Chelsea

Chelsea

It was a tough day for Wes, firstly what happened in the game, secondly the fallout and racist abuse that he got online. Wes is a tough guy, he's a good guy. But it's amazing, we spoke about racism last week. It affects you. It shouldn't exist, whether it's online, verbal, in person.

I think they will be thinking, what can we do to help Liam as much as possible to get wins on the board and to be successful. I think that's their mindset, and rightly so. You know, Maresca has done absolutely magnificent. He's put them into the Champions League. He's won a cup. He's won the Club World Cup. He's done exceptionally. What has happened has happened, but it's history. You know, you need to look forward. And looking forward is Liam.

In actual fact, how many in the world can you look at and say, right, he's a stick-on to get 15 or 20 a season, and you're young and you're coming through? It just doesn't exist, really. So it's a tough one for them, but they'll keep trying. Given the route they're trying just now if there was one that was closest, it would probably be Igor Thiago.

I can't give an exact timeframe on Marc, Liam Rosenior said in his pre-match press conference. He suffered a hamstring injury just before half-time in the Leeds game. It's a real shame because he's an outstanding player, and one of the best left-backs in the world.

I played 717 games for Chelsea and I could say, genuinely, I was 100 per cent fit for five of them. When I went into a game, I rarely didn't have a rib, arm, leg, ankle or some sort of injury – something always hurt.

Not annoyed, probably more frustrated, because I was certainly part of that Under‐21s group that went over. So even if I didn't take the team ... Calum took the team, did really well, got a result out of the [Manchester City] game. I feel like I should have been part of that.

It wasn't just that. It wasn't just that. Yeah, a balanced view is 99% of the game was in what I see. In terms of with the ball, in terms of without the ball, in terms of our defending set plays, in terms of our threat on set plays, in terms of our energy, our courage, our habits, it was very, very good. Just those moments, those moments of switching off, they're the bits where we need to improve. But saying that, there was a lot of good in what we did last night and there's ways you can focus on that and make sure that's even better.

"I think my players can play in big games,"

Chelsea are in talks with Raheem Sterling and his representatives and a solution is expected to be found before the window closes on Monday. It is expected he will no longer be a Chelsea player after Monday. Sterling has been training away from the first-team squad and he still has 18 months left to run on a contract worth more than £300,000 a week. The player does not want to leave on another loan deal.

Rennes' highly rated young centre-back Jeremy Jacquet, according to RMC Sport. The 20-year-old has rapidly become one of Europe's most sought-after defensive prospects, and Chelsea's interest is now the most advanced among several top clubs tracking his progress. With new head coach Liam Rosenior eager to reshape the squad, particularly in central defense, Chelsea have made Jacquet a priority target for the present and the future.

Chelsea goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen has struggled for regular opportunities at the Premier League club, and he could be presented with an exit route this month. According to a report from TeamTalk, West Ham United is interested in signing the goalkeeper, and they have made enquiries regarding his availability. It will be interesting to see if they follow it up with an official offer to get the deal done. They need more quality and depth in the goalkeeping department.

The Guardians have had a quiet offseason, only re-signing backup catcher Austin Hedges and acquiring a handful of relievers on one-year deals. They've yet to add anyone to a lineup that ranked 28th in scoring. They were the only team in the bottom 10 that made the postseason, so it's unlikely they'll get back to October without improving the offense.

Chelsea's first game since the appointment of Liam Rosenior as manager ended in defeat as a late Harry Wilson goal gave Fulham a 2-1 victory in the West London derby. Rosenior watched from the stands at Craven Cottage after being confirmed as Enzo Maresca's successor, and will take the positives from the resilience they displayed after going a man down and a goal down.

Chelsea signed Alejandro Garnacho from Manchester United under Enzo Maresca, and the 45-year-old coach left the London Blues a few days ago.

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Chelsea are reportedly ready to make a central midfielder a top transfer priority for 2026, with Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton and Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo on their radar. As previously reported, Chelsea want to strengthen in midfield as one of their priorities to ease the workload on Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez. This has now been confirmed by a report in the Telegraph claiming that the Blues have been looking at both Wharton and Mainoo for that position.