Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says Manchester City attacker Raheem Sterling had no hesitation wanting to move to the Blues. In 2018, Chelsea issued a lifetime ban to a supporter accused of shouting racist abuse at Sterling as he retrieved the ball in front of the Matthew Harding stand, while five other fans were temporarily banned for their behaviour during the match. The incident did not come ...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Tuchel is keen on Barcelona attacker Memphis Depay, who would have a second chance to make an impression in England if he moved to Chelsea, according to the Daily Mail. At Manchester United, Depay failed to establish himself and eventually left. He did well at Lyon, however, before joining Barcelona. After a brilliant start under Ronald Koeman at Barcelona, Depay quickly accepted...Full Story »

Henderson joined Nottingham Forest on a season-long loan after struggling for game time at Old Trafford as David de Gea's No2. Strakosha is a free agent after leaving Lazio Credit: Getty And according to talkSPORT, United are already closing in on Henderson's replacement for the upcoming campaign. Erik ten Hag's side have spoken with former Lazio shot-stopper Strakosha’s representatives...Full Story »

Raheem Sterling has agreed personal terms with Chelsea which will see the Manchester City winger become the club's highest-paid player. Sterling is set to become the first marquee signing under Chelsea's new ownership, spearheaded by chairman Todd Boehly, with the club close to reaching an agreement with City over a fee, which is expected to be £45m plus add-ons reports ESPN. Sterling ...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel admits several of his players remain in limbo. Tuchel has already revealed the Stamford Bridge club are in talks with Cesar Azpilicueta about his future, despite the club captain having triggered an automatic one-year contract extension. Barcelona continue to be keen on the right wing-back and the Catalan giants are understood to hold strong interest in Marcos Alon...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel has admitted Chelsea’s transfer market “disadvantage” deepens every day that the Blues’ takeover remains incomplete.The Chelsea boss insisted the Blues’ “hands are tied” while Todd Boehly’s Stamford Bridge club purchase continues to be held up.The Roman Abramovich era officially ended with Chelsea beating already-relegated Watford 2-1...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel has hailed Chelsea’s likely third-place Premier League finish as a “miracle” given N’Golo Kante’s injury struggles.Marcos Alonso’s sweetly-struck volley snatched Chelsea a 1-1 draw with Leicester at Stamford Bridge that sealed third place in everything but mathematics.Chelsea boast a goal difference superiority of 18 on fourth-placed Tottenham, a...Full Story »

Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has held exit talks with management today. Marca says Azpilicueta wass having showdown talks over his Chelsea future with Thomas Tuchel TODAY. The Blues defender wants to clarify what his position will be at the club next season if he stays. He also would like to sit down with the Blues' new owner Todd Boehly to hear the American's vision for the club going...Full Story »

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says the must be perfect to beat Liverpool in Saturday's FA Cup final. Chelsea lost against Leicester in last year's final and will begin as slight underdogs on Saturday. Asked if victory at Wembley would compensate for a relatively underwhelming league campaign, Tuchel said: "I have to say it would make up for it big time. "Liverpool do allow chances and we prove...Full Story »

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has said Romelu Lukaku's agent publicly discussing the striker's future is "not the situation you want" on the eve of an FA Cup final against Liverpool on Saturday (11.45 a.m. ET, stream live on ESPN+, U.S. only). Lukaku has endured a disappointing season at Stamford Bridge having rejoined the club from Inter Milan for a club record €115 million last summer...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel refused to lavish praise on resurgent striker Romelu Lukaku in the wake of Chelsea’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Wolves.Lukaku struck his first league goals of 2022 as Chelsea powered into a 2-0 second-half lead, only to let the win slip through their fingers in front of prospective new owner Todd Boehly.Belgium hitman Lukaku has endured a difficult Chelsea tenure ever since...Full Story »

The Blues are still yet to discover who will succeed Roman Abramovich at the club helm Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has admitted that the club's current uncertain situation will have a negative impact when it comes to dealing in the summer transfer window. The Blues have been affected by government sanctions on outgoing owner Roman Abramovich which have a huge impact on day-to-day operations a...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel acknowledged replacing Antonio Rudiger will prove “incredibly difficult” for Chelsea after confirming the Germany defender will leave the club in the summer.Rudiger will depart Stamford Bridge after rejecting the chance to become the highest-paid defender in the club’s history, with Real Madrid poised to wrap up his signing on a free transfer.The 29-year-old almos...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank says Christian Eriksen’s future will be decided at the end of the season.Eriksen’s short-term contract expires at the end of the current campaign and his performances for the Bees in recent weeks will have attracted the attention of some of Europe’s biggest clubs.Tottenham will be one of those and the Dane showed his former club what they were missin...Full Story »

Huddersfield will be without Sorba Thomas for the Yorkshire derby as they look to relegate Barnsley.Thomas suffered a knee injury last time out against Middlesbrough and there are fears his season could be over.Levi Colwill and Danny Ward are also missing for the Terriers.Josh Koroma is also a doubt and will be assessed ahead of kick-off.Barnsley have a doubt over Claudio Gomes, who has been str...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel admitted empathising with the Chelsea supporter who confronted captain Cesar Azpilicueta after the Blues’ 4-2 Premier League loss to Arsenal.A Blues fan was caught in a heated exchange with Azpilicueta in the wake of Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge humbling on Wednesday night, with the home skipper appearing to give as good as he got.Eddie Nketiah’s first-ever Arsenal b...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel risked the wrath of UEFA by claiming referees lack the “courage” to give big decisions against Real Madrid.Chelsea boss Tuchel even admitted he could expect repercussions for criticising Polish referee Szymon Marciniak in the wake of the Blues’ 5-4 Champions League quarter-final exit.Chelsea toppled Madrid 3-2 at the Bernabeu Stadium in their last-eight second-leg...Full Story »

Thomas Frank felt Brentford’s performance against West Ham was their best of the season after goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney surely banished any lingering fears of relegation.The Bees’ dynamic strike duo sank lacklustre West Ham 2-0 to move 12 points clear of the Premier League drop zone.Brentford stunned Chelsea 4-1 at Stamford Bridge last weekend, but head coach Frank felt ...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel hailed Timo Werner for proving he still has a Chelsea future with a hard-fought brace in the Blues’ 6-0 thumping of Southampton.Werner claimed a perfect hat-trick of sorts, by striking the left post, right post and crossbar at St Mary’s Stadium on Saturday.But the 26-year-old kept his cool and delivered a telling double as Chelsea shook off leaking seven goals in two de...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank could stick with the team which thumped Chelsea 4-1 for Sunday’s Premier League clash with West Ham.The Dane reported no fresh selection concerns following last weekend’s stunning Stamford Bridge success.Bees midfielder Josh Dasilva remains sidelined due to a hamstring issue, while midfielder Frank Onyeka is also out injured.West Ham will still be without ...Full Story »