So, with more drama surrounding him than a double episode of Eastenders, Nicolas Anelka has been sent home from the World Cup in shame.

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Right, it’s soapbox time on TheChelseaBlog again after last night’s England game I’m afraid.

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Apparently Chelsea – alongside the usual suspects of Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal – have had their eye on Giorgio Chiellini lately but his manager is hinting the Juventus defender would plump for last season’s runners-up over us.

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The links between us and what seems like half the players in Europe seem to get a bit flimsier as the days go by and here’s another one with about as much substance as a Mutu appeal.

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We’ve apparently signed ourselves a new defender but don’t take that as gospel because it’s all a bit nudge-nudge-wink-wink.

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We’ve had plenty of rumours so far this summer about major signings with equally major price tags, so here’s something different for you….Roman Abramovich sorting out a loan deal.

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There’ll always be plenty of stories in the press linking us with players here, there and everywhere. Some of them might be questionable, some of them might be believable….and then there’s the ones that just leave you going ‘are you serious???’

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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed Yaya Toure isn’t far from an exit, stating “The sale of Toure is very advanced” and with the midfielder again reiterating his preference for the Premier League, speculation over which club he’ll end up at is rife.

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Well, it’s taken six years to get there but it looks like Adrian Mutu may finally have run out of avenues to hide down.

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With the World Cup well under way and much of the media focus taken away from clubland, the transfer rumours continue to trickle in sporadically. Here’s a few of the latest:

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