England coach Gareth Southgate will not place pressure on Raheem Sterling to return to the World Cup squad this week. Sterling is prioritising his family's safety before contemplating heading back to Doha after a home invasion. He will deal with the police investigation over the next 48 hours. England staff are in touch with Sterling but Chelsea are taking a lead role while he is...Full Story »

  Milan forward Rafael Leao hinted on Twitter that he could be staying at the club amid growing interest from Chelsea and Real Madrid. WHAT HAPPENED? Rumours of a potential San Siro exit have been circulating since the summer, with the Blues unable to complete a deal after being unwilling to match Milan's asking price. However, after the Rossoneri posted a compilation on Twitter of Le...Full Story »

  Juventus are watching Edouard Mendy's situation at Chelsea. The Senegal No1 is unsettled at Chelsea after losing his first-choice status and seeing new contract talks stall. TuttoJuve says Mendy's situation is now being watched by Juve. The Bianconeri are weighing up the future of their current No1 Wojciech Szczesny. Mendy has a contract at Chelsea to 2025.Full Story »

  N'Golo Kante could leave Chelsea in 2023 after six years at the club. Kante has become one constant in an ever-changing Chelsea side in recent years but his injury history as of late has likely raised concerns for Graham Potter. He is yet to play under the new manager having picked up a hamstring injury in August, which has kept him sidelined since the issue was sustained. Whe...Full Story »

  Netherlands international Matthijs de Ligt has given an honest assessment of his game time at the World Cup and addressed the links with Chelsea over the summer.  The centre-back started the Netherlands' first match of the campaign against Senegal in a 2-0 win but was left on the bench for the following three games. Louis van Gaal has opted for a back three of Jurrien Timber...Full Story »

  Inter Milan have opened talks with Chelsea about a new loan for Romelu Lukaku. La Gazzetta dello Sport says Graham Potter's side are not interested in Lukaku returning to Stamford Bridge - with Inter now attempting to extend his loan for a further campaign. The 29-year-old, for his part, is believed to be keen to stay at the San Siro and is not considering moving to any other clu...Full Story »

Lucas Akins’ 100th senior goal earned Mansfield a 2-1 stoppage-time victory over Colchester.The 33-year-old forward headed in just moments after being summoned from the bench by Nigel Clough, a decision which was greeted with howls of derision by home supporters due to earlier goal-scorer Will Swan being the player to make way.Swan had cancelled out Alex Newby’s third goal in seven o...Full Story »

Head coach Paul Warne thought Derby kept Sheffield Wednesday in check in a goalless draw he described as a “game of chess”.Both teams had moments in the game but could not create enough in the final third to force a victory.David Stockdale was the busier goalkeeper in the first half, cutting out a dangerous James Collins cross before David McGoldrick could pounce and then parrying a ...Full Story »

Chesterfield’s nine-game unbeaten run in all competitions came to an end as Halifax secured a late 1-0 victory in the Vanarama National League.Robert Harker scored the decisive goal for the Shaymen in the 81st minute to dent Chesterfield’s promotion charge.The Spireites, who will play West Brom in the FA Cup third round next month, are fourth, eight points behind leaders Notts County...Full Story »

Manchester City have entered the race for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice. Rice’s performances over the last few years have been exceptional and the England international has quickly become one of the best central midfielders in Europe. With West Ham struggling towards the bottom of the Premier League, Rice may have to consider leaving the club in order to pursue Champions League footb...Full Story »

Inter make contact with Barcelona flop Kessie Inter have made contact with Franck Kessie's agent about a possible return to Serie A. Fichajes reports they are eager to see him move back to San Siro to play for the Nerazzurri after his spell at AC Milan. However, Inter will not be able to purchase the midfielder and Barca may not be willing to let him go out on loan. Celtic eye striker Hamu...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams was left frustrated after his side once again let a lead slip which proved costly as they played out a 1-1 League One draw with Exeter at the Mazuma Stadium.Adams saw Cole Stockton head his side into a 34th-minute lead only for the Shrimps to let Exeter back into the game just two minutes later with a goal for Josh Key.It was the 18th point the Shrimps had dropped from...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Wade Elliott believes spirit and competition is key for his side after watching them beat Charlton 1-0.A late goal by Alfie May increased their unbeaten run in the league to five games.Elliott feels that confidence in his camp is high and players know they have to earn the right to play.He said:  “We deserved that, I thought we were really good and we were rightly r...Full Story »

Alfie May scored the only goal as Cheltenham stretched their unbeaten Sky Bet League One run to five games with a win at Charlton.May pounced late to grab the three points following a mistake by goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray.The only action of note in the first half fell to the visitors as they were denied three times in quick succession.May’s lob hit the crossbar and fell for Dan N’...Full Story »

Derby will remain without defender James Chester for their clash with Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.The 33-year-old has been out since October with a thigh injury and remains unavailable for their game against the Owls.Goalkeeper Joseph Anang has been out with an arm injury but could return to training soon.Winger Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (hamstring) and the defensive pair of Curtis Davies (knee...Full Story »

Leeds United have been linked with Serbian midfielder Sasa Lukic in recent days, but they may face a challenge from some sizable fish in order to get their man. The 26-year-old is out of contract with Torino in 2024 and has not yet decided whether he wants to renew his deal in Turin yet. Earlier in the week it was reported that Leeds United were one of the clubs tracking his situation closely...Full Story »

The Moroccan international has been at Chelsea since July 2020, but has failed to impress at Stamford Bridge. Ziyech has played more 90 minutes at the World Cup so far than he has all season for Chelsea.Credit: EPA The 29-year-old has completed 90 minutes just once for the Blues this season and could be tempted to leave in search of more game time. AC Milan are reportedly looking to swoop in ...Full Story »

Khan warns Pavard about transfer antics Bayern Munich CEO Oliver Khan has warned defender Benjamin Pavard against using public pressure to gain a transfer, according to 90min. The French defender is reportedly frustrated at his lack of game time in Bavaria and could seek a move away. Juve unhappy with ParedesThe future of Leandro Paredes at Juventus is uncertain as the club are not satisf...Full Story »

MK Dons will check on the fitness of Bradley Johnson ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet League One clash with fellow strugglers Burton.The veteran midfielder limped off after a heavy clash during the second half of last week’s FA Cup loss to Portsmouth.Ethan Robson, who replaced Johnson at Fratton Park, could be handed a place in the starting line-up.Conor Grant will also hope for a startin...Full Story »

Charlton will check on Steven Sessegnon ahead of the visit of Cheltenham.The Fulham loanee limped off during the second half of the 2-2 FA Cup draw with Stockport last weekend.Charlton are already without fellow defenders Eoghan O’Connell, Terell Thomas and Mandela Egbo through injury and have recalled youngster Lucas Ness from his loan spell at Torquay.The Addicks are also missing striker...Full Story »