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      Aston Villa considering shock Romelu Lukaku transfer swoop this summer when Chelsea stars loan finishes at Inter Milan

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      ROMELU LUKAKU is a shock transfer target for Aston Villa, according to reports.The Chelsea striker, 29, was shipped out on loan to Inter Milan for this season despite his £97million transfer in 2021.
      Romelu Lukaku could be on his way to Aston Villa this summerCredit: Getty
      But with that deal ending in the summer, he looks set to be on the move again as the Stamford Bridge club are said to want to sell him.
      And Todo Fichajes claim Aston Villa are surprise admirers and considering launching a bid.
      Unai Emery’s side sold Danny Ings to West Ham in January, leaving Ollie Watkins as the main striker.
      Villa also have Bertrand Traore and Wesley on their books.
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      But signing Lukaku would add plenty of experience and extra talent into the attack.
      Lukaku has 121 goals in 278 Premier League appearances for Chelsea, West Brom, Everton and Manchester United.
      The Belgian, though, has expressed his desire to stay put at Inter, where he spent two years from 2019 to 2021, winning Serie A, reaching the Europa League final and scoring 64 goals in 95 games.
      He has struggled to hit his top form this term, though, with just five goals in 19 games – including three in the league.
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      But as with Villa’s pursuit, attempts by Inter to sign Lukaku permanently could be thwarted by finances.
      Ths San Siro giants and Villa Park side may be unable to offer the money both Chelsea and Lukaku the money they want for a transfer.
      The Blues will certainly have to take a hit on the £97m outlay two years earlier.
      But Lukaku’s current contract in West London sees him earn a whopping £325,000 per week.

      Chelsea have no genuine strikers available for the Champions League knockout stages, dumping Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang while Armando Broja is injured.
      Kai Havertz, Joao Felix and Raheem Sterling can all play in a central role, though. More

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      Edouard Mendy ‘told he can leave Chelsea in summer transfer purge as Graham Potter plots major squad overhaul’

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      CHELSEA have reportedly told Edouard Mendy that he can leave this summer as boss Graham Potter plots a squad overhaul.The West London club need to cut costs after their heavy outlay on new additions.
      Edouard Mendy has reportedly been told that he can leave ChelseaCredit: Rex
      The Blues have switched No1s this season under Potter, with Kepa Arrizabalaga reclaiming first choice status over Mendy.
      Mendy, 30, snubbed a new six-year contract over the salary offered – which did not rival Kepa’s.
      The Senegal international has returned to full training this week after a lengthy time on the sidelines following surgery on his finger in January.
      But his future at Stamford Bridge remains up in the air as he prepares for crunch talks with the club
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      Now the Daily Mirror claims that the stopper, who has 18 months left on his deal, has been told he can go.
      Mendy, who has kept 49 clean sheets in 104 games for the Blues, arrived at Stamford Bridge in 2020 and helped them to Champions League and Club World Cup success before falling out of favour. 
      Meanwhile, we reported earlier that Chelsea are allegedly “prepared to out-bid their rivals” to sign Leeds United’s Illan Meslier as a replacement.
      The 23-year-old goalkeeper joined Leeds on a season-long loan from Lorient in 2019 – a move which became permanent the following year for around £5m.
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      The Elland Road side want to keep the Frenchman if they beat the drop but have placed an asking price of over £30m on his head amid mounting interest.
      We have previously reported how Manchester United have been monitoring Meslier’s situation.
      Newcastle are also believed to be keen on him while Chelsea were linked with a move for him in January and now seem set to try for him again. More

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      Chelsea ‘hold talks’ with Premier League rival to share stadium for FOUR YEARS during £2bn Stamford Bridge upgrade

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      CHELSEA have reportedly been in talks with Premier League rivals Fulham over a four-year ground share while they redevelop Stamford Bridge.American billionaire Todd Boehly and his co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbali are determined for the club to have one of the greatest stadiums on the planet by 2030.
      Chelsea have been in talks with Fulham over a Craven Cottage ground shareCredit: Getty
      The Blues could play away from Stamford Bridge for four yearsCredit: Alamy
      It is understood that the Blues currently have three options regarding their home ground.
      One is to start work and build on a completely new site.
      Another is knocking down their current home and rebuilding a new ground from scratch and the other is just to redevelop Stamford Bridge.
      We reported previously how demolishing their West London ground and building a brand new one in its place on the existing site is emerging as the most likely option.
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      The whole project could cost a mega £2bn and a fresh report today says it could mean them playing their home games away from Stamford Bridge for FOUR YEARS.
      And the Daily Mail says that will be at either Fulham’s Craven Cottage, Twickenham or Wembley.
      It states that Boehly has “informally approached fellow American billionaire Shahid Khan, the Fulham owner, about using his club’s ground” during that period.
      The report suggests that would involve the majority of Chelsea’s Premier League matches being played at Craven Cottage.
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      But Champions League and category A top-fight fixtures may be held at either Wembley or Twickenham instead.
      Chelsea have “also approached the Rugby Football Union, who are keen to expand the number of non-rugby events held at Twickenham” over the possibility.

