Reportedly turning down the offer of a new deal at Real Madrid, Sami Khedira is rumoured to be interesting a couple of Premier League clubs. According to the Mirror, Chelsea are preparing to overtake Arsenal in the race to sign the midfielder.
Having suffered a premature end to his World Cup campaign due to him elbowing Croatia’s Mario Mandzukic, Alex Song is now being linked with a move away from Barcelona. According to the Daily Star, there is interest to bring the Cameroon international back to the Premier League.
It is normally frowned upon by clubs, rather than fans, to pursue young stars. I mean really young; 15 or 16, when they are just approaching an age of maturity but haven’t quite reached it yet. Being hounded by clubs around the world can damage those who let it go to their head. It is normal for players of this age to move to new teams in their own country, but generally not abroad. However, overseas transfers of young talents are now starting to happen, with Arsenal particularly known for exploiting this.
A fee of £7 million may not seem like a lot given some of the transfer business of the last couple of seasons, but that is what Chelsea are reportedly set to pay for a young French midfielder. According to the Independent, the Blues are considering a move for Adrien Rabiot of Paris Saint-Germain.
After eight years with the London club, former England left-back Ashley Cole decided it was right to call time on his Chelsea career and look elsewhere. This came after a frustrating season for Cole, who was replaced in the team by Cesar Azpilicueta for the majority of games. This week Cole was signed by Italian club Roma and can now look forward to the new challenges that lie ahead. There are many left-backs that have been linked with the Blues that could take his place but, after being such an influential player, it is important that Jose Mourinho chooses wisely.
Football fever has taken over this summer, as many players have proudly represented their country on a global stage. One young star who wasn’t at the World Cup in Brazil, however, is Chelsea’s new signing Mario Pasalic.
Brazil poster boy Neymar suffered a fractured vertebrae in the World Cup quarter-final against Colombia after a challenge from Juan Zuniga. This leaves a massive hole to be filled and it looks like it will be filled by Chelsea winger Willian. He has big shoes to fill, so can he do it?
He may not have made as many headlines as he would have liked at the World Cup, but Romelu Lukaku must now forget about Belgium for the time being and sort out his future at club level. The striker’s Chelsea career is yet to really start, and there are rumours that his time at Stamford Bridge may be coming to an end.