CHELSEA FANSZONE

Chelsea stand-in Skipper Gary Cahill says that the winning mentality that exist abundantly at Chelsea makes the club attractive and helps to lure some of the best players in world football to SW6. Cahill told Standard Sports: "Since I have been here I have won six medals in five years and I can't think of anyone who wouldn't want to join Chelsea. "I have been involved in semi-finals and finals of cup competitions and won League titles - there is no reason I can think of why someone wouldn't want to be here. "We breathe that winning mentality from top to bottom. Just look at the youth system. The Under-18s won the FA Youth Cup for a fourth straight year. "They breed win, win, win here. It's a great habit to get into. Ultimately I look at my Chelsea career since I stepped though the door and it's been a total success. "I look at the size of the club, the fanbase the calibre of players that come in, it's got everything going fo...

Chelsea striker Diego Costa has warned the club that they can't decide for him the club they can sell him to. Costa has been subject to heavy speculation about an interest from China but the Brazilian born hitman is not ready to be pushed around by anyone. He said after the FA Cup Final: "I know Chelsea wants to sell players, but I told them, I have two years left in my contract and I won't go somewhere else just because they want so. I will only sign for another club in Europe, they know that. Otherwise I'll stay with my current contract," he told reporters after the final whistle. "I have a contract and no intention of leaving, but if there are changes to be made that might reduce my chances, if the coach won't count on me anymore or is to give space for another striker, I know that I'll have to leave. But only to where I'm willing to. "Everyone know what my preferred club is, there's nothing to hide. "Money is good, but...

According to the ever popular and reliable Italian Journalist Gianluca DiMarzio, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has reached an agreement in principle With Chelsea to sign a new 5-year contract extension after the FA Cup Final against Arsenal on Saturday. Conte is scheduled to meet with owner Roman Abramovich after the FA Cup final to complete the deal which will see him earn an annual salary of around €11m accompanied with a €20m payoff penalty should he be sacked. That sounds like a pretty good news for Chelsea fans.

Arsenal Legend and Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson doesn't believe that Arsenal have what it takes to stop Eden Hazard and Chelsea when they meet the Premier League Champions, Chelsea in the final of the FA Cup on Saturday. Paul Merson told Sky Sports: “It’s an important game for both teams, to win the Double is massive. It’s not done that often, so it’s a big game for Chelsea. “However, this is Arsenal all over, they have won the FA Cup a few times recently so they can perform in one-off games but in the league it’s 38 games and it’s when they have to park the bus and try to get a 0-0 draw they come up short. “If Eden Hazard can get on the ball in the open spaces at Wembley then he cause problems. “Arsenal don’t usually play a cancelling out game. They might try that to give themselves a chance, but the way they usually play with you have a shot and we have a shot I don’t think they will cope.”

As Chelsea get set confront Arsenal in the final of the FA Cup on Saturday, the man of the moment, coach of Chelsea Antonio Conte has once more quenched the worries of Chelsea fans by insisting that he has already started plans for next season and his family will move to London as well. Antonio Conte told Corriere della Sera: "We are planning the future. This year we had a base of 13-14 good players, next year with the Champions League we have to increase in numbers and in quality. The base is here, now we must put on the cherries. My family will move to London. I’m happy at Chelsea. We’ll complete the team to be ready for Champions League" Conte will become the second Italian after Carlo Ancelloti to win the league and Cup double in his first season at Chelsea if he beats Arsenal in the FA Cup tomorrow.

Former Chelsea superstar defensive midfielder, Claude Makelele has described N'Golo Kante as a new worthy owner of the name 'Makelele Position' which is nicknamed after him for his role in revolutionizing the way defensive midfield position is played. Makelele, who is now assistant manager at Swansea is confident that the Player's Player of the Year and Football Writers’ Association player of the year, N'Golo Kante is primed to have the role renamed after him as 'Kante Position' Makelele said: ‘Every time I watch N’Golo Kante, I see so much desire in him, so much focus and so much dtermination to make himself a better player with every game,’ he wrote. ‘He was the heartbeat of the Leicester team, but it was also like taking a bulldog for a walk – you had to keep pulling him back because he had so much energy. ‘Now N’Golo has added intellingence. He appreciates the position of his team-mates more and how to play in a more sophisticated system where...

Legendary Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has showered praises on Chelsea manager Antonio Conte who is about to win the league and FA Cup double in his first season in English Football. According to the legendary manager, Antonio Conte's Chelsea are just an epitome of their manager. He told Sky Sports: "Fantastic, you see his energy on the pitch. There's a true saying that the team mirrors the manager, and that's what they've done with him. His team have stayed top of the league for so long. They lost to Arsenal and Liverpool early on, but since then they've been up." Chelsea will face Arsenal in the final of the FA Cup this Saturday with Antonio Conte and his boys gunning for double glory after winning the English Premier League.

