Chelsea has become the latest club to take an interest in Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, sources revealed on Wednesday. The Premier League club has joined the likes of Barcelona, Manchester City, Newcastle United, and Real Madrid in monitoring the player’s development.

The Blues’ interest in the 22-year-old comes as a result of their transfer strategy which involves pursuing young players who they believe exhibit a major potential for growth. Last season, Kvaratskhelia scored 14 goals and made 17 assists in 43 matches as Napoli won their first Serie A title in 32 years.

While Napoli value Kvaratskhelia at a staggering €100 million, the Italian club is reportedly unwilling to part ways with the Georgian. Kvaratskhelia has a contract with Napoli until 2027, with the club currently in talks with the player over a new, extended deal under improved terms.

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New Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino does not want to keep Joao Felix at Chelsea on a permanent deal, Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo stated. Felix joined the Blues in January on a six-month loan from Atletico.

Although Felix impressed during his Chelsea tenure, scoring four Premier League goals in 16 appearances, Cerezo remains convinced that the 23-year-old player will return to Atletico at the end of his loan. Shortly prior to his loan deal, Felix signed a new contract with Atletico valid until 2027.

“The news that we received yesterday is that the new manager doesn’t count on him at Chelsea,” Cerezo told reporters. We don’t have anything planned, Joao is an Atletico player for now.”

When previously asked about his future, Felix hinted that his decision to remain at Chelsea would depend on the club’s ability to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. Having finished the league season in 12th place, the Blues will not be involved in any European football next season.

Pochettino was revealed as Chelsea’s new manager on Monday after penning a two-year deal with the team. He will be tasked with helping the Blues improve after they endured their worst Premier League campaign to date.

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Premier League club Chelsea confirmed on Monday that Mauricio Pochettino has been appointed as the team’s new manager. The Argentinian has signed a two-year deal with the Blues and is set to begin his role on July 1, before the team embarks on its preseason tour of the United States. The contract includes the option for another year.

Following the dismissal of Graham Potter as Chelsea’s head coach on April 3, the club began building a list of potential successors, with Pochettino soon becoming the team’s first-choice replacement.

Co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stuart, who led the search for a new manager, released the following statement: “Mauricio’s experience, standards of excellence, leadership qualities, and character will serve Chelsea Football Club well as we move forward.”

Before arriving at Stamford Bridge, Pochettino served as the head coach of PSG, leading the club to a French Cup and a Ligue 1 title during his 18-month tenure in Paris. 51-year-old Pochettino also served as the head coach of Tottenham Hotspur for five years, leading them to the 2019 UEFA Champions League final.

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Mauricio Pochettino is in advanced talks with Chelsea over the club’s vacant managerial role, a source familiar with the situation divulged to ESPN on Tuesday. Chelsea is expected to replace interim boss Frank Lampard with a permanent manager at the end of the season.

Pochettino, who has previously managed fellow Premier League clubs Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur, last worked as the manager of Paris Saint-Germain prior to being dismissed from the role at the end of last season.

Chelsea’s plan is believed to allow Lampard to continue managing the team until the conclusion of the current season, thereby giving the new manager time to build the Blues’ squad during the summer. According to sources, Pochettino is confident that the job at Chelsea will suit him, particularly since it will give him the opportunity to build a young squad of players that can adapt to his style of football.

Former Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann was previously regarded as a favorite for the position alongside Pochettino, he dropped out of the running, thereby leaving Pochettino as a clear frontrunner for the role. While former Barcelona and Spain coach Luis Enrique was considered, his appointment was not considered beyond exploratory discussions.

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Highly-rated Chelsea coach Anthony Barry is set to join former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel at Bayern Munich, sources revealed on Thursday. Chelsea is expected to receive compensation of £1 million following the coach’s departure.

Barry was part of Tuchel’s backroom staff before Tuchel was fired from his role as Chelsea manager in September last year. Since Tuchel was recruited as Bayern’s manager a month ago, the two clubs have been in talks over Barry’s potential move to the reigning Bundesliga champions.

Tuchel has been vocal about his desire to be reunited with Barry. “My coaching staff wasn’t prepared either, so a big thank you to their families for their flexibility,” Tuchel said.

“Arno Michels and Zsolt Low, who have been working with me for over 10 years, will be there. We’re hoping to add Anthony Barry, who is currently at Chelsea,” Tuchel revealed before the deal was complete.

