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      Why Aubameyang was not in Chelsea’s squad to face Fulham after devastating Champions League axe

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      PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG is back at work with Chelsea amid rumours of a shock return to Barcelona this summer.The striker, 33, was dramatically axed from the club’s Champions League squad on Friday and wasn’t even on the bench for the 0-0 draw at home to Fulham that evening.
      Graham Potter gave Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a weekend offCredit: Getty
      On the pitch, the former Arsenal captain has only three goals this season, while his last start was back on November 6.
      The brutal chop last week only strengthened claims from Spain that Aubameyang could go back to the Nou Camp.
      He is six months into a two-year contract at Stamford Bridge, with the club holding the option of a third year.
      The Gabon international, who had his contract terminated at the Gunners by mutual consent after a string of misdemeanours and poor time-keeping, was given a weekend off by Chelsea boss Graham Potter as consolation.
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      And Aubameyang promptly jetted out to Milan – just days after he was linked with a move to AC Milan.
      The striker has also attracted interest from LAFC, with the MLS transfer window open until April 24.
      Aubameyang was bang on time on Monday morning when the Blues squad resumed training ahead of Saturday’s lunchtime trip to West Ham.
      He is in contention for a place in the squad but faces a gloomy long-term future in West London, even though the club are struggling up front.
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      Potter brought on rookie David Datro Fofana, 20, in Friday’s stalemate in a boost to his striking options.
      That was despite the fact the little-known £10.5million Ivorian, only signed in January from Norwegians Molde, was set to go on loan at one point during last month’s transfer window.
      Keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga praised the influence of new signings £107m British record buy Enzo Fernandez and £35m defender Benoit Badiashile against Fulham.
      He said: “Everyone saw Enzo’s quality and how well he played.
      “He is a big player for us and, hopefully, he can help us a lot.

      “Benoit is a really good guy, very calm and has big quality with the ball.
      “He’s also strong in the air. He’s having a great impact on the team.” More

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      Enzo Fernandez ‘only looking to rent in London for 12 months despite 8-year contract.. and Chelsea star has huge budget’

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      ENZO FERNANDEZ is reportedly looking to rent in London for 12 months despite signing an eight-year deal with Chelsea.The Argentina international joined the Blues in a £115million deal from Portuguese outfit Benfica.
      Enzo Fernandez is reportedly budgeting £2million for rent over the next 12 monthsCredit: Rex
      He made his debut for the club in the 0-0 draw against Fulham.
      Fernandez is now looking to sort out his living arrangements for his time at Stamford Bridge.
      However, he is only looking for a place in the capital for the next 12 months, according to the Daily Mail.
      This is a surprise as he joined the club on a long-term deal.
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      However, the report suggests he has set aside an eye-watering budget of £2m for the year’s rent.
      This means that he is prepared to make a monthly rent payment of up to £166,666.
      It is said that one of his representatives has been in contact with an estate agency to find the right property for him.
      Fernandez was a target for Chelsea following his impressive performances during the World Cup in Qatar as well as his showing for Benfica in the first half of the season.
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      He was awarded with the Golden Boy award as he helped Argentina to victory in the competition.
      The signing took Chelsea’s January spend to £320m as co-owner Todd Boehly attempts to rebuild the side for manager Graham Potter. More

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      Chelsea hire mental skills coach behind the All Blacks’ ‘no d***heads’ policy to help create winning culture

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      CHELSEA hired Gilbert Enoka to help create a winning culture at the club.Enoka was the mental skills coach behind the “no d***heads” policy at the New Zealand national rugby team.
      Gilbert Enoka has been hired by ChelseaCredit: Getty
      He has been working with the All Blacks for the past 22 years, with the last seven as the manager for leadership.
      The 15 years before he took on that role, he worked as the team’s mental skills coach.
      Enoka will be taking up a “short-term consultancy role” with Chelsea.
      It will be his first job in football, but he is widely considered to have been an important part of the All Blacks’ success over the last 20 years.
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      During his time with the side, he developed a culture that taught squad members to take responsibility for their actions.
      The All Blacks stars would have to sweep changing rooms after games, and if one caused delays to the other players, they would have to explain it to them instead of the coaches.
      His policy was often referred as the ‘no d***heads policy’, and speaking about it he said: “A d—head makes everything about them.
      “Often teams put up with it because a player has so much talent.
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      “We look for early warning signs and wean the big egos out pretty quickly.
      “Our motto is, if you can’t change the people, change the people.”
      Chelsea boss Graham Potter had to make a call of his Champions League squad last week, in which he dropped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from it.
      While January signings Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk and loanee Joao Felix were added in.
      Reports have linked the Gabon striker with a move to the MLS, with Los Angeles FC being tipped with an interest. More

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      ‘Envy isn’t a good quality’ – Graham Potter slams rivals including Klopp & Guardiola after criticism of Chelsea spending

