#chelsea

#chelsea

"On Monday night, I was told by somebody who knows what's going on at City - but also I think probably Palace as well - he said he thinks Guehi wants to stay until the summer and he prefers Liverpool in any case," he said on the Let Me Talk podcast. "Somebody else messaged me on Twitter, and I know he's very good on other club stuff, he was like 'yeah, he wants to stay until the summer, and he prefers Liverpool and Arsenal'."

Chelsea secured a statement 5-0 victory against struggling West Ham to breathe life back into their Women's Super League title defence. Sandy Baltimore scored a brace while Lauren James and Alyssa Thompson also got on the scoresheet at Kingsmeadow in an impressive demolition of their struggling London rivals. Rita Guarino endured a nightmare start to her West Ham tenure as her side conceded four first-half goals to put them firmly on the back foot on in an already difficult encounter.

I was a Manchester United fan and I am now massively a Chelsea fan,

Chelsea could reportedly launch a surprise transfer move for Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham to replace Cole Palmer. The England international is emerging as an ambitious target for the Blues amid some fear that their former manager Enzo Maresca could try to sign Palmer if he replaces Pep Guardiola as Manchester City manager. That's according to Fichajes, though they also state that Bellingham is not interested in leaving Real Madrid, so it could be that this deal is unlikely.

Chelsea are reportedly preparing to offer as much as 150m for the transfer of Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez in the summer. The Blues could do with a world class centre-forward after a frustrating season from summer signings Joao Pedro and Liam Delap, who haven't really delivered. Alvarez has a total of 40 goals in 81 games since joining Atletico Madrid from Manchester City, where he'd also impressed as a squad player.

Chelsea left-back Marc Cucurella will only serve a one-match suspension following his red card in Wednesday's Premier League defeat to local rivals Fulham. The Spaniard, 27, received a straight red card for pulling back Fulham's Harry Wilson when he was running through on goal. An offence which leads to the denial of an obvious goal-scoring opportunity (DOGSO) is punished by a one-match ban.

"We knew we controlled the game. We had to be aware, with some transitions, we gave them a chance. We deserved the three points and did more to win the game. "We changed with the substitution of Kevin to be much more offensive. Most of these players played three games in seven days. It's an incredible effort from these guys and they deserve all the credit."

Chelsea have been linked with a surprise move for the Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold. The English full-back joined Real Madrid as a free agent at the start of the season, but his performances have not been up to the mark. He has been criticised for his inconsistent performances, and Chelsea are looking to bring him back to the Premier League.

Sunday's Premier League clash at the Etihad Stadium came just three days after Chelsea parted company with Maresca in a shock move. While Liam Rosenior is reportedly a frontrunner to take charge, Calum McFarlane was tasked with overseeing the trip to face City, who were aiming to close the gap on leaders Arsenal. Instead, City are now six points back from the Gunners after Fernandez bundled home in the 94th minute.

Chelsea are interested in signing the Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali at the end of the season. According to Football Insider, they have a genuine interest in the 25-year-old, and they are hoping to add more quality and depth in the middle of the park. They have already invested a lot of money in Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo. The Italian international would take them to a whole new level.

As I reported earlier in the season, the Blues have a strong interest in Rogers, and I'm told that that hasn't changed, with the Villa star continuing to impress. Rogers has seven goals and five assists in all competitions for Villa so far this season, and recently hit braces in consecutive games in wins over Wolves and Manchester United. Villa don't want to sell Rogers this January, but they also continue to face limits on their spending due to PSR concerns, which has Chelsea on alert.