Barry at Stamford Bridge in 2020 as a hire of then-Chelsea manager Frank Lampard. He went on to work for both Tuchel and Graham Potter before assisting Belgium at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has confirmed that he has no issue with club owner Todd Boehly visiting the dressing room and engaging with the players on the training ground. Boehly spoke with the squad after their 2-1 loss at Stamford Bridge to Brighton on Saturday, telling them that their season thus far has been “embarrassing”.

Aside from this encounter, Boehly often engages with players after matches and also visits the team at the Cobham training base. He made sure to do so ahead of the team’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal second-leg clash against Real Madrid on Tuesday night.

When questioned about whether or not he approves of Boehly’s involvement with his team, Lampard confirmed that he supports the Chelsea co-owner’s actions.

“For me, there was maybe some criticism of our old owner [Abramovich] of not coming to the games and not being around. That wasn’t always true, to be fair,” Lampard elaborated. “But I think when an owner is very invested in their interest in the team and want to help and improve, it is their prerogative to have the input that they want. I remember the moments as a player of owners first coming into dressing rooms — it actually happened here at Chelsea, it never really happened to me before.”

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Chelsea has engaged in talks with former player and manager Frank Lampard in an effort to bring him back to Stamford Bridge in an interim head coach role. The 44-year-old Lampard would return to Chelsea until the end of the season, at which point the Blues will hope to secure the services of a new permanent head coach to replace Graham Potter, who has dismissed on Sunday.

After less than seven months in charge, Potter was sacked as the Blues sunk to 11th position in the Premier League table. Now, sources have confirmed that Chelsea has been considering between five and seven candidates to assume the role of manager next season.

The club has already established contact with Julian Nagelsmann, who was sacked by Bayern Munich at the end of last month, as well as Luis Enrique, the former Barcelona manager who left his role as Spain coach after the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Lampard managed Chelsea for 18 months prior to the appointment of Thomas Tuchel. He then went on to coach Everton, helping them to avoid relegation last season before being sacked in January.

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Former Barcelona and Spain manager Luis Enrique arrived in London on Wednesday in order to meet Chelsea to discuss the vacant manager position at the Premier League club.

Enrique’s arrival comes after former Chelsea boss Graham Potter was sacked on Sunday after just seven months in charge. Currently, Chelsea is 11th in the Premier League and has been eliminated from both the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup. The Blues are still in the Champions League and are set to face Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarterfinal at the Santiago Bernabeu on April 12.

The 52-year-old Enrique has been out of a job since leaving his position as Spain coach after his team suffered a disappointing round of 16 exit at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Having become Spain’s coach in 2018, Enrique led the national side to the Euro 2020 semifinals as well as the 2021 Nations League Final. Now, the Spanish team is set to appear at the 2023 Nations League semifinals.

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Chelsea is reported to be confident in keeping center-back Thiago Silva at the club until 2024 through a contract extension. While the Brazilian’s contract with the Blues lapses at the end of the season, it has been reported that both parties would like him to remain at the club.

While Chelsea has adopted a policy of building a team of younger players, Silva’s experience is highly valued at Stamford Bridge, particularly as the club looks to develop its young players’ mindsets and shift to the playing style of new manager Graham Potter.

“I know that the club needs me at this moment,” Silva explained. “I’m here to help, there are young players. I think that with my experience I can help in this process of rebuilding the club. I am here for this, willing to do this. But I know that my responsibility is huge. I know we have a lot of work ahead of us.”

Silva arrived at Chelsea in 2020 on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain. He has made 106 appearances for the club, scoring five goals as a defender in the process. With Silva in their backline, Chelsea lifted the Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and UEFA Super Cup trophies.

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Chelsea signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica after paying the player’s €121 million ($131 million) release clause, Benfica confirmed on Tuesday. The transaction, performed on transfer deadline day, broke the Premier League record for the most expensive transfer. The previous record was the £100 million paid by Manchester City to acquire Jack Grealish from Aston Villa in 2021.

While the Argentinian midfielder had already agreed on personal terms with Chelsea on Monday, the club had only submitted paperwork to Benfica to complete the transfer on Tuesday. According to reports, the Portuguese club received the paperwork on time, just before the transfer deadline at 2300 GMT on Tuesday.

Fernandez joined Benfica from the Argentinian side River Plate in 2022, playing 29 games and grabbing four goals and seven assists for the Portuguese club. The 22-year-old went on to impress at the FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal and making an assist as he helped Argentina to lift the trophy for the first time since 1986.

In 10th position on the Premier League table, Chelsea has engaged in a spending spree in an effort to turn its season around. The club recently completed the purchase of Ukrainian winger Mykhaylo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk for €70 million.

