CHELSEA have reportedly made a £23m bid for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
There is said to be an increasing optimism at Chelsea and Barcelona that a deal can be done, though Man Utd are reported to be out of the running due to their lack of Champions League football.
It is also reported that Chelsea have agreed terms with Wesley Fofana, though are yet to reach Leicester's asking price.
And we have all the latest on the Blues' pursuit of Anthony Gordon.
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- Alex Cole
Hudson-Odoi transfer interest
Chelsea ace Callum Hudson-Odoi is set for a loan exit this month with Newcastle interested.
But the Blues will block any chances of the deal being made permanent next summer.
According to the Standard, new owner Todd Boehly has “pleaded” with Hudson-Odoi not to push for a permanent exit.
Newcastle are leading the race to sign the winger but Boehly is determined to see him eventually succeed at his boyhood club.
- Alex Cole
Chelsea want £58m for Pulisic
Chelsea might force Manchester United to pay £58million if they want Christian Pulisic.
The Blues reportedly want the the full fee they paid Borussia Dortmund for the USA star, now 23, four years ago.
- Alex Cole
EXCLUSIVE – West Ham end Palmieri discussions over wages
West Ham have walked away from a deal to sign Chelsea’s
Emerson Palmieri over his high wage demands, writes Jack Rosser.Hammers boss David Moyes already bolstered his defence this week with the £10.1million signing of Germany international Thilo Kehrer and wanted to bring in Emerson, 28, at left-back.
They were close to agreeing a fee with London rivals Chelsea following an opening bid of £13m.
However, wage demands and difficulties with the Italy international’s representatives have put an end to talks for now.
Kehrer, 25, signed a four-year deal with the club, holding an
option for a two-year extension.He said: “This is the best league in the world and I’m
excited about coming to play.
- Alex Cole
Palace still hope to sign Gallagher before window is over
Crystal Palace still hope to bring Conor Gallagher back to the club and saving his World Cup dream.
The 22-year-old first burst onto the scene during a loan spell at West Brom two seasons ago.
That led to Patrick Vieira making a move to sign him on a season-long loan from Chelsea last term.
Midfielder Gallagher was one of Palace’s best performers and scored eight goals and created a further five.
And his displays during his 39 appearances even caught the eye of England boss Gareth Southgate.
He made his international debut back in November and he has since gone on to earn another three caps since.
- Chisanga Malata
Morning, Chelsea fans
Chelsea reckon Frenkie de Jong's a cert to sign – as Manchester United target three fringe Blues' attackers.
Stamford Bridge chiefs believe Champions League football and boss Thomas Tuchel's expensive revamp can persuade Barcelona midfielder FDJ to choose them over Manchester United.
The Blues are also favourites to beat United to ex-Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Barcelona would be delighted to cash in on the striker, 33, despite his lively form.
Meanwhile, the Red Devils are being increasingly linked with Kai Havertz and Christian Pulisc.
And now a third Chelsea attacker, Callum Hudson-Odoi, who likewise has been stuck on the bench this season, is on United's radar too.
But the Blues will demand the £58m they paid Borussia Dortmund for USA ace Pulisic.And the other two Blues would also cost United a tidy sum – perhaps suggesting a loan move for one of them could be an option.
Newcastle are also pressing strongly for three-cap Englishman Hudson-Odoi.
- Ian Tuckey
Revenues soar despite Covid hit
Premier League club revenues grew eight per cent to £4.9billion in 2020-21 season despite Covid almost wiping out matchday takings. writes TOM BARCLAY.
That is according to the latest annual football finance review from respected number-crunchers Deloitte.
Supporters were shut out from the majority of fixtures in the 20-21 campaign because of the pandemic.
It hit all clubs in the pocket with total matchday revenue falling to just £31million for Premier League sides.
Yet England’s top flight was still the only one of the ‘big five’ European leagues – including La Liga, Ligue Un, the Bundesliga and Serie A – to improve total operating profits in the year.
Cumulatively, that figure rose from £49m to £479m.
The increase is largely down to deferred cash from broadcasters, who paid out a £330m rebate which had been suppressed from the previous campaign.
Yet pre-tax losses remained high, even if they did go down from just shy of a billion pounds in 19-20 to £669m.
