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Transfer: Osimhen’s Move In Doubt With Chelsea Unwilling To Pay New Players Over £70,000

Chelsea are not prepared to offer contracts exceeding £70,000 per week to new players.

According to Sky Sports transfer chief, Kaveh Solhekol, the club is not interested in signing players who demand £200,000-a-week or £300,000-a-week contracts.

With Enzo Maresca looking to add a striker to his squad, Chelsea have been linked with Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and Ivan Toney of Brentford.

But it now appears the deal for Toney would be easier to do, as Osimhen is reluctant to take a pay cut.

According to Solhekol, “the average wage of their new signing is between £60,000-a-week and £70,000-a-week.

“That is the base wage before you add in bonuses.

“I think there is a feeling that Ivan Toney is willing to fit into that wage structure. Also, he’s coming from a club like Brentford who are not famed for paying massive wages.”

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EPL: Shut Up – Chelsea Striker, Nicolas Jackson Slams Mikel Obi Over Criticisms

Chelsea striker, Nicolas Jackson has replied club legend, John Mikel Obi.
He warned Obi to “shut up” following his criticisms against him.
Jackson took to his Instagram page to write Obi following their 6-2 win over Wolves.
The Chelsea forward, who scored just 98 seconds into the match, expressed his frustration with Obi after the Nigerian’s critical comments about him.
Jackson wrote, “Shut your mouth. Don’t talk sh**, we are killing ourselves for Africa,” adding heart, football, and world emojis, and tagging Mikel.
This response comes after Obi, who won multiple trophies including the Champions League with Chelsea, had criticised Jackson’s performance following Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester City. Jackson missed several chances in that game.

Obi had noted, “We’ve played OK, we haven’t played perfect, but we’ve played OK. We created chances, we haven’t taken them. And just an example of how Jackson finishes.”

He continued, “You can see there, even though he was offside, he dribbles past one or two or three players and the way he shot the ball!”
Obi added, “I know I talk so much about him and sometimes I sound like I disrespect him. I don’t disrespect him. I think at Chelsea Football Club we need a top striker who can get us a goal. A bit like Haaland, 91 goals for City, that’s absolutely unbelievable.”
 
He concluded, “You need a striker who knows how to hit a ball back in the net and that’s what we don’t have.”
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Madueke Scores Hattrick Against Wolves to Help Chelsea Secure Huge Win

Noni Madueke was the star of the game against Wolverhampton Wanderers after netting a hattrick.
Recall that Chelsea beat Wolves 6-2 away in a frenetic Premier League clash at Molineux on Sunday.
Enzo Maresca’s side led twice in the first half with goals by Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer but both times Wolves deservedly hit back through Matheus Cunha and Jorgen Strand Larsen.
Wolves fell part after the break however, and Madueke took the game beyond them with three goals in 15 minutes, all of them assisted by the excellent Palmer.
Joao Felix came off the bench to mark his return to the club with his side’s sixth goal.
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Transfer: Osimhen Demands £500,000-A-Week To Join Chelsea

Nigerian international superstar, Victor Osimhen’s move from Napoli to Chelsea could be off due to his huge wage demands.

According to The Sun, Osimhen is asking the Blues for £500,000-a-week to sign for them this week.

The Nigerian striker is also not keen to move on loan.

This has led to Chelsea exploring other striker options with less than one week left in the summer market.

They are looking at Federico Chiesa, who has been exiled at Juventus, and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who has one year left on his current deal at Everton.

Osimhen is also attracting interest from Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain.

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Chelsea Officially Appoint New Manager

Chelsea FC has unveiled Enzo Maresca as the club’s new manager.
The club made the announcement on Monday.
The Premier League west London club disclosed this in a statement via their website.
Maresca will begin his new role on 1 July 2024.
The Italian signed a five-year contract with the Blues.
Reacting, Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley, Chelsea’s co-sporting directors, said:“We are delighted to welcome Enzo to Chelsea.
 