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Chelsea has become the latest club to take an interest in Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, sources revealed on Wednesday. The Premier League club has joined the likes of Barcelona, Manchester City, Newcastle United, and Real Madrid in monitoring the player’s development.

The Blues’ interest in the 22-year-old comes as a result of their transfer strategy which involves pursuing young players who they believe exhibit a major potential for growth. Last season, Kvaratskhelia scored 14 goals and made 17 assists in 43 matches as Napoli won their first Serie A title in 32 years.

While Napoli value Kvaratskhelia at a staggering €100 million, the Italian club is reportedly unwilling to part ways with the Georgian. Kvaratskhelia has a contract with Napoli until 2027, with the club currently in talks with the player over a new, extended deal under improved terms.

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New Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino does not want to keep Joao Felix at Chelsea on a permanent deal, Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo stated. Felix joined the Blues in January on a six-month loan from Atletico.

Although Felix impressed during his Chelsea tenure, scoring four Premier League goals in 16 appearances, Cerezo remains convinced that the 23-year-old player will return to Atletico at the end of his loan. Shortly prior to his loan deal, Felix signed a new contract with Atletico valid until 2027.

“The news that we received yesterday is that the new manager doesn’t count on him at Chelsea,” Cerezo told reporters. We don’t have anything planned, Joao is an Atletico player for now.”

When previously asked about his future, Felix hinted that his decision to remain at Chelsea would depend on the club’s ability to qualify for the UEFA Champions League. Having finished the league season in 12th place, the Blues will not be involved in any European football next season.

Pochettino was revealed as Chelsea’s new manager on Monday after penning a two-year deal with the team. He will be tasked with helping the Blues improve after they endured their worst Premier League campaign to date.

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Premier League club Chelsea confirmed on Monday that Mauricio Pochettino has been appointed as the team’s new manager. The Argentinian has signed a two-year deal with the Blues and is set to begin his role on July 1, before the team embarks on its preseason tour of the United States. The contract includes the option for another year.

Following the dismissal of Graham Potter as Chelsea’s head coach on April 3, the club began building a list of potential successors, with Pochettino soon becoming the team’s first-choice replacement.

Co-sporting directors Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stuart, who led the search for a new manager, released the following statement: “Mauricio’s experience, standards of excellence, leadership qualities, and character will serve Chelsea Football Club well as we move forward.”

Before arriving at Stamford Bridge, Pochettino served as the head coach of PSG, leading the club to a French Cup and a Ligue 1 title during his 18-month tenure in Paris. 51-year-old Pochettino also served as the head coach of Tottenham Hotspur for five years, leading them to the 2019 UEFA Champions League final.

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Mauricio Pochettino is in advanced talks with Chelsea over the club’s vacant managerial role, a source familiar with the situation divulged to ESPN on Tuesday. Chelsea is expected to replace interim boss Frank Lampard with a permanent manager at the end of the season.

Pochettino, who has previously managed fellow Premier League clubs Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur, last worked as the manager of Paris Saint-Germain prior to being dismissed from the role at the end of last season.

Chelsea’s plan is believed to allow Lampard to continue managing the team until the conclusion of the current season, thereby giving the new manager time to build the Blues’ squad during the summer. According to sources, Pochettino is confident that the job at Chelsea will suit him, particularly since it will give him the opportunity to build a young squad of players that can adapt to his style of football.

Former Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann was previously regarded as a favorite for the position alongside Pochettino, he dropped out of the running, thereby leaving Pochettino as a clear frontrunner for the role. While former Barcelona and Spain coach Luis Enrique was considered, his appointment was not considered beyond exploratory discussions.

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Highly-rated Chelsea coach Anthony Barry is set to join former Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel at Bayern Munich, sources revealed on Thursday. Chelsea is expected to receive compensation of £1 million following the coach’s departure.

Barry was part of Tuchel’s backroom staff before Tuchel was fired from his role as Chelsea manager in September last year. Since Tuchel was recruited as Bayern’s manager a month ago, the two clubs have been in talks over Barry’s potential move to the reigning Bundesliga champions.

Tuchel has been vocal about his desire to be reunited with Barry. “My coaching staff wasn’t prepared either, so a big thank you to their families for their flexibility,” Tuchel said.

“Arno Michels and Zsolt Low, who have been working with me for over 10 years, will be there. We’re hoping to add Anthony Barry, who is currently at Chelsea,” Tuchel revealed before the deal was complete.