It was the third straight year Premier League clubs have reported pre-tax losses, with only Wolves, Sheffield United, Man City and Leeds reporting a pre-tax profit in 20-21.
- Ian Tuckey
Blues push Utd hard over Pul
EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea will play hardball with Manchester United over Christian Pulisic, writes ANDREW DILLON.
Crisis-club United want to sign the Blues’ American star on loan.
Chelsea are willing to listen to offers for their unsettled winger from any club, but will drive a hard bargain when it comes to doing business.
Pulisic, 23, cost £58million when he joined from Borussia Dortmund three years ago and the Londoners want all their money back even though Pulisic is now a fringe player.
New chairman Todd Boehly and his board of directors are also believed to prefer a permanent sale rather than the loan idea being put forward by United.
The Premier League’s bottom club are under increasing pressure to bring in new players to ease a disastrous start to the season under new boss Erik ten Hag.
- Ian Tuckey
Eagles till keen on Conor return
Crystal Palace still hope to bring Conor Gallagher back to the club and saving his World Cup dream.
The 22-year-old first burst onto the scene during a loan spell at West Brom two seasons ago.
That led to Patrick Vieira making a move to sign him on a season-long loan from Chelsea last term.
Midfielder Gallagher was one of Palace’s best performers and scored eight goals and created a further five.
And his displays during his 39 appearances even caught the eye of England boss Gareth Southgate.
He made his international debut back in November and he has since gone on to earn another three caps since.
- Ian Tuckey
Cucurella's flowing style is hair to stay
Marc Cucurella has vowed not to cut his flowing locks despite having his hair sneakily pulled by Cristian Romero in the Battle of the Bridge II.
Chelsea’s new £62million defender – who last had his curls tugged in an Under-12s match – insists the Tottenham star should have been sent off for the schoolboy foul in Sunday’s explosive 2-2 draw.
Cucurella admitted it hurt as Romero’s hair-pull hauled him to the ground at a corner, but when asked if he will now chop his famous barnet, he replied: “No. Never. This is my style.
“It’s strange, I remember only one other time I had a player do that.
“I was very young, I was in the academy Under-12s, but I never had another episode of this since.”
Neither ref Anthony Taylor nor VAR Mike Dean took any action and moments later, Harry Kane headed Spurs’ second equaliser six minutes into injury time to grab a Stamford Bridge draw.
- Ian Tuckey
Chelsea want £58m for Pulisic
Chelsea might force Manchester United to pay £58million if they want Christian Pulisic.
The Blues reportedly want the the full fee they paid Borussia Dortmund for the USA star, now 23, four years ago.
- Ian Tuckey
Blues confident of Frenkie deal
Chelsea feel certain they’ll sign Manchester United’s top target Frenkie de Jong
That’s according to reports in Spain, which suggest the Blues believe Champions League football and new owner Todd Boehly’s exciting revamp will lure the Barcelona midfielder.
But Holland and ex-Ajax star De Jong has yet to confirm he’d be happy to leave.
And a further twist or too in one of the summer’s major transfer sagas seems likely.
- Ian Tuckey
Auba could snub Utd for Chelsea
Ex-Arsenal skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could reject Manchester United and move to Chelsea instead this summer, according to reports.
Barcelona are open to selling the striker, 33, as they look to recoup funds.
Aubameyang only joined the Catalan club in February and scored 11 goals in 17 LaLiga appearances last season, sparking interest from Chelsea and United.
Erik ten Hag is keen to add the forward to his squad and United have reportedly held talks with Barca about a move.
But if Barcelona do let Aubameyang leave the striker would rather join Chelsea, report the Daily Mail.
The Gabon international worked with Thomas Tuchel previously at Borussia Dortmund and he was a big hit in Germany, scoring 141 goals in 213 appearances for the club.
A move to the Blues would also allow Aubameyang to return to London, where he spent four years with the Gunners.
- Ian Tuckey
Chelsea 'hope to offload Barkley'
Everton, West Ham and Celtic could all be in the running for Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley this month.
The Blues are understood to be keen to offload fringe man Barkley as they revamp their wage structure.
Old club Everton are keen, while West ham are thought to have shown interest in recent weeks.
