk would person been improbable to motion for Chelsea if Roman Abramovich was inactive the club's owner.

“It’s symbolic, this deal,” Palkin said, via The Independent.

“And I tin archer you more. If this nine was tally by Roman Abramovich, I’m not definite that we could adjacent negociate and adjacent this deal."

Trossard's cause opens up

Kante adjacent to caller contract

According to the Telegraph, Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante is adjacent to extending his declaration successful westbound London.

Kante's existent woody is acceptable to expire astatine the extremity of the existent season.

Ziyech talks

Newcastle United person held affirmative talks with the agents of Chelsea playmaker Hakim Ziyech, according to 90min.

Mount talks connected hold

Chelsea volition hold until aft January to proceed declaration talks with playmaker Mason Mount, according to the Evening Standard.

Ratcliffe twist

Sir Jim Ratcliffe has confirmed that helium is officially successful the moving to bargain Manchester United the Glazer family, arsenic per The Times.

Striker signing?

Transfer adept David Ornstein has reported that helium expects Chelsea to motion a striker during the January transportation window.

Speaking astir the Blues connected The Athletic’s Football Podcast, Ornstein said: “I deliberation they volition instrumentality a striker. I truly do. They person been successful talks with Marcus Thuram, let’s spot however that develops.

"They spot Kai Havertz arsenic a fig 10, not idiosyncratic starring the line. There’s been involvement successful the likes of Osimhen and Vlahovic. They see truthful galore players.”

Leadership criticism

Former Chelsea prima Frank Leboeuf has questioned the enactment wrong the existent Blues' squad.

Leboeuf said: Thiago Silva is decidedly a person for me, not needfully by his property but the mode helium plays arsenic a method leader. He shows the mode to the youngsters. Cesar Azpilicueta due to the fact that of his warring tone is simply a leader. Otherwise I spot nary leaders there.

“I deliberation it’s the clip for Mason Mount to amusement his character. He’s a feline from the club, the feline who tin beryllium listened to by the others due to the fact that helium represents the club.

“And Reece James, with Reece we consciousness it. With Mason, I don’t consciousness it yet. I privation to spot it due to the fact that helium is fantastic player, we each cognize that.”

David admission

Lille striker Jonathan David has admitted that involvement from the likes of Chelsea is flatteting.

“It's flattering erstwhile you are praised but personally I don't cognize him", David told Capital Football erstwhile asked if helium knew of involvement from Graham Potter.

"The Premier League is 1 of the biggest leagues successful the world, let's spot what the aboriginal holds.”

Gallagher latest

Crystal Palace brag Patrick Vieira has played down a imaginable instrumentality to Selhurst Park for Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher.

"No,” the Frenchman replied erstwhile asked if Palace were successful talks with the Blues regarding a imaginable January move."

Vieira added: "This is simply a truly hard window, to find those players who tin amended the squad."

Madueke latest

Fernandez hope

Chelsea person been told determination is inactive a accidental they tin unafraid a January transportation for Benfica prima Enzo Fernandez.

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Patrick Vieira connected Conor Gallagher transfer

When asked if Crystal Palace were successful talks with the Chelsea midfielder, Vieira replied: "No. There are options to amended that broadside of the crippled [in the market].

"This is simply a truly hard window, to find those players who tin amended the squad. We've managed to place those players, we've identified the names of the players we wanted, and present it's successful the hands of the shot nine connected trying to marque it happen.

"But astatine the aforesaid time, it's not an casual one. It's a truly analyzable and a truly hard one. We are moving hard to effort to bring those players."

Chelsea prima Mykhailo Mudryk sends heartfelt message

Chelsea's latest January signing Mykhailo Mudryk has posted an affectional farewell connected Instagram to his boyhood nine Shakhtar Donetsk aft completing a Premier League move. The Blues confirmed the signing of Mudryk connected Sunday during their clash with Crystal Palace astatine Stamford Bridge and he was aboriginal unveiled to fans astatine fractional clip of that game.

The caption reads: "I was fortunate to play with players similar you, I was fortunate to conscionable radical similar you, convey you for everything team, I volition miss you."

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Doubts implicit Mac Allister...

Former Liverpool defender Glen Johnson doubts whether Brighton's Alexis Mac Allister would beryllium a bully semipermanent signing for Chelsea.

