And Mason Mount turned to social media to show his preference for the Blues to point to old friend Declan Rice.
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MOUNT AIN OF A MOLEHILL
Mason Mount perhaps a little too excited when Sky Sport Italia reporter Angelo Mangiante connected Declan Rice to Chelsea.
However, the Hammers categorically denied that an offer had been made for rice.
Rice and Mount are close friends as they played together at Chelsea Academy.
Chelsea academy midfielder Jacob Maddox has signed a four-year contract with Portuguese Vitoria SC.
The 21-year-old has been with West Londoners for seven years.
He spent the first part of this season on loan with Ligue 1’s Tranmere Rovers before travelling to Southampton for the remainder of the campaign.
Maddox joined Chelsea at the age of 14 and won consecutive FA Youth Cups and the UEFA Youth Cup during his time at the club.
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While the cash has not yet been paid, all 20 clubs voted for a cash refund for this mandate.
Instead, refunds will now be paid over the next two seasons to give a special touch to players such as Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal.
This will save Liverpool champions around 21 million pounds for their 2019-2020 accounts, Jurgen Klopp’s team will charge around 174 million pounds for the campaign.
CASH FLOW ALIVIO – ICYMI
Premier League clubs are to share an extra £170m for this season – after clubs delayed paying off the Covid-19 TV rebate.
Domestic and foreign broadcasters have forced Prem clubs to settle for a refund of around 330 million pounds for the closure of three months.
This despite the resumption of the League in June and its brooch last month.
Originally, they were expected to deserve 170 million pounds of revenue this season, a major blow to clubs that will have to start the next term behind closed doors.
LET’S GO TO CHIL OUT
Some of Chelsea’s bosses are convinced through two of Frank Lampard’s main goals, according to reports.
The Blues have been closely connected to Declan Rice of West Ham and Ben Chilwell of Leicester, but there are doubts about their suitability in the ranks of Western Londoners.
Sports reporter David Ornstein told Tifo’s podcast: “We know your interest in Chilwell, but I don’t think everyone in Chelsea is convinced of the prices it will cost to get it out of Leicester’s hands, about 50 million pounds.”
“In the central defender, we know that Lampard really likes Rice at West Ham and would like to move from a midfielder to a more sensible central defender.
“West Ham will rate incredibly high rates,” they advised resources on diversity of 65 to 70 million pounds, don’t want to sell and are in a position of contractual strength.
‘I don’t think everyone in Chelsea is convinced through Declan Rice, but he’s the one Who Wants Lampard.
GRUB’S UP
Timo Werner would possibly have joined Chelsea from RB Leipzig.
But the German striker wasted no time exploring London and all his delights with his friend Julia Nagler.
The couple were seen dining in combination at the sumptuous place to eat Mayfair Novikov on Tuesday, a favorite spot for celebrities in west London.
And thanks to the government’s “Eat Out To Help Out” program, Werner and his spouse would have earned a 10 euro reduction in the overall bill.
DAN AND OUT
Chelsea side side Danilo Pantic has joined Serbian FK Cukaricki on a one-season loan contract.
The loan will be the fifth since its arrival in 2015.
Having signed with FK Partizan five years ago, Pantic spent the next five seasons on loan with Vitesse Arnhem, Excelsior, his former club Partizan and Fehervar last time.
HE’S IN THE GAME.
FIFA 21 has announced a new massive review of Ultimate Team.
The game will be released via EA Sports on October 9 and enthusiasts are expected to see really extensive settings from past editions.
Fitness has been FOCUSED.
Ultimate Team enthusiasts have had to play alone, but EA has now brought a co-op mode online.
And players will no longer be rewarded for more games.
A new limit is brought in FIFA 21, which limits matches to rank 40.
Additional games will only allow you to gain more skill issues or champion issues.
HE’LL MAKE HIS MONEY.
I think he has qualities for me and some of the strikers we have.
“It’s very fast and is way ahead of the goal.
“He happens to be a humble guy. He needs to come in and work.
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Ben Chillwell will be the subject of interest to Manchester City and Chelsea this season, he reports.
Ornstein told Tifo’s football podcast: “We know [Chelsea’s] interest in Leicester City’s Ben Chillwell, I don’t think everyone is convinced at Chelsea of the prices it will take to praise him from Leicester.
“The city is also interested, but still concerned about Champions League football, it will have to move on one or more left sides to lose ground and also finance.
TOUCH N’GO
– Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) 12 August 2020
COME ON, MY SON
Chelsea and Manchester City have joined Arsenal in the race for pointing out Portuguese prodigies Joelson Fernandes, he reports.
The 17-year-old Sporting Lisbon star has been dubbed the next Cristiano Ronaldo of his phenomenal wing magic.
The under-17 alien Joelson made his Primeira Liga debut with Sporting in June and has a 41 million pound clause in his contract.
Arsenal has just been rejected for a moment with an offer of 29 million pounds through Sporting officials after failing with an opening bid of 18 million pounds.
Gunners are expected to review the Lisbon club’s offer with an advanced offer later this week, with chief Mikel Arteta willing to hire the teen.
