Meanwhile, the Blues would be willing to point to Erling Haaland, a player who dreamed of Frank Lampard.
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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard praised midfielder Jorginho despite not being penaltyd in time-out in today’s defeat to Arsenal in London.
Speaking after the game, Lampard said: “I’m going to comment on this in the minute (penalty).
“I’ll say Jorginho’s functionality, he contributed a lot to the team in half.
“We will pay the fine in the future. “
Former West Ham goalkeeper John Hartson believes West Ham midfielder Declan Rice would be a signing for Manchester United.
The 21-year-old is also being watched through his former club, Chelsea, which will bring him back to the club.
Speaking at Astro Stadium, Hartson: “I think it’s bigger than Fred, I think it’s bigger than McTominay.
“[Bruno] Fernandes is outstanding, he has been a Manchester United player for the past 12 months since he was bought.
“[Paul] Pogba, we don’t know what Pogba is going to produce, some weeks it’s great, sometimes it languishes and that doesn’t appreciate it.
“It would be a wonderful signing for them. “
Kai Havertz sent every Bayer Leverkusen player and staffed personalized T-shirts for Christmas as a thank you for the help he earned his tenure at the club.
The 21-year-old sent his former non-player staff, club workers and club workers a custom Chelsea shirt.
He also sent a painting with Chelsea at the front along with his initials “KH”.
Inside the boxes were cardboard thanking them for their help for their stay at the club where he began his career.
Leverkusen’s general manager of play and former German footballer Rudi Voller congratulated Havertz on his sublime Christmas gesture.
Voller told BILD on Sunday: “I am very satisfied and thanked him.
“It’s Kai, he’s and he’ll be a boy in our club. “
Chelsea are expected to start talks with defender Kurt Zouma in the new year, according to reports.
According to Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, Les Bleus to praise Zouma for his good form this season.
The 26-year-old helped Chelsea start, forming a strong partnership with Thiago Silva and scoring four goals in thirteen Premier League appearances.
Zouma also played a key role in Chelsea’s impeccable sweep in the Champions League organizing stage, which allowed him to qualify for the 16-way circular defeat.
Speaking on the Here We Go podcast, Romano said: “There are no negotiations right now.
“Chelsea’s board is awarding Zouma a new contract.
“They will start communicating with Zouma, plan to contact Zouma to extend their contract.
“He still has two seasons left on his contract with Chelsea, but they still have to extend the contract. Zouma is a priority. “
We came here to bury Mikel Arteta to congratulate him.
But just as it looked like the Spaniard was on his way out of the Emirates, he talked about the kind of outcome that could save Arsenal’s neck and season.
So instead of heading to the new year talking about relegation, Gunners enthusiasts suddenly their suffering team, in spite of everything, has taken a turn.
And it’s Chelsea enthusiasts who now wonder where he’s headed, as they threaten to lose touch with the name’s career.
So a feature that surely no one had noticed coming from an Arsenal team without a win in their last seven Premier League games.
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Chelsea are in a position to get rid of up to seven players to fund the moves of Declan Rice and Erling Haaland, according to reports.
Antonio Rudiger, Jorginho, Marcos Alonso, Danny Drinkwater, Ross Barkley, Andreas Christensen and Victor Moses have been put up for sale through Les Bleus.
Chelsea hopes to diminish her team and balance the books in the moving window after spending two hundred million pounds this summer.
A questionable penalty from Alexandre Lacazette and a very good free kick from Granit Xhaka put the Gunners ahead of the break.
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Chelsea is that no team will come with Jorginho’s valuation of 50 million pounds in January, according to The Athletic.
The 29-year-old connected with a move to Arsenal this summer, but the Gunners chose to point to Thomas Partey to reinforce his midfield.
However, the long-term italian international at Stamford Bridge remains uncertain, and Chelsea are likely to return for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice next summer.
Chelsea’s defence, Marcos Alonso, is expected to register for Atletico Madrid in January, according to Corriere dello Sport.
The report indicates that Alonso will sign for Diego Simeone on a six-month loan, having discovered difficult minutes to locate this season after the arrival of Ben Chilwell.
The Spaniard made three appearances in all competitions for Les Bleus this quarter.
Alonso, 29, is said to have almost joined Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan this summer, Italian giants rejected Chelsea’s loan application with a repurchase fee.
That’s how Frank Lampard will line up in front of Arsenal for tonight’s Emirates crash.
Chelsea will refuse the assignments for up-and-coming midfielder Tino Anjorin in January, according to The Athletic.
Several Premier League and Championship clubs have reportedly made moves for the England Under-19s, but have been told to look the other way.
Anjorin, 19, has made a first-team appearance this season, opposed to Krasnodar in The Legaue Champions, but has inspired less than 23 for Les Bleus.
Despite Chelsea’s position in Anjorin, boss Frank Lampard awaits his team in the movement window, with Antonio Rudiger, Marcos Alonso, Emerson Palmieri and Danny Drinkwater all on the record.
Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori will leave Stamford Bridge in January, according to The Athletic.
The 23-year-old has struggled to buy time in this consultation following the arrival of Thiago Silva, Silva and Kurt Zouma forming Fran Lampard’s favorite centre-back duo.
Leeds, Newcastle and the French aspect Rennes are interested in the English international, which refused to sign for West Ham on the October deadline.
Tomori has been in favor of the Blues since September.
Erling Braut Haaland has dropped a huge track that can simply snub Manchester United in chelsea’s favor.
The striker has been associated with any of the Premier League clubs after his time at Borussia Dortmund.
During a Q&A session, Haaland asked about the player he would like to play with and who is now retired.
And he said, “Frank Lampard. “
Napoli are a January bet on Chelsea side Emerson Palmieri, according to Sport Mediaset.
