Chelsea host Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon for their fourth London derby in a row in all competitions. After facing Fulham, Charlton and Arsenal, Chelsea welcome the Bees to Stamford Bridge hoping to claim their first Premier League win under head coach Liam Rosenior.
Bobby Vincent of Football.London has just done a Q and A as we reach the midway point of the January transfer window, and as you’d expect, most questions are about potential moves Chelsea could make.
It’s been a tough season for Strasbourg. They’ve started slowly compared to last year, and now have lost their manager to sister club Chelsea. Fans are understandably upset and worried about the future of their club.
Estevao Willian caught the eye in Liam Rosenior’s first match against Premier League opposition. After coming off the bench against Charlton Athletic, the Brazilian youngster was handed his full debut by Liam Rosenior in the Carabao Cup clash with Arsenal.
Chelsea host Brentford at Stamford Bridge in a huge game on Saturday afternoon and Paul Merson has given his prediction. The match will be Liam Rosenior’s first Premier League game in charge of the Blues, and he’s won one and lost one of his first two games.
Chelsea only want to sign a centre back this month if the right player becomes available according to reports. Former head coach Enzo Maresca asked for a new centre back last summer after Levi Colwill suffered an ACL injury after the Club World Cup.
Chelsea face competition from German giants Bayern Munich in the race for Rennes centre back Jeremy Jacquet. Despite public pleas from former head coach Enzo Maresca to sign a new centre back last summer after Levi Colwill suffered an ACL injury the Blues didn’t act.
Chelsea are set to look for a loan move for Spanish striker Marc Guiu in the summer given his lack of game time according to reports. The Blues signed Guiu from Barcelona for £5m after activating the release clause in his contract, but the 20-year-old has struggled to make an impact at Stamford Bridge.
Tyrique George continues to be the Chelsea first team player most likely to be sold this winter, and a BBC report has updated us on his future. Nizaar Kinsella notes that the 19 year old has been left out of the last 12 Premier League squads, after Liam Delap and Cole Palmer’s returns to fitness reduced the spaces on the bench.
Chelsea fans were rather split over Enzo Maresca, but one thing they were all aligned on is that they wanted to see more of Josh Acheampong. The Italian coach kept favouring the likes of Tosin Adarabioyo over him, despite the teenager’s immense talent.
Liam Rosenior has confirmed midfielder Romeo Lavia is back on the pitch doing rehab, but there’s no time frame for his return. Lavia has been plagued by injury since joining the Blues from Southampton in the summer of 2023 in a deal worth up to 58m.
Chelsea fans will take an interest in one new signing being made because he could eventually play for them one day. It’s a little tongue in cheek of course to say that every player who joins Strasbourg may one day play for Chelsea.
West Ham have Filip Jorgensen on their radar, but have yet to make a formal approach for the goalkeeper according to journalist Ben Jacobs. The Blues signed Jorgensen from Spanish side Villarreal in the summer of 2024 in a deal believed to be worth £20.9m.
Chelsea are keeping tabs on Jeremy Jacquet and Jacobo Ramon as they look for a new centre back this month according to Ben Jacobs. The Blues’ struggles at centre back were once again displayed in the defeat to Arsenal in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.
A former Chelsea player says that one current Blues man does not look assured on the ball and has raised some real doubts. These comments are even more interesting because the player making the comments played in the same position as the current player he is talking about.
A top and reliable local source has confirmed the major Chelsea transfer news that came out as a bombshell yesterday. Well actually, it came out right after the Chelsea vs Arsenal game on Wednesday night, but we reported it first thing on Thursday on this site.
Ruben Neves has been linked with a return to the Premier League in recent months, and Chelsea have been offered the opportunity to sign him. The 28-year-old is seeking a move away from Al-Hilal, and he is on the radar of Manchester United as well.
Liam Rosenior’s start at Chelsea has been a little strange – people are very concerned about whether he’s up to it, but in quite superficial terms. Certainly some of the cringey quotes or videos of team talks that have been emerging in the last few days are putting the fear into us that he won’t be able to command a dressing room.
Enzo Fernández’s name has taken on fresh significance in the transfer rumour mill this January. The Argentine midfielder, a central figure at Chelsea since his record-breaking move from Benfica, is reportedly on Paris Saint-Germain’s shortlist. However, not for immediate action this winter.
Liam Rosenior was asked in his press conference today about what he made of Robert Sanchez’s performance against Arsenal yesterday. The keeper made a couple of mistakes, and the new manager was asked if the Spaniard was still his first choice goalkeeper.
For the second week in a row, Liam Rosenior has taken his press conference a day earlier than expected, making things a little frustrating as we look for late team news updates.
Chelsea are on the hunt for a new centre back this month it was revealed today, and in his video update on the matter, Fabrizio Romano explained what this meant for young Josh Acheampong.
Chelsea will not have Moises Caicedo available against Arsenal in the 1st leg of the Carabao Cup semi-finals on Wednesday night. Liam Rosenior has named his side as he prepares for his first match in the dugout at Stamford Bridge after being appointed as Chelsea head coach.