Eden Hazard out, Antoine Griezmann in?
The Daily Mail report that Chelsea have identified Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann as a replacement for Eden Hazard when the latter moves to Real Madrid or PSG. Griezmann is likely to cost Chelsea only £60m,
But,
The Manchester Evening News reckon that Manchester United could hijack any Chelsea bid for Griezmann. They say that Louis van Gaal is a fan and will get Ed Woodward to try and strike up a deal in the summer. Maybe LVG should make plans for his own future before anything else.
Pochettino won’t become the next Blues boss
According to the Mirror, Mauricio Pochetino is going to join Harry Kane, Mousa Dembele, Eric Dier and Dele Alli in signing a new contract at Spurs.
Atletico’s massive bid for Diego Costa
According to Spanish paper AS, Atletico have had a 45m Euro bid rejected by Chelsea, who have no intention of selling him back to his old club.
Chelsea in for Real Madrid striker?
According to the Sunday People, Chelsea are after Real Madrid youngster Borja Mayoral.
No John Stones for Chelsea
The Mirror report that Manchester City are now front-runners to sign the Everton defender with Chelsea unlikely to pursue him any further after the departure of Jose Mourinho and the La Liga giants look unlikely to entice him.
Antonio Conte the new Chelsea boss
The Independent reckons that Antonio Conte is the frontrunner to take the Chelsea job at the end of the summer and that he’ll go head-to-head with Pep Guardiola for Everton’s Stones this summer.
Or will Jorge Sampaoli be the next Chelsea manager
In an exclusive the Express claim that Chelsea have added ex-Chile manager Jorge Sampaoli to their managerial wish-list and Samaoli has already identified Gunners’ Alexis Sanchez as his main priority when he takes over.
Bertrand Traore staying put
The 20-year-old Burkina Faso attacking midfielder was rumoured to be heading to either Swansea, Everton or Marseilles… apparently. But the Daily Star reckon that Guus Hiddink wants him to stay and fight for a place in the first team.
PSG rule out January move for Ezequiel Lavezzi
The London Evening Standard Alessandro Moggi, a colleague of PSG forward Ezequiel Lavezzi’s agent Alejandro Mazzoni, said earlier this month that Chelsea were interested in the 30-year-old Argentinian but according to PSG manager Laurent Blanc Lavezzi has been informed of the club’s plans and will be with the French Champions for the rest of the season atleast