“He has proven himself to be an excellent coach capable of delivering impressive results with an exciting and identifiable style.”
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Napoli Reject Chelsea’s Romelu Lukaku Plus Cash Offer For Victor Osimhen

Italian champions, Napoli  has been offered Belgium star, Romelu Lukaku plus cash for transfer of its star striker Victor Osimhen to Chelsea.
Napoli have now rejected the offer.
According to Napoli Magazine, the English Premier League side offered Belgium striker, Romelu Lukaku, plus cash deal to tempt Napoli to part ways with their star striker.
Osimhen has been strongly linked with a move to Chelsea and Arsenal as both teams prioritise a striker at the end of the season.
However, the Blues have reportedly made an offer for the Nigerian which was immediately turned down by the Serie A champions.
“As reported by Il Mattino, Chelsea are one of the teams most interested in Victor Osimhen, Napoli striker, for next season,” the website wrote.
“The English club would like to include a quid pro quo in the negotiation to lower the price of the price, but the Azzurri are not interested in Romelu Lukaku, so the Blues would have thought of including Armando Broja who had already been linked to the Azzurri team in the past.”
Last season, Osimhen scored 26 Serie A goals in 32 appearances to help Napoli win their first league title in 33 years. But this season, he has scored 11 goals and three assists in 18 appearances in the Italian topflight league this campaign.
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EPL: Arsenal Will Not Win Title, Chelsea To Finish In Top Four – Robbie Savage

Robbie Savage, a former Blackburn Rovers midfielder, has made a Premier League prediction.

He predicted that Chelsea will finish in the Premier League top four despite their slow start.

 

He, however, warned Arsenal that they won’t win the title.

Chelsea are currently 12th in the table after winning just one of their opening four fixtures under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

But Savage is backing Pochettino to turn things around at Stamford Bridge.

He told Planet Sport Bet: “When Mauricio Pochettino was appointed I thought Chelsea would get in the top four, and I still believe that.

“They’ve signed so many good, hungry players and with a manager like Pochettino and the way he can develop players and teams, I think that Chelsea will still finish in the top four.

“With no European football the extra time on the training pitch is going to be so valuable to Pochettino.”

For Arsenal, Savage claimed that the Gunners will not emerge champions next May, despite going so close last term.

“Even with the acquisition of Declan Rice, I don’t think Arsenal can win the league, simply because of Manchester City.

“If City weren’t in the Premier League, then I think Arsenal would win it, but unfortunately for Arsenal, they are,” Savage said.

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Transfer: Embarrassing – Toni Kroos Blasts Chelsea, Liverpool Target For Joining Al Ahli

Real Madrid midfielder, Toni Kroos has expressed concern after Gabri Veiga’s opted to sign for Al Ahli instead of some top European clubs seeking for his signature.
Kroos said the decision by Veiga is embarrassing.
Veiga was regarded as one of the La Liga’s most exciting young midfield talents and had been attracting interest from a host of top clubs in Europe this summer.
Liverpool and Chelsea had been linked with the Spain Under-21 international but it appeared that Napoli had won the race to sign him even up until Wednesday.
However, a late change of heart has seen Veiga perform a U-turn and he will now sign for the Saudi Arabia club instead, according to Fabrizio Romano.
When Romano posted the news via his Instagram account last night, Kroos replied to the post, saying, ‘embarrassing.’
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EPL: Get Rid Of Him Now – Chelsea Owners Told To Sack Lampard Immediately

Jamie O’Hara, a former Tottenham midfielder, has called on Chelsea FC owners, Graham Potter and Co. to sack Frank Lampard immediately.

Lampard insisted Chelsea should sack their former manager, who returned to the club on an interim basis following the sack of Thomas Tuchel and Graham Potter.

This is after the Blues suffered their sixth straight defeat under Lampard with a 3-1 loss at Arsenal on Tuesday night

“It was a stroll for Arsenal. Chelsea fans are paying to watch that nonsense?”

“You spent £600m and you’re playing like a Championship team…

“Lampard, out of his depth. I’d get rid!”

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Chelsea: I Don’t Recognise My Club Anymore – Drogba Speaks

Didier Drogba, the former Chelsea striker, has talked about the club’s recent woeful performances.

He says he does not “recognise the club” compared with when he played at Stamford Bridge.

His comment comes after Chelsea’s faint Champions League dreams were dashed on Wednesday.

Speaking with Canal+, Drogba said “It is not the same club any more. I don’t recognise my club. There is a new owner and a new vision.

“We try to compare with what was done under the Abramovich era, where there were many acquisitions of players, but the choices were very intelligent.

He continued, “Bringing in players like Petr Cech, Andriy Shevchenko, Hernan Crespo, Michael Essien, Didier Drogba, Florent Malouda, and I go on. It was to win titles and they are players who already have some experience. Here the strategy is different, they bet on young players.

“I think they certainly lack charismatic players and leaders. It needs players who take responsibility.”

Drogba won 12 major awards between 2004 and 2012 under previous owner Roman Abramovich, whose generous backing transformed the Blues into serial trophy winners following his takeover in 2003.

The 56-year-old was forced to sell the club last year after the UK government sanctioned him for alleged links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.