On the back of being crowned as the 2016-2017 English Premier League Champions on Sunday, Chelsea manager Antonio Conte continues to celebrate as he was named manager of the year and Premier League manager of the year at the LMA's 25th annual awards dinner on Monday night. Chelsea claimed a Premier League-record 30 victories, including 13 in a row from October 1, and can also do the double in Conte's first season in charge with victory over Arsenal in Saturday's FA Cup final. Chris Hughton was named Championship manager of the year after guiding Brighton to the Premier League. Conte will be hoping to add more to his CV as Chelsea square up against Arsenal in the English FA Cup final at Wembley on Saturday. If Chelsea wins, Conte will become the second Italian to win League and Cup double in his first season in England after Carlo Ancelloti.

Chelsea finally received their cup and medals as 2016-2017 English Premier League Champions after beating Sunderland 5-1 at Stamford Bridge. It was also an emotional day for John Terry who was subbed in the 26th minute of what was his last ever Chelsea appearance at Stamford Bridge this afternoon. Goals from Willian, Eden Hazard, Pedro and a brace from Michy Batshuayi gave the Blues a perfect way to round off what has been a fantastic season. Manager Antonio Conte was however quick to point out how difficult this season has been and how Arsenal are favourites in the FA Cup Final next Saturday: "It was great to finish on 30 wins. Someone might think this season was easy, it wasn’t and we must be proud to celebrate with our fans and family and it’s great to celebrate John Terry.  He deserves this, to finish Chelsea with a great win. Now we have another chance to celebrate this season with the final of the FA Cup. We know it will be very tough. Honestly it was v...

Chelsea's N'Golo Kante has been named the EA Sports Premier League Player of the Year, the third Player of the Year award he has collected this season. The Frenchman had already been named Player of the Year by the Football Writers' Association and the Professional Footballers' Association. He told the Premier League website: "It's a huge honour to be named player of the year by such big names in football and I want to thank everyone who voted for me. "I work hard in training, I try to give my best, and I work with so many very good players - that's why we won the league two times.

Chelsea have already won the English Premier League and waiting to play the FA Cup Final against Arsenal which could see the Italian win the double in his first year in charge of Chelsea but the former Juventus midfielder and manager is already thinking about how to sustain the success he's having in England. "My objective is to lay the groundwork to continue winning" can be read in La Repubblica. "Chelsea is already a big club, but has won a Champions League cup and then went out at the first leg of the next edition, has won the Premier League then finished at the 12th position. Chelsea must find stability at the top positions." He added that "everything wasn't easy. The landing was beautiful, the way wasn't. My wife Elisabetta and I have decided that Vittoria, my daughter, would finish school in Torino even if she already was registered in London. If I were to stay, both of them would come with me. It would be a great opportunity for my dau...

Chelsea Brazilian star Willian has confessed his special affection for former Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho who brought Willian to Chelsea during his second stint at Chelsea. Willian has nothing but words of praise for the Portuguese and other coaches he has worked with in his career. Willian told ESPN Brazil: ‘I learned something from all of them. I learned a lot,’ he said. ‘When I went to Shakhtar with Lucescu. When I left Shakhtar, in a very short spell at Anzhi with Guus Hiddink, I learned a lot. And then here at Chelsea with Mourinho, a manager who helped me a lot, I learned a lot from him. So with all of them I learned a lot. But we always have a special affection for somebody, and you feel that, that it is reciprocal of him. And we’re not even working together anymore, but we’ve become friends. And it’s Mourinho. ‘The coach who has helped me since my arrival at Chelsea. That backed me, that put me to play, that relied on my potential, that relied on m...

Former Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has revealed that he was told that Everton star forward, Romelu Lukaku is heading back to Chelsea for a huge fee. Chelsea sold Lukaku to Everton for £27m and the Belgian has gone on to become a huge player for Everton, topping the goal scorers chat in the English Premier League. The Birmingham manager told the Standard: “Romelu Lukaku could win the Golden Boot this weekend but he would still have to show more consistency to be a success at Chelsea. “There’s a lot of speculation that Diego Costa will leave Stamford Bridge this summer having been offered crazy money to go to China and that will give Antonio Conte a massive hole to fill in his team. “Costa looks like a nightmare to manage at times but he is a real handful, leads the line well and his movement is great. “Now clubs think they can charge even more for promising players. “Lukaku’s goal return has been good but he blows hot and cold. “On a good day, he is very difficult...