Barry at Stamford Bridge in 2020 as a hire of then-Chelsea manager Frank Lampard. He went on to work for both Tuchel and Graham Potter before assisting Belgium at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

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Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has confirmed that he has no issue with club owner Todd Boehly visiting the dressing room and engaging with the players on the training ground. Boehly spoke with the squad after their 2-1 loss at Stamford Bridge to Brighton on Saturday, telling them that their season thus far has been “embarrassing”.

Aside from this encounter, Boehly often engages with players after matches and also visits the team at the Cobham training base. He made sure to do so ahead of the team’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal second-leg clash against Real Madrid on Tuesday night.

When questioned about whether or not he approves of Boehly’s involvement with his team, Lampard confirmed that he supports the Chelsea co-owner’s actions.

“For me, there was maybe some criticism of our old owner [Abramovich] of not coming to the games and not being around. That wasn’t always true, to be fair,” Lampard elaborated. “But I think when an owner is very invested in their interest in the team and want to help and improve, it is their prerogative to have the input that they want. I remember the moments as a player of owners first coming into dressing rooms — it actually happened here at Chelsea, it never really happened to me before.”

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Chelsea has engaged in talks with former player and manager Frank Lampard in an effort to bring him back to Stamford Bridge in an interim head coach role. The 44-year-old Lampard would return to Chelsea until the end of the season, at which point the Blues will hope to secure the services of a new permanent head coach to replace Graham Potter, who has dismissed on Sunday.

After less than seven months in charge, Potter was sacked as the Blues sunk to 11th position in the Premier League table. Now, sources have confirmed that Chelsea has been considering between five and seven candidates to assume the role of manager next season.

The club has already established contact with Julian Nagelsmann, who was sacked by Bayern Munich at the end of last month, as well as Luis Enrique, the former Barcelona manager who left his role as Spain coach after the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Lampard managed Chelsea for 18 months prior to the appointment of Thomas Tuchel. He then went on to coach Everton, helping them to avoid relegation last season before being sacked in January.

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Former Barcelona and Spain manager Luis Enrique arrived in London on Wednesday in order to meet Chelsea to discuss the vacant manager position at the Premier League club.

Enrique’s arrival comes after former Chelsea boss Graham Potter was sacked on Sunday after just seven months in charge. Currently, Chelsea is 11th in the Premier League and has been eliminated from both the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup. The Blues are still in the Champions League and are set to face Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarterfinal at the Santiago Bernabeu on April 12.

The 52-year-old Enrique has been out of a job since leaving his position as Spain coach after his team suffered a disappointing round of 16 exit at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Having become Spain’s coach in 2018, Enrique led the national side to the Euro 2020 semifinals as well as the 2021 Nations League Final. Now, the Spanish team is set to appear at the 2023 Nations League semifinals.

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Chelsea is reported to be confident in keeping center-back Thiago Silva at the club until 2024 through a contract extension. While the Brazilian’s contract with the Blues lapses at the end of the season, it has been reported that both parties would like him to remain at the club.

While Chelsea has adopted a policy of building a team of younger players, Silva’s experience is highly valued at Stamford Bridge, particularly as the club looks to develop its young players’ mindsets and shift to the playing style of new manager Graham Potter.

“I know that the club needs me at this moment,” Silva explained. “I’m here to help, there are young players. I think that with my experience I can help in this process of rebuilding the club. I am here for this, willing to do this. But I know that my responsibility is huge. I know we have a lot of work ahead of us.”

Silva arrived at Chelsea in 2020 on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain. He has made 106 appearances for the club, scoring five goals as a defender in the process. With Silva in their backline, Chelsea lifted the Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and UEFA Super Cup trophies.

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Chelsea signed Enzo Fernandez from Benfica after paying the player’s €121 million ($131 million) release clause, Benfica confirmed on Tuesday. The transaction, performed on transfer deadline day, broke the Premier League record for the most expensive transfer. The previous record was the £100 million paid by Manchester City to acquire Jack Grealish from Aston Villa in 2021.

While the Argentinian midfielder had already agreed on personal terms with Chelsea on Monday, the club had only submitted paperwork to Benfica to complete the transfer on Tuesday. According to reports, the Portuguese club received the paperwork on time, just before the transfer deadline at 2300 GMT on Tuesday.

Fernandez joined Benfica from the Argentinian side River Plate in 2022, playing 29 games and grabbing four goals and seven assists for the Portuguese club. The 22-year-old went on to impress at the FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal and making an assist as he helped Argentina to lift the trophy for the first time since 1986.

In 10th position on the Premier League table, Chelsea has engaged in a spending spree in an effort to turn its season around. The club recently completed the purchase of Ukrainian winger Mykhaylo Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk for €70 million.

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