“You can see there’s a pathway” – Latest Cobham success story defends Chelsea academy
Alfie Gilchrist has been speaking to the Daily Mail about his career so far, and according to him a loan to the Championship was a natural next step after his senior breakout with the Blues under Mauricio Pochettino last season. “It was just the next step for me, you know? There was a big squad […]
Joao Felix ends great international break and Renato Veiga also solid – Talk Chelsea
It’s time to take a look at another round of international games last night with a Chelsea connection. Both Joao Felix and Renato Veiga started for Portugal in their 1-1 draw against Croatia in the Nations League. Felix started as part of two up top for Portugal alongside Raphael Leao, and Veiga started in the […]
Joao Felix reveals his best position as he sends message to Maresca
Joao Felix has revealed where he believes he performs best on the pitcgh in what could be viewed as a message to Enzo Maresca. Felix joined the Blues in the summer from Atletico Madrid in a deal worth £44.5m, having previously had a loan spell at the club in the 2022/2023 season. The 25-year-old has […]
Renato Veiga’s impression on Chelsea will affect January transfers
The international break is crawling by – it’s time to wheel out some wild speculation to keep us all entertained before we get back into the action on Saturday. Before they got onto the topic of the players they might buy, they made a very good and very timely point about the players we might […]
Pedro Neto has the chance to show he’s truly elite at last
On ESPN this week they’re looking at the teams and players preparing to come back from the international break, and predicting who was in line for a big rest of the season. Former West Ham goalkeeper Shaka Hislop had a Chelsea player in mind: “Pedro Neto cost Chelsea quite a bit of money. I just […]
Nkunku not really done enough to convince Enzo Maresca – Talk Chelsea
I saw some reports going around last week claiming that Christopher Nkunku is NOT unhappy. He is. Of course he is. I’d be upset if he wasn’t. Footballers want to play football and if they aren’t playing as much as they want to be, guess what? They’re unhappy. Or at least I hope they are. […]
Real Betis to step up their bid to sign Cesare Casadei on loan in January
La Liga side Real Betis are expected to step up their bid to sign Cesare Casadei on loan in January according to reports. Casadei arrived from Inter Milan in the summer of 2022 in a deal worth an initial £12.6m with a further £4.2m in potential add ons. The Italian has struggled for regular minutes […]
“Chelsea should have jumped on that”
We’re not just a few days away from Chelsea’s return to action, with the Blues playing Leicester on Saturday. Until then, all we have to think about is our last game, a 1-1 draw with Arsenal. Post game, there was some really interesting coverage of the game from Mario Melchiot and Mina Rzouki on PLP’s […]
€190m of talent with 454 minutes
The international break is always when TransferMarkt choose to drop some interesting stats to generate discussion, and the latest graphic they posted is full of interest for Chelsea fans. We’ve all been hearing in the last couple of weeks about how Christopher Nkunku want to force his way out of Chelsea because of a lack […]
Enzo Maresca has midfield dilemma involving Fernandez and Palmer – Talk Chelsea
There is a debate that has been brewing up this week and it surrounds our midfield. We all have our opinions and thoughts on Enzo Fernandez, and I think it’s probably safe to say that perhaps he is more suited to other leagues, right? But even still, I think he’s a class player and can […]