Chelsea man of the moment, Mitchy Batshuayi has narrated his Chelsea experience so far, remembering a lot of sadness, fun and above all the unity and family atmosphere that enabled then comfortably win the English Premier League. Batshuayi, who has scored two goals in Chelsea's last two matches said: “There were a lot of frustrations, but this is a big club, with a lot of good players. I need to understand it a bit too. I’m a bit younger than some of the other guys. I can only keep on working hard. We have a very good squad, with lots of good players. Lovely and humble lads too. Chelsea feels like a big family. When you can work in those conditions, day in, day out. That’s magnificent. Of course there were frustrations because I didn’t play a lot.” “So enjoying myself with the teammates wasn’t always that simple. But I also understood that I had some to work to do. But I’m happy. My team-mates have always been supporting me. They encouraged my (sic) to grab my chance and advi...

Borussia Monchengladbach sporting director Max Eberl has suggested that they still have a chance of getting Chelsea defender Andreas Christensen on loan or permanently but ruled out paying up to €25m for the Denmark International. "We'll lose him, because he must go back", the sporting director told Kicker. "But if he does pre-season at Chelsea and then does not play the role that he imagines, we have as a club, where he gained two years of good experience, a chance to talk again. "That is why I say he has to go back, but that is only one fact. "We have to expect the departure, but with arrivals we have to play with it, that is, do we wait for him or do we not wait for him? "It could also be that he plays. "Or maybe they want to sell him for €25m - then we would be out", Eberl explained. "But there are still these opportunities because Andreas feels incredibly comfortable at Gladbach and he, I think, would like to stay ...

Two-time Chelsea interim manager, Guus Hiddink has thrown his weight behind the club in their bid to retain current manager Antonio Conte. Hiddink says Conte has everything he needs to continue to do well at Chelsea. Hiddink told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme: "There are always rumours coming up but the club is very stable. "It's a huge club to work for, perfect circumstances and very ambitious people. I think it's more rumour than reality." Hiddink briefly talked about the condition of the club when he took over from Jose Mourinho last season: "The dressing room was quiet, too quiet, people avoiding each other a bit. We managed to overcome the problems and I didn't want to go too deep into what were the problems. [Now] I see a very, very stable team and a team enjoying playing football." He also praised Conte's work ethic and professionalism as very important tools: "Now it's a confirmation of his attitude, his...

Former Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini who also won the English Premier League while in charge of the club has praised the success of Italian coaches in the English Premier League, attributing that to the way they were prepared in coaching school. “I think Italian Coaches are the best in the world," former Manchester City boss Mancini told SFR Sport. “Our managers are so well-prepared tactically, better than any other, and always have been. This school of thought goes back a long way. “It means Italian Coaches are ready to work anywhere, in any League. In England, it's strange to see four Italian Coaches win the Premier league… I don't think four English Coaches have won it over the last 20 years. “We've started a tradition and hope that it continues, because it's important to have Italians who win abroad."

Arsenal and Premier League Legend, Thierry Henry said he never doubted the ability of David Luiz to come to at Chelsea when the club decided to bring him back despite the outcry from many journalists and pundits about his suitability in Antonio Conte's team. Henry told The Sun: "One of the stories of the season has been David Luiz's return to Chelsea. He has well and truly bought into Conte's plan. "There were a few eyebrows raised when he re-joined but I wasn't that surprised. The guy won the Europa League and the Champions League with Chelsea after all. "Yes, he made some mistakes but before he had even kicked a ball on his return people were killing him. "But, he is more mature now. We all make mistakes as kids. Plus Conte's clarity of tactics will have helped him too. He is the man in the middle, covering for others. He knows he can't get on the ball now and try to beat players. "But there was a lack of respect for him a...

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has reiterated his desire to stay at Chelsea and continue the work he started nine months ago that has yielded English Premier League title while FA Cup is waiting to arrive as well. The Italian insists that his Chelsea is only getting started. Asked if he would be at Stamford Bridge next season, Conte said: "Yeah, and we have to improve next season. "We started to do our work. We have to improve in the next season, to find the right solution to improve. We are working for only nine months together. I think if you can continue with these players, you can improve a lot. "Now they know my idea, I know them, the characteristics of my players. And we can improve." "The club want to fight to win every competition. We have the same ambition. For this reason, we try to keep the best players."