It's also claimed that Chelsea offered the former England ace, 28, to Celtic.
Credit: Getty - Ian Tuckey
Blue Devils?
Manchester United have reportedly sounded out THREE Chelsea fringe players for moves as their desperate search for an attacker continues.
Erik ten Hag is frantically seeking forward reinforcements after walking away from a deal for Marko Arnautovic.
A trio of Chelsea stars are the latest to emerge as potential targets, according to the Evening Standard.
One of those is Callum Hudson-Odoi, who is expected to leave Stamford Bridge on loan before the transfer window slams shut.
Although Newcastle are also keen on borrowing the 21-year-old winger, who will not be allowed to leave Chelsea permanently.
Hudson-Odoi was pulled from an U21s game on Monday as he closes in on a loan switch.
Christian Pulisic is also targeting more first-team action and is ready to listen to offers for his services. The American star favours a loan to Old Trafford over the likes of Newcastle, Juventus and Real Madrid, according to The Athletic.
Another forward who wants out is Hakim Ziyech. Yesterday it was claimed United are ready to launch an official bid for the 29-year-old winger.
- Ian Tuckey
'Chelsea know De Jong is theirs'
Chelsea feel certain they'll sign Manchester United's top target Frenkie de Jong
That's according to reports in Spain, which suggest the Blues believe Champions League football and new owner Todd Boehly's exciting revamp will lure the Barcelona midfielder.
But Holland and ex-Ajax star De Jong has yet to confirm he'd be happy to leave.
And a further twist or too in one of the summer's major transfer sagas seems likely.
- Ian Tuckey
Utd favourites to sign Pulisic
Manchester United lead the way to sign Chelsea outcast Christian Pulisic.
Sky Bet have the Old Trafford side as the 9/4 favourites to be the American's home by the end of the transfer window.
That 9/4 is only slighter shorter than the 5/2 on offer for Chelsea to keep hold of the winger beyond the window closing.
United's transfer woes have been well-documented with Frenkie de Jong, Marko Arnautouvic and Adrien Rabiot deals all seemingly close before breaking down in embarrassing fashion.
Pulisic is the latest attacking player linked with a move after their early Premier League performances showed a lacking firepower in that department.
Despite being at Stamford Bridge for the last three years, Pulisic appeared more times for Borussia Dortmund than so far with Chelsea.
He only scored eight goals in all competitions last year and featured 30 times.
- Ian Tuckey
Eagles till keen on Conor return
Crystal Palace still hope to bring Conor Gallagher back to the club and saving his World Cup dream.
The 22-year-old first burst onto the scene during a loan spell at West Brom two seasons ago.
That led to Patrick Vieira making a move to sign him on a season-long loan from Chelsea last term.
Midfielder Gallagher was one of Palace’s best performers and scored eight goals and created a further five.
And his displays during his 39 appearances even caught the eye of England boss Gareth Southgate.
He made his international debut back in November and he has since gone on to earn another three caps since.
- Ian Tuckey
Hammers duck out of Emerson deal
West Ham have walked away from a deal to sign Chelsea defender Emerson Palmieri over high wage demands.
David Moyes bolstered his defence this week with the £10million signing of Germany international Thilo Kehrer and wanted to bring in Emerson, 28, at left-back.
The Hammers were close to agreeing a fee with London rivals Chelsea following an opening bid of £13million.
However, wage demands and difficulties with the full-back's representatives have caused West Ham to put an end to talks for now.
There remains a slim chance that the east Londoners could go back in for the Italy international, who spent last season on loan with French side Lyon, but the club are now considering other options.
Moyes is keen to add an upgrade on Aaron Cresswell at left-back having already made six signings so far this month.
New man Kehrer has experience at left-back, as does Maxwel Cornet who arrived from Burnley in a deal worth £17.5million.
However, the current plan is for Cornet to play further forward and Kehrer to play centrally at the back following injury to fellow summer arrival, Nayef Aguerd.
- Ian Tuckey
Utd joined by Galatasaray in Icardi hunt
Mauro Icardi's wife has reportedly held talks with Galatasaray over the 'Manchester United target'.
Agent Wanda Nara is looking for a new club for the Argentina striker, 29, after PSG from him out.
Chelsea and Tottenham, as well as United, have previously been linked with the 29-year-old.
