Ok, so I don’t want Lampard to leave yet either but are we going to have the daily outcry/mourning/rumours for the next five months? Whilst the press have happily picked it up as yet another stick to beat us with, Twitter is doing its very best impression of the world’s worst ever round of Chinese [...]

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So, we’ve come through another international break, albeit a day later than expected, so let’s get back to some proper football business – the rumours! Here’s a selection of the latest:     GiveMeFootball make the inevitable Toure link CaughtOffside reckon there’s a swap deal with Arsenal on the cards The Transfer Tavern wonder what [...]

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So, with Florent Malouda alleged to be considering a January move having spent some time with our under 21s, Chelsea are rumoured to be interested in Corinthians midfielder Paulinho.

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It seems as though Chelsea are the front-runners to land Atletico Madrid hot-shot Radamel Falcao, as it has come out that the Spanish club are in need of the cash.  However, Blues fans are not likely to see the Colombian international heading to Stamford Bridge until next summer, as Atletico are not prepared to let [...]

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Ok, so it’s the dreaded internationals and Chelsea news is a bit slow, so here’s a bit of a mix to keep you going til proper football return:   Daily Mail have a look at all that Malouda and Ferreira stuff ChrisDaviescfc has a look at Malouda’s contribution to Chelsea We ain’t got no history [...]

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After the fuss I kicked up about Frank Lampard holding out on his previous deal and the amount of money Chelsea finally agreed to pay him, it’s ironic that four years later , the table’s seem to have turned completely.  This time, it’s Frank asking to sit down and talk – and Chelsea now probably happier [...]

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I thought Lukaku’s move to West Brom was meant to be a loan deal? Clearly he must be after something more permanent – and I’ll be surprised if he hasn’t just made sure that’s exactly what he gets after the public slating he’s just given Chelsea.

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We might have the 2012/13 curtain raiser at the weekend but even ahead of the Community Shield, news of last minute transfers continue to be talked up, so here’s a few of them:   London Evening Standard say we’ve made a ‘very serious’ offer for a right-back We Ain’t Got No History reckon we already [...]

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Chelsea’s hunt for a right-back hasn’t been particularly fruitful over the years and doesn’t show any signs of improving with our latest offer for one turned down. According to The Sun, we’ve had a £5 million bid for Cesar Azpilicueta turned down by Marseille, so if we still want him we’ll have to up our [...]

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The new season gets ever nearer, as does the closing of another transfer window. So whilst half the country concentrate on how many shiny round things the British athletes might come away with, The Chelsea Blog sticks to the important things – transfer gossip. Here’s some of the latest:   CFCnet reckon Hulk is getting [...]

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