And Frank Lampard is also interested in a discounted deal for John Stones, after an agent revealed that he had vetoed the transfer.
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I’ll do it sometime.
Chelsea got fired from Willian.
The Brazilian star looks set to join Arsenal after rejecting a two-year deal with the Blues.
He won primary trophies for seven years at Stamford Bridge.
– Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) 10 August 2020
TALKING TO FRANK
Frank Lampard has personally contacted Kai Havertz in an attempt to get the deal over the line.
Athletic claims the Blues boss told the 21-year-old where he would have compatibility at Stamford Bridge.
He also briefed Havertz on Chelsea’s three-year plan for a Premier League and Champions League contender.
Meanwhile, director of football Marina Granovskaia has been leading the negotiations over a fee for the Bayer Leverkusen star.
FRANK FEELS FOX
Chelsea could be on the verge of joining Manchester United in search of Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.
Blues boss Frank Lampard will update Kepa Arrizabalaga this summer.
Now, the Times claims that the Dane may be their pick to be their new number one.
But the West London side face stiff competition for the in-demand stopper.
Sun Sport has exclusively that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer targets Schmeichel.
JOR FALLING
Juventus are no longer interested in Chelsea midfielder Jorginho, according to reports.
The Serie A champions were willing to incorporate the 28-year-old player, after firing former Blues coach Maurizio Sarri, turning to Brescia star Sandro Tonali.
La Juve surprised world football by firing Sarri and replacing him with iconic but green star Andrea Pirlo on Saturday.
And Sarri’s departure marked the end of the Juve chase from Italian Jorginho, according to TuttoSport.
RAM RAID
Chelsea rookie goalkeeper Nathan Baxter is wanted by Derthrough and Birmingham is on loan.
The 21-year-old is highly qualified at Stamford Bridge and the club needs to see him gain league delight.
Baxter has already made loans to Yeovil, Woking, Solihull Moors and Ross County.
A Blues source told SunSport: “This guy has a genuine style and Derby and Birmingham are very enthusiastic.”
PIRLO SAYS NO
Andrea Pirlo has no mercy as the new boss of Juventus as he prepares to beat seven stars, according to reports.
The legendary 41-year-old midfielder replaced Maurizio Sarri at Allianz Stadium this weekend.
And Pirlo wastes little time getting rid of the dead wood he doesn’t need, starting with former Chelsea striker Gonzalo Higuain and Manchester United striker Douglas Costa.
The report also adds that Sami Khedira and Blaise Matuidi are also at risk of being let go with both midfielders 33 years old.
Defenders Mattia De Sciglio, Alex Sandro and Daniele Rugani can also be sold.
ALL STEAM
Chelsea star Ethan Ampadu would be in Fulham.
The 19-year-old defender spent the season with RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga.
Unfortunately, he didn’t have as much playtime as he wanted, making only seven appearances.
Athletic says Chelsea’s neighbours, Fulham, are the favourites to point it out.
They claim the Cottagers have beaten the Canary Islands and are now going to sign a contract with Chelsea on a season-long loan.
HAV IT
Kai Havertz is pushing harder to move to the Premier League than Jadon Sancho.
Bundesliga stars are connected with one step to the English elite.
Havertz, 21, at 90 million pounds, is attracting a lot of interest from Chelsea, while United disagrees with Borussia Dortmund, which 20-year-old Sancho weighs 108 million pounds.
According to Sky Sports, the couple is “the one who moves as fast as possible”.
BLUE MOON
Frank Lampard reportedly turned down a task offered to him by the club last summer to take care of his beloved Chelsea.
The 42-year-old won rave reviews in his first year as coach after guiding Derthrough to the championship play-off final, where he won 2–1 through Aston Villa.
Despite many writing off Chelsea at the start of the season, Lampard steered his side into fourth spot this term – while his team also finished as runners-up in the FA Cup.
But it could have been a very different path for Lampard had he chosen to go down another route, with The Athletic stating that the three-time Premier League winner had a job proposal from another club.
‘THANKS FOR EVERYTHING’
Chelsea have waved goodbye to Pedro after five years.
The 33-year-old is now set to join Roma on a free transfer.
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 10, 2020
BAK FOR MORE
Chelsea’s Tiemoue Bakayoko has reportedly agreed personal terms with AC Milan.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the French star is willing to take a huge paycut to join the Italian side.
His salary will drop from around £5.4million-per-year to £2.7million plus bonuses.
Bakayoko has spent the last two years on loan at AC Milan and AS Monaco.
But Chelsea are still believed to be hoping to secure around £31.5million for his signature.
FERD IT HERE FIRST
Robert Pires has named Rio Ferdinand and John Terry as the two toughest opponents he faced in the Premier League.
The Gunners legend told the MOTD Top 10 Podcast: “In the Premier League, it was John Terry and Rio Ferdinand.
“Matches against Chelsea and Manchester United were always hard and Terry and Ferdinand were very tough, very physical.
“Coming from France to play in the Premier League it was very difficult at the beginning.”
HAV TO GET HIM
Chelsea have reportedly agreed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen forward Kai Havertz.
Now the Londoners will have to thrash out the transfer fee for the 21-year-old, with Leverkusen unwilling to lower their £90million asking price.
According to RMC Sport, “discussions are continuing” between the two sides with Chelsea “optimisitic” of getting the deal done.
Havertz will join a forward line including new signings Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner, sure to excite the Stamford Bridge faithful.
