Chelsea opinion

Chelsea fans should savour every second of John Terry in action this coming season. Not just because he is having a remarkable renaissance and enjoying a sort of Indian summer in the latter days of his career; not just because he is still…

Chelsea appears to be playing hardball with Atletico Madrid over the on-off deal for the transfer of left-back Filipe Luis. The club have been in talks with Atletico for months now over the defender, who has a release clause in his…

The annual outflow of Chelsea youngsters on loan to teams around the globe has begun early this year. Already we have seen centre-back Tomas Kalas packed off to Cologne in Germany, now two more on their travels. Brazilian right-back…

For those Chelsea fans puzzled about why the club are apparently re-signing Tiago, not to mention offering the 33-year-old midfielder a two-year contract when the norm is just a yearly one for players over 30, the answer may be that being…

With Belgium struggling to break down the US defence and get past Tim Howard in Brazil on Tuesday night, it took an unlikely hero to change their fortunes. Step forward Romelu Lukaku. Lukaku has not had an easy tournament. Roundly…

Bad news for those Chelsea fans who can no longer stand the sight of Fernando Torres in a Chelsea shirt – he’s made it clear that he is happy to stay at Stamford Bridge for the foreseeable future, even if it means playing second fiddle to…

So farewell then, Ashley Cole.  His contract now wound down completely, Chelsea is finally saying their goodbyes to the man who has graced the blue shirt for the last eight years. In a club statement, they paid tribute to “a player who…

One of the more pressing problems facing Chelsea this summer is what to do about Hazard. It’s clear he should play elsewhere next season in order to improve, but whether that should be in Spain, Germany or England is a matter for much…

Who saw that coming, then? With very little fanfare, Chelsea marked the opening of the summer transfer window by slipping out the announcement of a new signing of Mr D. Costa from Atletico Madrid. It’s the culmination of more than four…

It’s just like old times at Chelsea. Not content with landing Tiago, Jose Mourinho  (if the English press is to be believed, anyway) is now preparing to go back to Portugal to sign Carvalho. It’s the summer of 2004 all over again. Except…