Chelsea were finally crowned the English Premier League Champions after a hard-fought 1-0 win over West Brom. Mitchy Batshuayi came off the bench to convert the only goal of the match is to and hand Chelsea their second Premier League title in three years. The man behind the evolution of the team that finished 10th last season, Antonio Conte believes that his boys are worthy winners of the Premier League title. Conte told Sky Sports: “I think this achievement is a great achievement for the players, for my players. “And I have to tell thanks for their commitment for their work-rate. This season they show me great attitude, great patience, great will, great desire to try to do something great in this season. “And now after this win we must be happy. We must be pleased for all this season. “We were not lucky, we did a great job. It’s important to rest. It is a great season but now we can win the FA Cup. “Every game I feel like I have played with my players! I show my pa...

Chelsea star Eden Hazard has rebuked suggestions that one must play in Spain to stand a chance of winning Ballon d'Or. Hazard, who is arguable in top five best players in the world feels that it's the dominant nature of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo that makes it difficult for his likes to win but he remains hopeful of being crowned the best player in the world when the two monsters retire. Hazard told Sky Sports: "I hope to win the Ballon d'Or one day," he said. "It's in my mind. If I don't, it won't be a problem. I try to make a good career -- the best I can -- but I think some other players deserve to win it also. "When Ronaldo and Messi retire, maybe it will be another couple of players like Neymar, Paulo Dybala or Antoine Griezmann, who knows? We will see. It's not something I think too much about." "Could I win it? If I play next season, we win the Champions League and I win the World Cup with Belgium, why not...

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has reiterated his desire to continue his work at Chelsea amid interest in his services from Inter Milan who have been ferociously linked with him all through the season. Conte insists that staying at Chelsea and winning the Premier League are top of his priority list at the moment "I have two years (remaining under) contract with Chelsea," Conte said. "It's logical when you start the work in a new club the will is to continue to work, to try to improve your work in many years. For sure, this is my will. "In this moment for me or for my players, the most important thing is to be focused on the moment. "Now the most important thing is to reach our target. The most important thing is to write the history of the club. "It's important now, don't lose the concentration, be focused. "My players are totally focused on the moment. We mustn't forget that we must take three points to reach this target....

Former Chelsea defender, Ricardo Carvalho has refused to accept that Chelsea’s revival this season is all down to the new manager, Antonio Conte who came in after a very bad season under Jose Mourinho who incidentally was Ricardo Carvalho's mentor and coached him at three different clubs, FC Porto, Chelsea and Real Madrid. Carvalho can only give Conte little credit for his achievement so far this season. Speaking to Omnisport, the Shanghai SIPG defender said: "The truth is that Chelsea have great players too. They were champions with Mourinho. The next year things did not go well, but the players are there. The players who have been champions, most are there. "And so, of course, Conte has merit too because he changed the team's strategy a bit, but most of the players who were champions with Mourinho were there. "So quality and talent were there. And this [season], fortunately, they are playing well and will manage to win again, at least they are well on the w...

As Chelsea gear-up for the much anticipated clash against West Brom tomorrow night, which could see them crowned Champions with a victory. West Brom manager, Tony Pulis has nothing but praise for the Champions in-waiting. "You’ve got to give Chelsea great credit for being in with a chance of a double. They’ve been the most consistent team in the league this year. We’ll give it our best we’ve a resposnsibility to our fans. We could still finish in eighth and so we’ve got a lot to play for, Whether they celebrate on our pitch or Stamford Bridge they deserve to be where they are at the moment" It took a late Diego Costa's solo goal to beat West Brom when they visited Stamford Bridge. Conte and his boys will know how hard it is to beat them at home as Chelsea have only won there once in last fight outings. Chelsea fans still hope for the best, to celebrate as the league champions by the end of the match.

Chelsea stand-in Captain, Gary Cahill has maintained that Chelsea players are now comfortable enough to go for the final push for the English Premier League Title. Chelsea are one win away from winning the Premier League for the second time in three years, and Cahill believes that the experience of the 2015 victory has been helpful this season. England defender Cahill said: “It was probably more comfortable last time, but the run-in is always the same — there is always a stage in the season when it’s going to be tight, when teams are putting pressure on and you’re having to win. “That’s helped us this time, having the experience of that. We’re in a great position now. If we were to throw it away, we’d be devastated. “After the Tottenham result [against West Ham], naturally spirits were high in training and everybody was buzzing. “I’m enjoying it more now than I was a week or two ago when it was really tight. We were winning and they [Tottenham] were winning, and the pres...

