http://gty.im/470723128 Numerous reports have linked Athletico Madrid’s Koke to EPL giants Chelsea, but why will Koke be a bad signing for the Blues? Jose Mourinho is eyeing his first Champions League title with Chelsea next season and will be looking to bring Koke in as backup to make this ambition possible. Mourinho has won two Champions league with Inter Milan and Real Madrid. Playing for Athelico Madrid since the age of 8, Koke has risen up the ranks to become a force within the club and with Chelsea rumoured to be making a bid for the star will his career…
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http://gty.im/455860952 Jamie Vardy is a English striker who currently plays for Premier League side, Leicester City. Vardy scored 31 goals for Fleetwood in the 2011/12 and winning “Player of the Year” award. In May 2012 he signed for Leicester City in the Football League Champonship for a non-league record transfer of £1 million. Before joining Leicester, Vardy was not a known player in England and never made headlines, this changed when his side was promoted to the English Premier League in the 2014/15 season. Vardy became known for his energetic style of play, and always pushing his body to the…
http://gty.im/471538112 Paul Pogba has been hot on Chelsea’s radar for sometime and with the summer transfer period looming is the Frenchman who Mourinho should be adding to his already skilled squad? If Chelsea are prepared to pay the £74 million for Pogba where will he fit in at Chelsea? Naturally a centre defensive midfielder, Pogba at the age of 22 is already making a name for himself in Italy dubbed by some to be the ‘next big thing.’ Chelsea already have Cesc Fabregas, Nemanja Matic and Ramires as centre defensive midfielders but reports are coming out of Europe that Oscar…
http://gty.im/453527902 Chelsea have stuck to the same squad for most of the 14/15 campaign and with the season drawing to a close who could be heading towards the exit door at seasons end? John Obi Mikel: The Nigerian central defensive midfielder has spent most of his season not participating and has rarely featured in the starting eleven, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek coming through the ranks and getting his promotion to the first team squad Mikel could be finding himself even further down in the pecking order. Mikel has been with the club for many years so it is highly likely he…
http://gty.im/470223334 English football giants Chelsea will visit Australia for the first time in 50 years after reportedly agreeing to play Sydney FC in June of 2015. The champions in waiting are expected to play the A-League team in a friendly on June 2 at the 83,000 capacity Stadium Australia. The match would take place four days after fellow Premier League club Tottenham meets Sydney FC at the same venue. Liverpool and Villarreal will also play friendlies in Australia a fortnight after the European season concludes. Real Madrid, AS Roma and Manchester City will commence their pre-season in July when the…
http://gty.im/453537940 Rooney nearly joined Chelsea, says David Moyes David Moyes has revealed that Chelsea were close to signing Wayne Rooney during his short tenure as Manchester United manager. Moyes moved to the 13-time Premier League champions from Everton at the start of the 2013-14 season but failed to live up to the high standards set by his predecessor, Sir Alex Ferguson. I look at Wayne Rooney. I gave him his professional debut aged 16 and he’s now on the verge of breaking all Manchester United’s scoring records,’ Moyes told the Sunday Times. ‘It was only a short time ago that…
http://gty.im/469590434 Chelsea’s Under-19 side roared to victory in the UEFA Youth League with a 3-2 win against Shakhtar Donetsk in Nyon, Switzerland. A brace from Izzy Brown and a goal from Dom Solanke mean the youngsters can now call themselves “The Champions of Europe.” Adi Viveash, Chelsea’s Under-19’s manager said: ‘It was a very good final against tough opposition. I’m immensely proud of all of my players.’ ‘It’s a great achievement for the Academy. The current coaches and backroom staff that work with this age group are the fortunate ones because years of hard work have gone into these players’…
http://gty.im/468587478 Arsenal beat Liverpool on Saturday afternoon 4-1 to secure a seventh consecutive win. After most international breaks teams can come back a little off the pace having missed two weeks of club football. Arsenal showed no signs of this jumping out of the blocks at the start of the game. Early chances could have been costly for Liverpool and early in the 5th minute of play there was a shout for handball which looked to have been a penalty but the referee showed no interest. Liverpool were starting to make mistakes and if it wasn’t for brave Defending from…
http://gty.im/465754144 Making 331 appearances for Chelsea, Petr Cech is not just a player, he is a club legend and fans favourite but his time at Stamford Bridge is set to end this summer, but where will he end up? Cech has had a glorious career, joining Chelsea just at the age of 21 Cech to many fans surprise started the first game of the season over the the experienced Carlo Cudicini. Cech holds numerous record in the premier league including, the Premier league record for fewest appearances required to reach 100 clean sheets, Cech has also won the golden glove…
http://gty.im/467244334 Kevin De Bruyne has been in the news lately because of a potential move back to England. De Bruyne currently plays for VFL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga. In 2014, De Bruyne made the move to Germany permanently and a year later his fellow Chelsea team-mate Andre Schurrle joined him there. De Bruyne has been impressing at Wolfsburg for sometime now. In the 2014/15 season De Bruyne has played 25 games and had 16 assists with 9 goals. Numerous teams are currently sending out scouts to monitor the Belgian midfielder. De Bruyne has been linked with a return back to…