Aniket Rai 
Transfer News: Chelsea and both Manchester clubs contacted over Lionel Messi transfer A report by The Sun (h/t Express) states that representatives of Barcelona star Lionel Messi have ‘put the feelers out’ to Chelsea and Manchester United over a possible transfer in the coming window. Manchester City have also been contacted by the Argentine’s camp. … Read more
Transfer News: Chelsea keen on signing Mads Bayer, dubbed as the ‘next Kevin De Bruyne’ A report by Mirror (h/t Express) states that Chelsea want to bring Brondby sensation, Mads Bayer, to their youth set-up but Brexit rules could prevent that from happening, at least for now. The 15-year-old Bayer is likened to Kevin De … Read more
Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta asks teammates to recover from FA Cup defeat and prepare for UCL final Speaking to the club media on Sunday (h/t Official Chelsea website), Cesar Azpilicueta stated that his Chelsea teammates have to recover from the damaging FA Cup final defeat to Leicester City as the road to the UCL final … Read more
Transfer News: Chelsea battle Manchester City in the race to sign Leicester midfielder James Maddison A report by Spanish outlet Fichajes (h/t Express) states that Chelsea have shown interest in signing Leicester City midfielder, James Maddison, in the summer transfer window. But it also mentions that Manchester City are keeping tabs on the English international. … Read more
Pep Guardiola reveals criteria for selecting Manchester City starting XI vs Chelsea in Champions League final Speaking in an interview this weekend (h/t Mirror), Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola admitted that he will analyse Chelsea and use the next two games as auditions to decide his starting XI in the UEFA Champions League final City … Read more
The reason behind VAR not ruling out Youri Tielemans goal for handball against Chelsea Speaking to BT Sport (h/t Metro) after the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Leicester City, former Premier League referee, Peter Walton, stated that VAR did not rule out the goal by Youri Tielemans for handball due to the time gap … Read more
Thomas Tuchel why Chelsea duo of Tammy Abraham and Ben Chilwell was benched in FA Cup final Speaking to BT Sport (h/t football.london) before the FA Cup final kicked off on Saturday, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel stated why Marcos Alonso made the starting line-up at left-back instead of Ben Chilwell. The English left-back was preferred … Read more
Thomas Tuchel believes Chelsea were unlucky to lose the FA Cup final against Leicester City Speaking after his team lost the FA Cup final (h/t The Independent), Thomas Tuchel said that Chelsea ‘would have deserved to win’ the game but were ‘unlucky’ against Leicester City. The Blues had more possession and more attempts throughout the … Read more
Transfer News: Boost for Chelsea as Manchester United cool interest in Jadon Sancho According to a report by Manchester Evening News (h/t The Sun), Manchester United do not see Chelsea transfer target, Jadon Sancho, as a ‘priority signing’. This is due to the form of Mason Greenwood. The 19-year-old has 5 goals in his last … Read more
Porto now tipped to host Chelsea vs Manchester City Champions League Final on May 29th A report by Football.london mentions that discussions between the UK government and UEFA regarding moving the Manchester City vs Chelsea Champions League final to London from Turkey have ‘hit some significant hurdles’. The Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, was initially … Read more