      The RFU are keen to boost their own revenues and help pay for future refurbishments of the national rugby stadium.
      Craven Cottage is only around 1.6 miles walk away from Stamford Bridge but only has a capacity of 29,600 once their own stadium redevelopment work is finished this summer.
      Twickenham holds 82,000 spectators, while Wembley has a capacity of 90,000. More

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      Chelsea and Newcastle lock horns in transfer chase for ex-Man City ace Brahim Diaz

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      CHELSEA and Newcastle are keeping an eye on former Manchester City forward Brahim Diaz.The Premier League pair have been made aware Real Madrid star Diaz, currently in his third season on loan at AC Milan, could become available in the summer.
      Chelsea and Newcastle are keeping an eye on Brahim DiazCredit: Getty
      Diaz, 23, had four years at City without breaking into the first team and moved to Real in 2019.
      He was part of the Milan side that won the Serie A title last season.
      Diaz hit the only goal in the last-16 Champions League win over Spurs.
      Milan have an option to buy the Spain striker for £19.5million at the end of his loan — but Real also have a buy-back clause worth £24m if he were to make a permanent move.
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      Meanwhile, SunSport revealed Chelsea are ready to back N’Golo Kante despite his injury record as he closes in on a new deal.
      But the French midfielder is poised to sign a two-year contract with the option of a third.
      That’s after his season was ravaged by fitness problems. Kante, 31, has not played since mid-August.
      And he needed hamstring surgery during the World Cup while his France team-mates went all the way to the final in Qatar.
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      His current deal expires at the end of this season.
      But Chelsea are confident the inspirational star is over the worst of his ills.
      SunSport understands the new contract will be a straight two-season agreement. That will take Kante up to his 33rd birthday and possibly beyond.
      Chelsea want to extend N’Golo Kante’s contractCredit: Getty More

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      ‘S*** f***ing game’ – Owner Todd Boehly’s X-rated verdict on Chelsea draw with Everton after Potter’s side falter again

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      CHELSEA owner Todd Boehly delivered a scathing X-rated assessment of the club’s draw with Everton.The Blues went into Saturday’s clash against the relegation strugglers looking for a fourth-straight victory.
      Todd Boehly’s reaction to Chelsea’s draw with Everton was caught on cameraCredit: Twitter @fathurys216
      The American owner was quizzed about it as he left Stamford BridgeCredit: Twitter @fathurys216
      The Blues were pegged back twice by the ToffeesCredit: Alamy
      But Ellis Simms scored his first Everton goal to earn them a 2-2 draw after they twice came from behind twice.
      Joao Felix fired Chelsea ahead shortly after half time but Abdoulaye Doucoure bundled home an equaliser on 69 minutes.
      But Kai Havertz kept his cool from the spot seven minutes later to rifle home a penalty and seemingly secure the win for the West London club.
      However, there was a late twist as sub Simms produced a powerful run and finish in the dying seconds to silence Stamford Bridge.
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      That result left Chelsea sitting eighth and a huge 11 points off the top four and Champions League qualification.
      American billionaire Boehly was in attendance for the match, and afterwards he was quizzed about it by a supporter as he headed to his car.
      The footage was shared on social media, and replying to the question about what he thought, Boehly replied: “S*** f***ing game.”
      Manager Graham Potter also struggled to hide his disappointment following the clash.
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      But he managed to resist using expletives like his boss.
      He told Match of the Day: “We did a lot well and we are disappointed with the goals we conceded.