BEING FRANK
Frank Lampard is creating a Chelsea side that can fight for next season’s Premier League title, claimed Ricardo Carvalho.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, the Chelsea legend said: “Given he lost Eden Hazard, so far he’s done very well.
“He achieved a Champions League place for next season which of course is very important, and has brought in young, talented players.
“Frank is building a very good team and I expect next year he can fight for the title with those players, for sure.”
EXCLUSIVE
Brighton do not want to lose in-demand Chelsea target Ben White – but are happy to let Shane Duffy leave.
Albion have turned down a bid for whizkid White from Leeds, for whom he shone on loan this season.
A number of the bigger clubs including Frank Lampard’s side and Liverpool are monitoring his progress.
But Graham Potter plans to start White next season and has consistently maintained he does not want to see the 22-year-old leave.
Duffy, 28, is set to move on though with talks held between the Seagulls and West Brom over a possible transfer.
FOX HUNT
Another name has been added to Chelsea’s list of potential goalkeeping targets.
The Times reports that Frank Lampard is an admirer of Kasper Schmeichel, who is open to leaving Leicester for a Champions League club.
Duncan Castles writes: “The 33-year-old has long held an ambition to represent Manchester United, who have issues with David De Gea, and is admired by Lampard, who has his own problem Spanish goalkeeper.”
HAV SOME OF THAT
Chelsea WILL sign Kai Havertz “if they want him as much as he wants them”, reports Sky Sports Kaveh Solhekol.
He states that Havertz has agitated for a move behind the scenes and is keener to join Chelsea than Jadon Sancho is to join Man Utd.
The upshot of all that is that a deal should be done after Bayer Leverkusen’s Europa League campaign is finished.
That could be as early as tonight, when they take on Antonio Conte’s Inter in Germany.
Leverkusen Sporting Director Rudi Voller remains insistent that Havertz will not leave for less than £90m, but Solhekol says this is a “standard tactic” in these situations.
GOOD MORNING CHELSEA FANS,
Tammy Abraham admits he is going to need to take his game to a new level to beat Timo Werner to the main striking role at Chelsea.
But the 22-year-old England star is not prepared to give up his place in Frank Lampard’s side without a fight.
He said: “This is something I’ve been dreaming of as a kid so I have to fight for my spot, it’s never going to come easy.
“It didn’t come easy at the start of the season but I worked myself into the team and that’s what I have to keep doing.
“This is Chelsea Football Club. There’s always going to be high standards and high competition.”
Abraham enjoyed a decent first full season in the Blues‘ first team last season with 19 goals – yet the £45million arrival of Werner at Stamford Bridge leaves his place under serious threat.
On the transfer front, Chelsea have reportedly made a £20million swoop to snap up Manchester City defender John Stones.
The 26-year-old England star is likely to leave the Etihad this summer following the £41m arrival of ex-Blues player Nathan Ake.
According to the Mirror, interest in the former Everton man has sparked Chelsea boss Frank Lampard’s interest.
The report adds that Lamps feels he can resurrect Stones’ career and is prepared to sanction a £20m move.
PRICE IS RIGHT
Bayer Leverkusen are reportedly refusing to drop their asking price for Kai Havertz.
Leverkusen want 100 million euro. Chelsea have offered 60.
— Jan Aage Fjortoft ?️? ?? (@JanAageFjortoft) August 9, 2020
FEELING BLUE
Kevin Phillips has claimed that the arrivals of Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech will spell the end of England duo Tammy Abraham and Callum Hudson-Odoi at Chelsea.
He told Football Insider: “You can look at it two ways as a player.
“For me, with my own head on, I see that as competition, somebody that I can learn off and it means you have to perform in training week in, week out to stake your claim for a place in the side.
“But deep down, when you bring in quality players like that you expect those two players to start.
“Frank knows more than anyone that competition is healthy in any squad provided you can keep everyone happy. These young players have had a taste of first team action but they are easier to manage than two more experienced players sitting on the bench and not playing.
“Competition but I would not say they need to be worried. See it as a challenge to go and stake a claim.”
AMPED UP
Norwich City are keen on landing Chelsea youngster Ethan Ampadu on loan following his spell at RB Leipzig last season.
— Nick Mashiter (@nickmashiter) August 9, 2020
HAV SOME OF THAT
Chelsea have reportedly agreed a long-term contract with Kai Havertz.
RMC Sport claims that the Blues have yet to agree a fee with Bayer Leverkusen over the German’s transfer.
Yet the report adds that Havertz has agreed to pen a deal which will keep him tied to Stamford Bridge until the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
CHRIS ALMIGHTY
Christian Pulisic has shared a childhood snap of himself alongside Chelsea teammate Mason Mount.
LEW BEAUTY
Tammy Abraham has admitted that he is taking inspiration from best striker in the world Robert Lewandowski.
He told Chelsea’s website: “For me he’s the best striker in the world right now, and that’s the level I’ve got to get to and better. That’s what I aspire to be.
“Coming here and playing against him is a great learning curve, a great experience for me.
“Going into next season and onwards I’ve got to build myself to get to those high levels.”
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
Tammy Abraham has insisted that Chelsea have had a ‘phenomenal’ season despite their recent FA Cup final and Champions League defeats.
He told the Chelsea website: “It’s been a phenomenal season for myself and the lads.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better season.
“I have had a few niggles here and there, but I have come out stronger and now I have to build myself for next season and start well and end well. That’s my aim. I have to raise my bar and go again.
“It never came easy at the start of this season, but I worked my way into the team and that’s what I have got to keep doing.”
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