The 26-year-old has a contract with Les Bleus until 2022 and is believed to be moving out.
Emerson has made eight appearances in all competitions this season.
Italy has been connected to a match with former coach Antonio Conte at Inter Milan this summer.
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has made Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland his next target, reportedly.
Sky Italia says the head of the Blues has already informed Chelsea manager Marina Granovskaia of his request.
Haaland, 20, has scored 17 goals in 14 games for Dortmund this season.
The Norwegian international’s contract in Germany would involve a termination clause of 68 million pounds, but that will be activated until 2022.
Tottenham Hotspur is interested in Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger, according to the Daily Express.
However, the Blues hesitate to allow the German to register for a direct Rival in the Premier League.
Rudiger, 27, has only made one Premier League appearance this season, with Kurt Zouma and Thiago Silva at chelsea’s defence centre.
Rudiger normal first team action to reserve his position in the German European Championship team.
Chelsea’s defence, Marcos Alonso, is expected to register for Atletico Madrid in January, according to Corriere dello Sport.
The report indicates that Alonso will sign diego Simeone on loan for six months, having discovered difficult minutes to locate this season after the arrival of Ben Chilwell.
The Spaniard made three appearances in all competitions for Les Bleus this quarter.
Alonso, 29, is said to have almost joined Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan this summer, Italian giants rejected Chelsea’s loan application with a repurchase fee.
Marcos Alonso is a target for the Spanish giants of Atletico Madrid, he reports.
The left-back lined up at Stamford Bridge after the Blues signed Englishman Ben Chilwell for 50 million pounds.
Alonso has made 3 insignificant appearances in all competitions in this campaign, all of them in the Premier League.
The Spaniard, who joined West London’s Fiorentina in the summer of 2016, has been absent in the final 11 of Chelsea’s league day.
And Atletico would reportedly be willing to give the former Bolton player a lifesaver.
Spanish television channel El Chiringuito says La Liga executives submit a loan offer for the 29-year-old.
They claim that the Madrid club is willing to pay 50% of Alonso’s weekly salary.
Atletico will have to face Inter Milan for Alonso, former Blues manager Antonio Conte, who would like to point back to the side.
Lampard added: “I perceive that the schedule is loaded. Therefore, every little win can have a common sense to broadcast a game some other day, small winnings are taken to check the well-being of the player.
“This situation, 26 and 28 for us while others are not, compromises players if they need to play those two matches, something some would possibly have to do.
It also compromises competition, because others don’t have to do the same. It is transparent that recovery time is not enough for high-level football.
“Talk to all Premier League clubs, the game scientists: the day after an attack is a day of recovery.
“It’s not smart for players to pass and even practice at medium or higher level, let go and play 90 minutes.
“Everyone knows that. Broadcasters are looking for the most productive product. I’m going to have to rotate the players and see in the context of Arsenal where the players are with their fitness. “
“Each individual is another and we will do our best to make the response time correct.
“I knew it a long time ago, 20 years ago when I was at West Ham, so we’re definitely back in time, in terms of playing more than two days.
“In the past, they played back-to-back games. So, for some reason, it has gone back in time when we have the most productive product in the world and we need to see the most productive players on the field. “
Chelsea must have made Erling Haaland’s signing their “top priority” next summer.
Although it wasn’t 21 until July, the hotshot is reaching a century of professional goals.
Borussia Dortmund’s star has been fit when he joined the Bundesliga in January and is already 17.
And Sky Sport Italia now claims that this led Frank Lampard to tell the Blues council that the Norwegian is their number one target.
This despite spending 123 million pounds to take Timo Werner and Kai Havertz on their attack this summer.
Frank Lampard has accused Premier League and television bosses of compromising the protection of their players with Christmas games.
Chelsea will play Arsenal in the Emirates tonight at 5. 30pm. m at Sky Sports, then receive Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Monday at Amazon Prime Video.
Lampard, 42, is furious that a request from clubs to back up the game from 24 a. m. to Tuesday has been denied.
He said: “It’s counterproductive to the Premier League.
“It’s a threat for players to play either game from a high-level elite sport. Everybody knows that.
“The calendar meant, and Aston Villa was looking for it too, that we may have played on Tuesday.
“Or we’re looking for one more day to play, but the Premier League and the stations turned us down.
“It has been that we will play twice in 48 hours while other groups that challenge the most sensitive of the league will play twice in 3 days and enjoy 24 hours more recovery.
“I don’t see what that’s like a one-off playing field. This is and will not be the most productive for players to play at the highest point.
“Make no mistake, Aston Villa has the same problem, but I’m just saying we don’t have the era of rest that other groups have. “
Arsenal beat Chelsea 2-0 at Highbury years ago tomorrow.
This photo is taken in a snowy north london on Boxing Day in 1956, when Jack Crayston earned credit for the end of the month of his tenure with a victory.
The Gunners would finish fifth this season with first-quarter winners Manchester United and Chelsea ranked 13th.
Chelsea’s outcast Marcos Alonso is a target for Atletico Madrid’s Spanish giants, he reports.
The left-back lined up at Stamford Bridge after the Blues signed Englishman Ben Chilwell for 50 million pounds.
Alonso has made three insignificant appearances in all competitions in this campaign, all of which have reached the Premier League.
The Spaniard, who joined West London’s Fiorentina in the summer of 2016, has been absent in the final 11 of Chelsea’s league day.
And Atletico would reportedly be willing to give the former Bolton player a lifesaver.
Spanish television channel El Chiringuito says La Liga executives submit a loan offer for the 29-year-old.
This is what Premier League clubs lost on transfers in the summer of 2020.
And that’s despite the fact that there was a global pandemic, hitting the wallet of so many more sensitive clubs.
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