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      GRAHAM POTTER has defended Chelsea’s heavy spending after the club was criticised by other Premier League managers.Rivals such as Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp had hit out at the Blues’ expenditure over the last two transfer windows, but Potter has insisted they are “envious”.
      Graham Potter has defended Cheslea’s spendingCredit: Getty
      Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola have both criticised the clubCredit: AFP
      Chelsea spent £320million during the January transfer window, taking the club’s spending to over £600m since the summer.
      And Potter has admitted that he knows there will be critics, but he is not worrying about it.
      He said: “All of football will be singing that song, that’s for sure. Everybody is entitled to their opinion.
      “There’s free speech, which is good. I don’t worry about that.
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      “Envy isn’t a good quality to have. I’ve never been envious of anybody. I’ve tried to work and do the best I can in the circumstances I have.
      “You’re best to compare to yourself rather than somebody else because you don’t know the context or the situation.
      “I also understand that’s the world we’re in, and that’s fine by me.
      “Most managers would love to be in my position.”
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      The new signings such as the £107m Enzo Fernandez and £88m Mykhailo Mudryk all follow the same strategy.
      Chelsea are targeting the most promising players with the hope of them developing into world class players, although they have paid a top price for them all.
      Liverpool boss Klopp said that he did not “understand” that part of football and joked that he would speak about it without a “lawyer”.
      Guardiola, however, suggested that Manchester City would have been condemned if they had spent the same.
      He said: “I know what would happen because we have in the last five or six years.
      “What counts is winning titles. What Chelsea and the other clubs have done is not my business.
      “You need good players like they [big spending teams] all believe but the market is just wow now. You have to spend to achieve. This is the reality.
      “In football there’s not a position where you are completely right so we just do our best.” More

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      Man Utd legend Gary Neville slams Chelsea’s ‘staggering’ spending under Todd Boehly and reveals ‘it doesn’t feel right’

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      GARY NEVILLE says Chelsea’s “staggering” spending under Todd Boehly “doesn’t sit right with him”.The Blues have forked out more than £600m on new players since the American businessman bought the club last summer.
      Gary Neville said Chelsea’s spending this season doesn’t sit right with himCredit: PA
      Chelsea have splashed out more than £600m under Todd BoehlyCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      In the off-season window, Chelsea spent more than £275m on bringing the likes of Wesley Fofana, Marc Cucurella and Raheem Sterling to Stamford Bridge.
      But Graham Potter’s side were already out of both domestic cups and some way behind the top four by the end of January.
      As a result, Boehly spent another £326m with the standout signings Mykhailo Mudryk and deadline day man Enzo Fernandez, who alone cost £107m.
      Potter unleashed three of those to start against Fulham on Friday with another two featuring from the bench, but the Blues’ struggles continued as they could only draw 0-0.

      And Neville is confused with their transfer strategy and expects another load to be forked out in the summer.
      Speaking on the Gary Neville podcast, he said: “With Chelsea, they need time. They’ve got new owners, a new manager and new players.
      “You can’t get away from this staggering spending. I’m not sure about it, it doesn’t feel right to me.
      “I’m not buying the eight-year contracts either, it comes with great risk.
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      “I don’t see how an eight-year contract can be honoured if the player progresses.
      “The owners could look like the smartest people in the room in two years or they could look pretty stupid. I don’t think it will be somewhere in-between.
      “We have to allow time to see how this plays out. They’ve signed some very talented young players, I like Badiashile and Mudryk has shown great promise.
      “Fernandez has got a lot of promise and his numbers are big in terms of what you want your midfielder to do.
      “There is promise at Chelsea but they have got a problem at centre-forward and that needs dealing with so there’s going to be another load of money spent in the summer unless they’re thinking of bringing Lukaku back.
      “It’s interesting times at Chelsea but something doesn’t feel right and when something doesn’t feel right it’s usually not. But we need to see how it plays out over the next 18 months.” More

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      Man Utd ‘failed in £100m Declan Rice transfer bid last summer’ as price for Arsenal and Chelsea target is revealed