“I didn’t spot overmuch of him [Mac Allister] earlier the World Cup but it’s casual for players to execute astatine the World Cup due to the fact that each crippled is simply a last and you’re going to springiness everything to execute astatine your best. He played good but is helium bully capable wide to play for Chelsea for the adjacent 4 oregon 5 years? I’m not sure," helium said.

While the transportation speculation surrounds Mac Allister, helium himself has said helium is successful nary "rush" to permission Brighton and is truly blessed with his existent club. The Argentinian planetary returned location aboriginal from his location state arsenic helium was chomping astatine the spot to play for the Seagulls successful aboriginal January.

"I americium focused connected Brighton. They cognize however grateful I americium with this nine and I don't person immoderate unreserved to leave. I americium truly blessed here, I bask each day, truthful I americium conscionable focusing connected Brighton," helium told Sky Sports.

Shearer delivers affirmative Chelsea prediction up clash vs Liverpool

On paper, Chelsea's adjacent task is simply a pugnacious 1 arsenic they question to Anfield to instrumentality connected Liverpool. However, Jurgen Klopp's men are besides struggling for accordant signifier losing their past 2 Premier League games to Brentford and Brighton, conceding six goals successful the process.

"Liverpool look miles disconnected it astatine the moment," Shearer wrote. "Jurgen Klopp’s broadside are unspeakable astatine the back, with nary strength erstwhile they press.

"They look a shadiness of the broadside that we are utilized to seeing astatine the apical extremity of the table, and I don’t spot things getting amended immoderate clip soon – it is going to beryllium a long, hard play for them."

Shakhtar main connected Chelsea task and friendly

Speaking to The Athletic, Shakhtar CEO Sergei Palkin said: "I judge they volition physique 1 of the champion clubs successful the satellite due to the fact that I americium telling you, they are precise superior successful each directions: sports science, the stadium side, the commercialized side, connected each things."

Then, connected the friendly, helium said: "Yes, it is written into the contract. It was Behdad [Eghbali] who projected [the friendly], due to the fact that helium said helium wanted to assistance Ukraine, to assistance Ukrainian refugees and to enactment Ukrainian people."

Shakhtar main connected however Chelsea bushed Arsenal to Mudryk

Speaking to The Athletic, Shakhtar CEO Sergei Palkin said: "Overall... the aforesaid [final connection from Chelsea and Arsenal]. Not astir the aforesaid - it was the aforesaid figure. The fixed part, adaptable part, bonuses. But the fixed portion & bonuses... wholly different.

"Different clip [schedule] of the payments, antithetic kinds of bonuses. Yes, we tin speech astir bonuses, but these bonuses should beryllium someway achievable and realistic, let’s say."

Chelsea hole treble Brighton swoop for £100m duo

Chelsea person shown involvement successful Brighton brace Moises Caicedo and Leandro Trossard arsenic they measurement up their adjacent moves successful the transportation market.

The Blues could beryllium acceptable to instrumentality to Brighton for their adjacent targets successful Ecuadorian midfielder Caicedo and Trossard, who has been successful the quality this week aft a fallout with Seagulls brag Roberto De Zerbi, according to The Daily Mail.

The Belgian reportedly boarded a Eurostar to caput backmost to his location state aft learning helium was dropped from Brighton's lucifer time squad pursuing questions implicit the forward's attitude.

Trossard's declaration expires astatine the extremity of the season, though the Seagulls are understood to person a an enactment to widen his declaration by 12 months.

Chelsea successful for Dumfries

Chelsea are apt to beryllium connected precocious alert successful the January transportation model for immoderate right-back options pursuing the wounded setback suffered to Reece James connected Boxing Day. In his archetypal crippled backmost against Bournemouth, aft missing implicit 2 months of football, James was withdrawn conscionable aft fractional clip with a caller genu problem.

Although it looks apt James volition beryllium disposable again towards the extremity of January, the Blues volition beryllium acold much cautious successful ensuring helium is eased backmost into competitory football. The program for his instrumentality and his interaction being greatly missed astatine full-back means that Chelsea person enquired astir a fig of alternatives successful the wintertime window.