The ex-Inter Milan hero appears unlikely to return to Serie A as Monza are thought to have dropped out of the running and Sampdoria's interest is rated as slim.
- Ian Tuckey
Lineker slams De Jong treatment
Gary Lineker feels Barcelona are treating Chelsea target Frenkie de Jong like a “piece of meat”.
Barca legend Lineker said: “I feel for Frenkie a bit.
“He’s been treated a bit like a piece of meat in the whole thing for circumstances totally out of his control.
“He’s a gifted young player and it’s very important for him he doesn’t go somewhere he doesn’t want to go.
“He has the playing cards in his hand in that sense. He will have to be quite strong. It is so weird.
“Barcelona seemingly want him but something has to give and it just seems a shame for it to end up like this”
- Ian Tuckey
Gordon boost for Chelsea
Chelsea have reportedly been given a major boost in their pursuit of Anthony Gordon.
That’s because Everton have lined up a replacement in former Manchester United star Adnan Januzaj.
AS claims Frank Lampard is a fan of the Belgian winger. And he is ready to battle LA Galaxy for Januzaj’s signature this summer.
The 27-year-old is available on a free transfer after leaving Real Sociedad.
West Ham are also interested in bringing Januzaj back to England.
But Everton are pushing strongly as they anticipate a fresh bid from Chelsea for Gordon.
The Blues have failed with two offers for the exciting winger, 21.
Chelsea’s latest bid reached up to £45million.
And it’s reckoned Todd Boehly will come back with a new offer hitting the £50m mark.
- Ian Tuckey
Red Devils linked to Chelsea trio
Manchester United have reportedly sounded out THREE Chelsea fringe players for moves as their desperate search for an attacker continues.
Erik ten Hag is frantically seeking forward reinforcements after walking away from a deal for Marko Arnautovic.
A trio of Chelsea stars are the latest to emerge as potential targets, according to the Evening Standard.
One of those is Callum Hudson-Odoi, who is expected to leave Stamford Bridge on loan before the transfer window slams shut.
Although Newcastle are also keen on borrowing the 21-year-old winger, who will not be allowed to leave Chelsea permanently.
Hudson-Odoi was pulled from an U21s game on Monday as he closes in on a loan switch.
Christian Pulisic is also targeting more first-team action and is ready to listen to offers for his services. The American star favours a loan to Old Trafford over the likes of Newcastle, Juventus and Real Madrid, according to The Athletic.
Another forward who wants out is Hakim Ziyech. Yesterday it was claimed United are ready to launch an official bid for the 29-year-old winger.
- Ian Tuckey
A Bridge to Sarr
Fulham have reportedly made an offer for Chelsea star Malang Sarr.
The Athletic claims Marco Silva is a huge fan of the French centre-back.
And he has tabled an offer ahead of the new Premier League season.
Sarr has been at Chelsea since 2020 after arriving on a free transfer from Nice.
And he ended up making 21 appearances under Thomas Tuchel last term.
However, Chelsea are looking to boost their options at the back.
Brighton’s Marc Cucurella has emerged as a top target for the Blues. And Tuchel is also hoping to land Leicester ace Wesley Fofana. It means several players are set to depart Chelsea this summer. And Sarr could now be on his way to Craven Cottage.
- Ian Tuckey
Wesley 'pleads for Bridge move'
Leicester star Wesley Fofana has pleaded with his club to let him join Chelsea.
The Foxes have turned down two bids from the Blues so far in the summer transfer window.
And Fofana fears the West Londoners could be priced out for a move for him.
Which is why he’s begged Leicester to let him leave for Stamford Bridge.
- Ian Tuckey
New Christian for Old Trafford?
Manchester United are planning a surprising loan move for Chelsea ace Christian Pulisic.
Pulisic has grown increasingly frustrated at his lack of game time under boss Thomas Tuchel, who also coached him at Borussia Dortmund.
Newcastle , Juventus and Atletico Madrid are all believed to have made approaches to sign Pulisic in the summer.
According to The Athletic, the Red Devils are set to join that list and test whether the West Londoners will loan the winger out to them.
The report adds that the USA international is ready to listen to offers to move away and even prefers joining United over anyone else.
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