Chelsea news

The future of Randal Kolo Muani remains up in the air as Juventus and Paris Saint-Germain continue to find middle ground amid transfer disagreements.

Liam Delap has been told that he can become another Didier Drogba or Diego Costa for Chelsea as he is a “wrecking ball” of a striker.

Chelsea defender Levi Colwill has revealed the club's massive expectations on new arrivals Liam Delap and Joao Pedro. The Blues signed Delap from Ipswich Town just before the Club World Cup, while Pedro sealed a transfer to Stamford Bridge from Brighton earlier this week. Colwill is currently in the US with the Blues squad who have progressed to the quarter-final of the competition.

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Chelsea have been told that £50 million ($68m) new boy Joao Pedro “isn’t a world-class striker” and offers little improvement on Nicolas Jackson.

Chelsea are reportedly lining up a deal for Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Soumaila Coulibaly, with a loan plan already in the works.

Chelsea could consider signing Marc Casado from Barcelona this summer as the Catalan side are reportedly open to listening to offers for the midfielder. Casado is well settled at Barcelona but could still consider moving due to a lack of regular first-team opportunities. Hansi Flick's current squad has too many midfield options which would certainly limit Casado's game time.

Chelsea legend Eden Hazard sent a special welcome message to Olivier Giroud after the French striker joined Lille from LAFC. The French striker has signed a one-year deal with Lille, marking his comeback to Ligue 1 after a 13-year absence. The 38-year-old parted ways with MLS club LAFC by mutual agreement just days ago.

Manchester United are working behind the scenes to resolve the future of Alejandro Garnacho, with reports suggesting the club has reached out to intermediaries to determine whether Chelsea still harbour interest in signing the 21-year-old winger. The forward has already been told by manager Ruben Amorim that he has no future at Old Trafford and must seek a fresh challenge elsewhere.

Joao Pedro has big boots to fill after the £60 million ($82m) signing's Chelsea shirt number was revealed.

Levi Colwill has admitted his performances are "nowhere near where I'd like to be" as he tries to live up to a "winners only" mentality at Chelsea.

Joao Pedro was straight into Chelsea training after completing a £60 million ($82m) transfer from Brighton ahead of the Club World Cup quarter-finals. The 23-year-old wasted no time in linking up with his new team-mates, joining Enzo Maresca’s side in the United States. He could be in contention to make his debut in Friday’s tie against Brazilian side Palmeiras.

Romelu Lukaku has revealed he "didn't want" to join Manchester United in 2017, amid interest from Chelsea.