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      MAN UTD reportedly saw a £100MILLION bid for West Ham captain Declan Rice rejected last summer.The Hammers skipper, 24, has been heavily linked with a host of top six clubs including Chelsea and Arsenal.
      Declan Rice has been heavily linked with a move in the summer windowCredit: Getty
      But it was Man Utd who were leading the race to sign him ahead of the 2022/23 season as they looked to bolster the centre of their midfield.
      They eventually landed on Brazilian Casemiro, 30, as he arrived at Old Trafford from Real Madrid for £70m.
      But according to talkSPORT, United were not so lucky when it came to their mammoth offer for Rice as West Ham turned down £100m.
      And the reports are that it will take £120m plus add-ons to secure the England international this summer.
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      That is despite his contract expiring in 2024.
      Rice is being closely monitored by both Arsenal and Chelsea as they prepare to do battle for the Kingston-born midfielder at the end of the season.
      Mikel Arteta’s men see him as a long-term replacement for Thomas Partey or Granit Xhaka – despite the arrival of Jorginho in the January window.
      And Chelsea are keen to strengthen in the middle of the park following the departure of Jorginho.
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      N’Golo Kante is also set to become a free agent in the summer if he does not pen a new deal.
      Rice has made 222 appearances for West Ham since breaking through in 2017, contributing 11 goals and 12 assists.
      He has also received 39 England caps and become one of Gareth Southgate’s most trusted lieutenants in recent years.
      And during the Qatar World Cup, Rice dropped a big hint he was open to leaving West Ham.
      Speaking in an England press conference, he was asked if he is hungry to win titles at club level, to which he replied: “Yeah, 100 per cent. For the last two or three years I’ve been saying that.
      “I’ve been consistently playing well for my club. I want to win trophies for my club.
      “You only get one career and you want to look back at what you’ve won and play in the biggest games. I am really ambitious and I want that.”
      West Ham currently sit 16th in the Premier League table, just one point above the relegation zone.
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      Romantic Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez buys partner flowers and takes her out on the town for birthday

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      CHELSEA’S record signing Enzo Fernandez showed his romantic side during his partner’s birthday.Fernandez bought his glamorous girlfriend Valentina Cervantes flowers and took her out in Lisbon to celebrate her 23rd birthday.
      Chelsea star Enzo Fernandez bought his girlfriend Valentina Cervantes flowersCredit: https://www.instagram.com/valucervantes/
      Enzo Fernandez took Valentina Cervantes out for a romantic dateCredit: https://www.instagram.com/valucervantes/
      Valentina Cervantes joined Enzo Fernandez after his record move
      Valentina Cervantes and Enzo Fernandez have a daughter together
      The couple went out for a romantic date shortly after the midfielder’s £107million move to the Blues from Benfica on transfer deadline day.
      The 22-year-old, who won the 2022 World Cup with Argentina and earned the tournament’s best young player award, became the most expensive British signing.
      Valentina commemorated her special birthday with two snaps on Instagram showing her holding Fernandez’s flowers and hanging out with her boyfriend.
      She issued the following caption: “My 23rd birthday.”
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      Fernandez responded on the comments’ section with a heart emoji.
      The Argentina international made his debut on Friday during a dull 0-0 draw with Fulham at Stamford Bridge.
      Fernandez’s hefty fee comes with immense expectations and difficult challenges at Chelsea.
      Joining him on his new journey is Argentine beauty Valentina, who has been his biggest supporter since they started dating in 2019.
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      Two years ago, the couple welcomed daughter Olivia to their lives – as their love continued to grow.
      Valentina reportedly started studying to become an English teacher when she met the former River Plate star in Argentina.
      And together they moved to Lisbon in June when he joined Benfica.
      Valentina is very active on social media as she has over half a million followers on Instagram.
      She also loves sharing her travelling adventures – with her social media filled with snaps from several glamorous destinations.
      But she is mostly focused on her family as she likes to share photos of her boyfriend and daughter.
      Enzo Fernandez and Valentina Cervantes have been dating since 2019
      Valentina Cervantes has been supporting Enzo Fernandez throughout his career
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      Chelsea ‘in talks with LAFC over Aubameyang transfer’ after striker is axed from Champions League squad

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      PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG may be set to leave Chelsea for Los Angeles FC, reports suggest.Aubameyang has fallen out of favour at Stamford Bridge and was even axed from the Blues’ Champions League squad.
      Chelsea ace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang could be on his way to Los Angeles FCCredit: Getty
      According to Relevo, the West Londoners have entered talks with LAFC regarding a potential deal for the striker.
      The transfer window has just opened in the MLS as it runs from January 31 until April 24.
      The Gabon international returned to the Premier League only last summer and reunited with former Borussia Dortmund manager Thomas Tuchel at Chelsea.
      However, new owner Todd Boehly axed Tuchel soon after and the 33-year-old soon fell out of favour under his successor Graham Potter.
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      Aubameyang fell even further down the pecking order during Chelsea’s January transfer spree and has since been linked with a move away.
      According to Gazzetta dello Sport, AC Milan are looking to re-sign the Gabonese star in the summer.

      The same report suggested that Milan are the “best positioned club” for his signature.
      Aubameyang fuelled rumours of a move to San Siro by jetting off to Milan with his family soon after he was cut from the Champions League squad.
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      Aubameyang has only managed a mere three goals and one assist in 18 matches across all competitions this season.
      Potter has shaken things up after a busy transfer window, which saw a whopping eight new players coming in.
      The arrivals of Mykhailo Mudryk and Joao Felix has created even more competition for a place in Chelsea’s attack. More