Chelsea midfielder, Marco Van Ginkel who is on loan at Dutch side PSV Eindhoven has refused to confirm reports that he is set for a permanent stay at PSV after another fruitful campaign at the club. Van Ginkel is currently on his second spell on loan at the Dutch giants and the club have openly admitted that they would be interested in making his stay permanent. However, Van Ginkel thinks it's too early to tell what the outcome will be: "Everything is negotiable. I do not think so much about that. We will have to wait for the coming period," said the Oranje international, talking to PSV TV. "You have several camps involved in the matter. From myself, to Chelsea. "I do not know what they all want. With all these things we will have to make a choice."

Eindhoven chief Marcel Brands has confirmed to Dutch Newspaper De Telegraaf that they are interested in a deal for sign Chelsea midfielder Marco Van Ginkel permanently or at least on another loan. Van Ginkel is having a second loan stint at the club and there are talks that he could move there permanently in the future with Chelsea inserting a buy back clause. Brands told De Telegraaf: "We want to keep Marco. "Both buying as well as loaning may be an option. In the winter we asked if we could hire him for a year and a half. But Chelsea said they'd look at it in the summer." Meanwhile, Van Ginkel earlier stated: "Of course, they're lovely messages and it does something for me in a positive sense, only that decision will be made in the summer. First we must fight hard for this season."

Chelsea midfielder, N'Golo Kante has been named the Football Writers Association footballer of the year 2017 as pictured above. Kante who is having an outstanding season for Chelsea was earlier named Professional Footballers Player Of The Year. The Chelsea midfielder polled most votes among the 340-strong membership, beating team-mate Eden Hazard and third-placed Dele Alli to the award. Kante is the fifth player in six seasons to complete the awards double having last month been named Player of the Year by the Professional Footballers' Association.

Chelsea Nigerian defender Kenneth Omeruo who is currently enjoying another fruitful season on a year loan at Alanyaspor in Turkish Super Lig has confirmed that he may have to leave Chelsea permanently in order to stabilize his career. The 23-year-old is yet to play for the Blues since signing in January 2012 and is out on loan for a fourth time. He told BBC Sports: "It might happen that I get to play for Chelsea but it is no longer my immediate priority, you have no idea how frustrating it is to always go out on loan," added the Nigeria defender" "Last season I had an opportunity to go to one of Turkey's biggest clubs [Besiktas] but the deal collapsed two days to the end of the transfer window," he added. "This season I was lucky I could find a place where I could still play because they want me to come to Alanyaspor. "My priority is to play at the top, to find a place where I get to play regularly. "Next season will be interes...

Victor Moses is no doubt one of the most improved players in the English Premier League this season and that should be attributed to the way Chelsea boss Antonio Conte coaches him and other Chelsea players, according to former Chelsea full-backs and Nigeria International, Celestine Babayaro. “I was at Stamford Bridge speaking to Victor the other day and said I was amazed at how quickly he has adapted to his new role,” said Babayaro. “He agreed and said it was all down to Conte, and the way he has coached him. He goes through everything so that you know when to go and when to stay. It is the same with the whole team. He works with everyone as individuals and as a team, drills them so they know exactly what they are doing. If an opponent moves one way, they all know where they should be. He is a typical Italian coach.” “But he has found himself under Conte. He has not been out of the team apart from when he has been injured, and in his first season as a regular, it looks...

Tianjin Quanjian owner, Shu Yuhui must be a man of his words and a huge fan favorite as he has just revealed that they have secured pre-contract agreements, over the transfers of three big names. Of course it has to include Chelsea's Diego Costa who is their prime target. The rich owner maintained that agreement with the players are almost done and only transfer fees remaining. “It’s safe to say we did make contact with all of those players, some of whom are still in talk with us,” Shu Yuhui told Tianjin Daily. “The only thing I can reveal right now is that we have agreed terms with two or three stars. “The players have no problem with the deals and their clubs are also willing to let them leave. “The only issue that remains unresolved is reaching agreements with their respective clubs over the transfer fees.”

David Luiz coming back to Chelsea was one of the last summer's controversial signings. It takes big balls for someone to pay £30m for David Luiz, considering his unpredictable nature of his defending back then for PSG and Brazil. One man who had the balls was Antonio Conte, whom the Brazilian rates so high as a coach. Luiz praised the meticulous nature of Chelsea Boss Antonio Conte in his latest interview with fourfourtwo.com: “He’s extremely meticulous,” Luiz reveals in the June 2017 issue of FourFourTwo. “There isn’t a tiny detail he isn’t aware of. He’s the type of guy who sees things most people wouldn’t. In training he creates situations that he thinks could occur during the upcoming games – and it makes all the difference. He also knows how to motivate us and gives confidence to the whole squad. We all know that he trusts in our ability and one of his best qualities is that he treats everyone equally.” David Luiz also talked about returning to Chelsea las...