Chelsea are reportedly weighing up a move for Hakim Ziyech's former Ajax colleague Nicolas Tagliafico. The Blues have earmarked a new left-back as one of their top summer transfer targets, with Leicester 's Ben Chilwell top of the list.
Ben Chilwell is not for sale, an adamant Brendan Rodgers told the left-back’s suitors. Asked if Chilwell had played his final game for City at the press conference on Friday, Rodgers replied: “I’m not sure.” “There’s no intention to sell Ben Chilwell, and there’s absolutely no need for us to sell Ben Chilwell. So if you need to write a message, the message is he’s not for sale. It’s as simple as that.”
N'Golo Kante will not feature in Chelsea's FA Cup semi-final against Manchester United, Frank Lampard has confirmed. The midfielder has not featured since the Watford match after picking up another hamstring injury which has disrupted the majority of his 2019/20 season.
Former Chelsea attacker Andre Schurrle has announced his retirement from football at the age of 29. Speaking to German outlet Der Spiegel, the free agent today said: "The decision matured in me for a long time. I no longer need applause. You always have to play a certain role in order to survive in the business, otherwise you will lose your job and you will not get a new one."
According to Football Insider, Chelsea are offering up a choice of Michy Batshuayi, Kurt Zouma and Fikayo Tomori as they attempt to strike a swap deal for West Ham player Declan Rice. The report claims the Blues are flexible on any of the players listed and are willing to use ‘one or more’ of them to secure the signing of Rice. Source: Football.london, Evening Standard