Nicolas Jackson – The surprising answer to Chelsea’s striking curse?
Nicolas Jackson finished with 9 goals in his last 8 appearances in the 22/23 La Liga season for Villareal. This run of form took him to a total of 12 goals and 4 assists in 26 appearances, 19 of those coming as a starter. What I greatly admire about Jackson’s game is his ability to […]
Five things Mauricio Pochettino needs to do in pre-season
Mauricio Pochettino is set to start his role as Chelsea manager on July 1st. This summer is challenging, with rumors of up to ten first-team players under the threat of sale in what would be a mass exodus after finishing twelfth in the 2022/23 season. Pochettino will have his hands full in the next few […]
Sources: Chelsea scouts cast eye over U20 World Cup final between Uruguay and Italy
Sources have told LondonsFirst that Chelsea scouts were at the U20 World Cup final between Italy and Uruguay. Scouts from a host of Europe’s biggest clubs were at the tournament looking for the next talents. Chelsea have been busy, LondonsFirst exclusively revealed several weeks ago that our scouts had watched players including Federico Redondo, Luka […]
Sources: Saudi giants offer N’golo Kante lucrative deals to leave Chelsea
Sources have told LondonsFirst that Al Ittihad, who have just signed Karim Benzema, and Al Fateh, have made lucrative offers to sign N’golo Kante. Chelsea are considering whether or not to let Kante leave after his recent injury setback. Some inside the club believe that Moises Caicedo is the perfect long-term replacement and holds similar […]
Sources: Chelsea recruitment staff keen on Dusan Vlahovic
Sources have told LondonsFirst that members of the recruitment team are keen on Dusan Vlahovic. Vlhaovic could leave Juventus this summer, with the Italians in need of raising funds. Chelsea are being kept informed on his situation and he is on the shortlist. Chelsea will not do anything, if at all, until Juventus’s sporting structure […]
Sources: Chelsea scouts eye up potential superstars at the U20 World Cup
Sources have told LondonsFirst that Chelsea scouts are present at the U20 World Cup. Chelsea are at the same time, monitoring the progress of owned talents such as Gaga Slonina, who has kept three clean sheets in three matches thus far. LondonsFirst is able to exclusively reveal some of the players that Chelsea are watching […]
Sources: Chelsea plan Manuel Ugarte move internally
Sources have told LondonsFirst that Chelsea have been discussing a move for Manuel Ugarte internally. LondonsFirst exclusively reported that Chelsea scouts were following Manuel Ugarte in Sporting’s game vs Juventus in April. Internally, Chelsea have been floating the idea of offering players on loan as a potential sweetener. The likes of Carney Chukweumeka and Andrey […]
Player ratings: Chelsea smashed 4-1 at Manchester United to set new club record of most losses in a league season
Chelsea were humiliated at Old Trafford for the second time under Frank Lampard as the Blues fell to a 4-1 defeat. Despite missing countless chances, Chelsea found themselves four down before João Félix grabbed a late consolation goal. It was yet another display of toothless attack, leaky defence, in what has been the worst season […]
“I think it’s important that we try and keep that feeling that younger players can see a pathway” Frank Lampard reveals strong words during press conference
Frank Lampard thinks it is important that the club try and keep the feeling that younger talent can still see a pathway to the first team at Chelsea. Chelsea have seen young talents leave the club and go on and do amazing things throughout the years, the best examples being Kevin De Bruyne and Jamal […]
Player ratings: Lampard’s man management questionable again as Chelsea fall to champions Manchester City
Chelsea fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Manchester City at the Etihad. A first half goal from Julián Álvarez was enough for a heavily rotated City side to claim all three points. Whilst Chelsea created chances, they never looked like scoring, and the defeat means Chelsea are guaranteed a bottom half finish […]