      “We thought we played well enough to get the three points but ultimately if you don’t defend well, you don’t get the result.
      “Credit to Everton, they are good at that but we have to do better. It’s disappointing.
      “There were a lot of good things about the performance but we have just taken one point.
      “Really disappointed because we wanted to win.” More

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      Frank Lampard ready to return to management after Everton heartache and ex-Chelsea boss could have plenty of options

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      FRANK LAMPARD is already plotting a return to management despite recent heartaches.Lampard, 44, refuses to give up on his coaching ambitions despite being sacked by first Chelsea and then Everton in January at such a young age.
      Frank Lampard is already plotting a return to management despite recent heartachesCredit: Getty
      The former Derby boss has itchy feet and will watch summer developments closely, when both Crystal Palace and Leicester could face upheaval.
      Even high-flying Fulham face a battle to keep Marco Silva with the Portuguese being linked with Tottenham, who in turn are set to lose their feisty Italian Antonio Conte.
      And if struggling Southampton go down that could trigger another change at the top.
      Lampard’s former Chelsea and England team-mate Ashley Cole was also a coaching casualty at Everton.
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      Asked what it was like seeing his ex-colleague go through it all, Cole replied: “I can only talk from my eyes and what I saw.
      “He certainly would have had a lot of challenges that us, as coaches, weren’t aware of and stuff that was above us.
      “How he has to manage up and manage the staff around him, of course it’s going to be difficult.
      “Maybe it was a transitional period for the club, (so) it was always going to be hard.
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      “It’s a humungous club, a huge club, with a lot of history.
      “We had a good relationship with the fans, walking around the streets of Liverpool, there was probably frustration there because us as staff thought we should be going up the table, and we seemed to be just levelling out and going a bit lower in the rankings.
      “That really hurt us, we want to do better for the club. But, was it just that we were there are the wrong time?”
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      Chelsea ‘prepared to outbid’ transfer rivals to sign £30m-rated Leeds United goalkeeper Illan Meslier

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      CHELSEA are allegedly “prepared to out-bid their rivals” to sign Leeds United’s Illan Meslier.The 23-year-old goalkeeper joined Leeds on a season-long loan from Lorient in 2019 – a move which became permanent the following year for around £5m.
      Chelsea are preparing a move for Leeds United goalkeeper Illan MeslierCredit: Rex
      He played just 11 times in their promotion-winning season from the Championship.
      However, since then he has gone on to become their established No1 and hardly missed a game.
      In fact, he has played every single minute for Leeds this term, including yesterday’s 4-2 win at Wolves.
      The Elland Road side want to keep the Frenchman if they beat the drop but have placed an asking price of over £30m on his head amid mounting interest.
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      We have previously reported how Manchester United have been monitoring Meslier’s situation.
      Newcastle are also believed to be keen on him while Chelsea were linked with a move for him in January.
      Now Football Insider are claiming that they are “prepared to out-bid their rivals” to get Meslier this summer.
      The Blues have switched No1s this season, with Kepa Arrizabalaga reclaiming first choice status over Edouard Mendy.
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      Mendy, 30, snubbed a new six-year contract over the salary offered – which did not rival Kepa’s.
      The Senegal international has returned to full training this week after a lengthy time on the sidelines following surgery on his finger in January.
      But his future at Stamford Bridge remains up in the air as he prepares for crunch talks with the club More

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      Everton star Alex Iwobi suffers wardrobe malfunction and forced to come off pitch during crucial away clash at Chelsea

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      ALEX IWOBI suffered the one costume cock-up no footballer expects.The midfielder even had to leave the pitch to fix it before returning to help Everton snatch a late 2-2 draw at Chelsea.
      Alex Iwobi departed the field while he fixed his clothing dilemma and Everton repaired their own problem too with a late equaliserCredit: Alamy
      Iwobi might need to send a footnote to the makers as one boot was ruined
      Iwobi’s right boot ripped open down the side – a particularly spectacular sight as… err… the orange footwear ‘complemented’ his pink socks.
      But the footwear faux-pas was far from sole-destroying for the Toffees.
      Joao Felix and a Kai Havertz penalty twice put Chelsea in front but Abdoulaye Doucoure and Ellis Simms earned Everton a point.
      And social media was laced with jibes as an image of Iwobi’s orange outrage attracted acid comments.
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      One fan posted: “The state of Alex Iwobi’s boot!”
      Another said: “He’ll get a refund surely” and a third argued: “Shows you how poorly the boots are made these days.”
      And this observer knew what all the fuss was about.
      He wrote: “I know, right – who goes with orange shoes on top of pink socks?”
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      Some fans suggested Iwobi was wearing the wrong size footwear.
      And one reckons the issue could in fact be caused by the Nigerian being a bit of a superhero.
      But that might not be the compliment it first sounds.
      The supporter claimed: “He has a “Hulk foot”. More