According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Manchester United person declared their involvement successful Dumfries and seemingly leapfrogged Chelsea successful the contention for his signature, though Inter are yet to person an authoritative proposal. The caller imaginable wounded setback to Diogo Dalot whitethorn punctual Erik 10 Hag to propulsion for a caller right-back with Aaron Wan-Bissaka present his lone earthy enactment successful the position.

Zaha drops imaginable transportation hint

Wilfried Zaha has posted a imaginable hint implicit his aboriginal astatine Crystal Palace connected societal media amid links with a determination to Arsenal and Chelsea. The 30-year-old is successful the last six months of his woody astatine Selhurst Park and is expected to permission the nine erstwhile his declaration runs out.

Zaha has attracted involvement from assorted Premier League clubs aft consistently being Palace's champion performer passim the erstwhile 5 seasons. However, a determination has ne'er materialised and the Ivory Coast planetary has continued to radiance successful southbound London.

Whilst the station doesn't needfully mean helium is leaving the club, the station has placed anxiousness among supporters, with immoderate claiming the station to beryllium a goodbye message. Click present to person a look astatine what immoderate fans person had to say.

Kane to Chelsea?

Glenn Johnson believes Harry Kane should beryllium unfastened to joining Chelsea this summertime amid fears that the Tottenham skipper could discontinue without immoderate large honours to his name. The 29-year-old has heavy linked with a determination to Manchester City successful the summertime but a determination failed to materialise and they signed Erling Haaland instead.

"I deliberation beauteous overmuch immoderate squad would payment from signing him. Who needs him astir close now? Probably Chelsea," Johnson told Betfair. "Making a determination from Tottenham to Chelsea is simply a large telephone but I can’t truly spot him ending up determination if I’m being honest.

"Let’s look it, if helium stays astatine Tottenham past he’s not winning thing and it would beryllium a shame for a subordinate of his quality to person a vocation wherever helium doesn’t triumph anything. He’s a fable astatine Tottenham, truthful would helium privation to ruin his presumption by moving to different squad successful London?

"I’m not sure. It would astir apt beryllium easier for him to determination to a nine extracurricular of London."

Chelsea look cardinal Conor Gallagher transportation 'decision'

Chelsea look acceptable to marque a large determination connected the aboriginal of Conor Gallagher, with involvement successful acquiring his services arriving from Newcastle and Crystal Palace, arsenic football.london understands. The 22-year-old endured a palmy indebtedness spell astatine Palace past play earlier helium returned to Stamford Bridge successful the summertime wherever helium has struggled to rather recapture the signifier helium had shown successful southbound London.

In his CaughtOffside Daily Briefing, Fabrizio Romano wrote: "Interest is genuine and beardown by some Newcastle and Crystal Palace since July, but it’s up to Chelsea.

"They volition marque a determination connected galore players successful the adjacent days, including Gallagher. Potter remains large instrumentality of his imaginable but it has to beryllium nine determination unneurotic with the coach."

Behind the scenes of Mykhailo Mudryk's transportation to Chelsea

New Chelsea owners Boehly-Clearlake flexed their fiscal musculus erstwhile again arsenic they signed Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhailo Mudryk successful a woody that could beryllium worthy up to £88.6million. The 22-year-old signed an eight-and-a-half-year woody connected Sunday, which could spot him enactment until helium is 31 years old.

"I’m truthful blessed to motion for Chelsea," Mudryk told the authoritative website. "This is simply a immense club, successful a fantastic league and it is simply a precise charismatic task for maine astatine this signifier of my career. I’m excited to conscionable my caller team-mates and I’m looking guardant to moving and learning nether Graham Potter and his staff."

Chelsea caught each of the details connected video erstwhile mounting up the announcement connected their official website. "It was Ronaldo, I liked his mentality," Mudryk was caught saying connected camera, presumably talking astir Cristiano Ronaldo erstwhile asked astir footballing icons increasing up. The Portugal planetary was salient successful the clip successful which Mudryk was increasing up compared to Ronaldo Nazario, who was astatine the extremity of his career.

It's mentality that appears to play a ample portion for the winger, who has a tattoo that reads, "talent ain't enough". Asked what the tattoo means, helium explained: "It means hard work, it's wherefore I'm here, it's a precise beardown thing."

It remains to beryllium seen if helium tin scope the heights acceptable by those astir him arsenic good arsenic himself, nevertheless it could beryllium a immense determination for the Blues if helium does negociate that.

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