Chelsea will face Peterborough on Saturday for their first preseason friendly. The match will likely be played at Cobham behind closed doors, football.london has revealed. It will be the first match the Blues will have played since their Champions League triumph against Man City in May. The Posh finished second in League One last season, ensuring promotion to the Championship. Thomas Tuche...Full Story »

As Chelsea begin to prepare for the 2021/22 Premier League season, Borussia Dortmund have provided a definitive update on their position on Erling Haaland's immediate future. The striker has quickly become one of world football's hottest properties, and with money seemingly no object for Roman Abramovich, it appears clear that the owner wants to deliver Haaland for Thomas Tuchel. MORE: Artet...Full Story »

JORGINHO'S agent has confirmed that Juventus have enquired about the Chelsea ace's availability. The Italian's representative Joao Santos revealed that alongside Juve there's a host of European heavyweights interested in signing the midfielder. Jorginho's agent has confirmed that Juve are interested in signing the midfielder When asked about the 29-year-old's future, Santos told Calciomercato...Full Story »

Chelsea are reportedly confident of agreeing a transfer deal for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde this summer for a fee of around €60million. According to Todo Fichajes, Chelsea are looking at Kounde as an option to strengthen at the back, and it could be that Sevilla will have to cash in on the player due to their financial struggles. MORE: Chelsea star’s hilarious response to Ball...Full Story »

AC Milan are closing in on a deal to sign Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud for €2 million, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea triggered an option last month to extend his contract by a further 12 months but the 36-year-old wants more regular game-time and is keen on a move to Italy. Giroud fell down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge last season following the arrival of Timo Werner from R...Full Story »

Kurt Zouma is ready to leave Chelsea this summer. The 26-year-old joined the Blues in January 2014 for £12m from Saint-Etienne, and has spent loan spells away from the club at Stoke and Everton since then. Zouma has been on international duty with France at Euro 2020, but his attention will now turn to his club future and a big decision could soon be made. Telefoot's Julien Maynard rep...Full Story »

Mallorca announce Costa additionMallorca have announced the free signing of Jaume Costa from Villarreal. The 33-year-old had been a member of Villarreal for more than a decade, making 211 La Liga appearances for them. Rennes in advanced discussions for possible Camavinga replacementRennes are planning ahead for the potential sale of star midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, and are now in advanced ...Full Story »

Wing-back Achraf Hakimi has joined Paris Saint-Germain from Inter Milan on a five-year contract. The 22-year-old arrives at the Parc des Princes having won the 2020/21 Serie A title under Antonio Conte in his only season at Inter last term. The Morocco international was also a transfer target for Champions League winners Chelsea, who had matched PSG's £51.3m transfer offer for the defen...Full Story »

An F1 presenter made a huge Timo Werner gaffe while interviewing the Chelsea star at the Austrian Grand Prix. The German has been enjoying time away from football after his country were knocked out of Euro 2020 by England in the round-of-16. And it saw him drop by at the latest race in the Drivers' Championship at the Red Bull Ring in Styria. But he was made to suffer an awkward moment when c...Full Story »

Chelsea are reportedly ready to hijack Arsenal's plans for Brighton defender Ben White. The Gunners have failed with an opening offer to sign the 23-year-old. White is currently away with England at Euro 2020. And the Transfer Window Podcast says Chelsea have told White they want to sign him this summer. Everton and Manchester City are also interested in the former Southampton man. Now th...Full Story »

CHELSEA star Thiago Silva has seen his year become even better than before... after seven men were sent to prison for burgling his house. The Brazil international, 36, helped the Blues win the Champions League in May before signing a contract extension last month. Thieves who robbed Thiago Silva's Paris house in 2018 have been jailedCredit: Instagram / @thiagosilva The centre-back can now sig...Full Story »

Chelsea ace Kai Havertz has labelled Harry Kane as a 'top striker' amid speculation on the England captain's future at Tottenham. Kane has been linked with Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City as he looks to leave Tottenham this summer. And Havertz has talked up Kane ahead of Germany's Euro2020 last-16 clash with England on Tuesday. Havertz said: "He is a top striker who is not a ...Full Story »

And the veteran defender showed off a stylish personalised workout bench in an Instagram story on Saturday. Free agent Sergio Ramos takes great pride in his physique Ramos, 35, began the video displaying a mirror bearing a logo of his initials before showing off artwork hanging on the wall. He then paid special attention to his crocodile skin workout bench, which also bore his initials as wel...Full Story »

Manchester United and Chelsea were each dealt a cruel transfer reminder during Italy's Euro 2020 Round of 16 win over Austria. Premier League sides were queuing up once they discovered David Alaba was available to sign for free this summer. The Austrian centre-back announced his lengthy stay at Bayern Munich would be coming to an end, placing Europe’s top clubs on red alert. Alaba claime...Full Story »

We all know that the majority of transfer rumours don’t actually result in the move going through, and many of them will simply be leaked by an agent to scare a club into giving a client a new contract. That could certainly be the case with Bayern Munich defender Niklas Sule, as a report from Bild via Goal has indicated that the Chelsea target is now set to sign a new contract with the ...Full Story »

The Portuguese has seen the decision to offload the playmaker in 2014 questioned, but he claims to have always been a big fan Jose Mourinho has faced plenty of criticism down the years for allowing Kevin De Bruyne to leave Chelsea, but the Portuguese claims he never wanted to sanction a permanent move away from Stamford Bridge for the Belgian. Back in January 2014, the classy playmaker left ...Full Story »

Chelsea and Juventus are interested in signing Barcelona midfielder Miralem Pjanic, according to Mundo Deportivo. Pjanic established himself among the world’s finest midfielders during his time as a Juventus player. A world-class passer of the ball and set-piece taker, he earned himself admirers in Barcelona. Barcelona made their move, offering Brazilian Arthur Melo in exchange, with a...Full Story »

Chelsea are currently competing with Paris Saint-Germain to seal the signing of Achraf Hakimi. And with any deal for the Morocco international far from straightforward, a swap deal could hold the key to getting the transfer over the line. Now, Express Sport will take a look at five players who could hold the key - after Inter Milan supposedly demanded Marcos Alonso. Emerson Palmieri/Marcos Alon...Full Story »

Chelsea have reportedly increased their offer for the transfer of Inter Milan star Achraf Hakimi. According to Sky Sport Italia, the Blues now look to be slightly ahead of Paris Saint-Germain in the race to sign Hakimi, though it’s likely Inter will still want more money. The report explains that Chelsea are prepared to pay €60million, plus the offer of either Marcos Alonso or Em...Full Story »

Inter Milan defender Achraf Hakimi would prefer joining PSG over Chelsea. The Blues have reportedly lodged a £51m bid for the Morocco right-back. But the offer was swiftly turned down by Inter, who are being forced to sell players this summer to ease their financial woes. PSG are also eyeing the 22-year-old. A move to Paris and playing under Mauricio Pochettino is appealing to Hakimi,...Full Story »