But reports in Portugal say Chelsea and City have contacted Joelson’s adviser, Kia Joorabchian, to discuss possible deals.
Discover
Manchester United may be in a position for an ordinary and ambitious offer by Kai Havertz if his search for Jadon Sancho fails.
The Red Devils are willing to spend a lot on the tip of England, but they run into the value of Borussia Dortmund’s 108 million pounds.
The Blues, the offensive midfielder, scored 18 goals for Bayer Leverkusen last season.
But at the beginning of the summer, United was connected to the young German.
THE LATEST IN RICE
David Ornstein also said that Chelsea remained for Declan Rice, but that he will have to pay for it.
He told the Tifo Football podcast: “We know that Frank Lampard is a big fan of West Ham’s Declan Rice and would like to turn him as a midfielder into a more sensible central defender.
“I know other people in football who think they can achieve global elegance in this position.
“West Ham will rate incredibly high rates,” they advised resources on diversity of 65 to 70 million pounds and are in a position of contractual strength.
“I don’t think everyone at Chelsea is convinced through Declan Rice, yet it’s the one Lampard wants.”
Chelsea will make an offer for Kai Havertz after the Europa League final, according to reports.
David Ornstein reports on the Tifo Football podcast: “We know all about Chelsea in Kai Havertz.
“Kai Havertz looked to wait a little to see if there were other options.
“They didn’t … and only between Chelsea and Bayer Leverkusen
“We’ve noticed it with Jadon Sancho’s stage, it’s not easy
They are willing to pay what the Leverkusen and that’s about 80 million euros.”
ID PLEASE
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RUDI’S SURPRISE
Liverpool is a surprise move for Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger, according to reports.
Frank Lampard is believed to be in a position to pay attention to the German’s delivery in 30 international matches after a series of disappointing performances this season.
He endured a difficult afternoon in the FA Cup final against Arsenal, then fell in the 4–1 loss to Bayern Munich.
But still, according to Mundo Deportivo, Jurgen Klopp is in a position to take a leap to land the 27-year-old.
The Reds are ahead of the hiring of another central defender this summer after ascending to Dejan Lovren.
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SANCHO KO
David Ornstein, how Chelsea replaced their minds by making a gesture for Jadon Sancho.
He says Manchester United, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Liverpool were also looking for Sancho first, but were eliminated because of Covid.
The Tifo Football podcast: “Sancho grew up as a Chelsea fan.
WAKE UP THE RUD
Liverpool can make a surprise move to point to Chelsea’s Antonio Rudiger, according to reports.
Mundo Deportivo’s rumour segment says Jurgen Klopp will update Dejan Lovren after his move to Zenit St. Petersburg.
The sale of Rudiger would possibly also loosen Chelsea’s budget to point to names such as Ben Chilwell and Declan Rice, and David Ornstein reported that the Blues board is not yet convinced that the rates charged through Leicester and West Ham, respectively, are valuable.
CHELSEA FANS GOOD MORNING
Blues President Bruce Buck called Frank Lampard’s first season “very successful”: he did not win any trophies.
He said: “At the end of the day, we think it’s been a very successful season.
“Obviously we would have been a little happier if we had won the FA Cup.
“But I’m sure the coach and the players were very happy to lift the trophy.”
The club has increased interest in ajax defence Nicolas Tagliafico after chasing Ben Chilwell.
Sky Sports claims that the Blues have so far failed to reach an agreement with Leicester by English star Chilwell and that the two clubs disagree with a review.
Tagliafico from Argentina may be the time when the Ajax player trains the Dutch giants for Stamford Bridge this summer after Hakim Ziyech.
But West Ham has reportedly rejected reports that Chelsea has won a bid of 50 million pounds for Declan Rice.
Sky Sports claims that the Hammers have reiterated their position that the English star is on sale and that any offer of 50 million pounds would be ridiculed.
The 21-year-old played for Chelsea for seven years before being 14.
P-RICE IS WRONG
West Ham has reportedly rejected reports that Chelsea has won a bid of 50 million pounds for Declan Rice.
Sky Sports claims that the Hammers have reiterated their position that the English star is on sale and that any offer of 50 million pounds would be ridiculed.
The 21-year-old played for Chelsea for seven years before being 14.
NO HOLIDAY BLUES
Frank Lampard enjoys some summer sunshine in France with his wife Christine and their children afterwards even though they all completed their first season at Chelsea.
The circle of relatives looked good as they bathed in the ocean off the French Riviera.
See SunSport photos HERE.
WARNING LIGHT
But speaking to Sport-Information-Dienst, former German RB Leipzig teammate Yussuf Poulsen warned that the 24-year-old would probably want time to settle down.
“I think Timo will be a Striker in the Premier League for years to come,” he said.
“Of course, you will first have to meet your teammates and the league; you can’t show all your qualities right away.
“But he’ll come in time.”
NO NEED TO BOLLATE YOUR IDEAS
“He has a lot of credibility.
“This is a time for Chelsea.”
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