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      How Chelsea could line up against Liverpool with Mudryk in line for debut and Loftus-Cheek easing injury crisis

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      CHELSEA have some interesting options to spring on Liverpool ahead of their huge clash at Anfield tomorrow. The new ownership led by Todd Boehly have not been shy about spending cash with Mykhailo Mudryk the latest big money signing to join up with the squad.
      Mudryk has impressed Graham Potter in trainingCredit: Getty
      Loftus-Cheek has recovered form his latest injury set-backCredit: Getty
      He is in line to make his debut tomorrow, while Graham Potter has also announced that Ruben Loftus-Cheek has made his way back from Chelsea’s lengthy injury list.
      But the game has come too soon for full-backs Reece James and Ben Chilwell who are both back in training but will not be available tomorrow.
      All eyes will be on Mudryk when the line-ups are announced with fans keen to see whether Potter will play his new £89m signing from the start.
      Ahead of the game, Potter said: “He hasn’t played so much football recently but has been training well. There’s a chance [he could make his debut].”
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      Mudryk will be hoping for his first start while Potter may opt for experience elsewhere in the team
      With Chelsea’s post-World Cup performances largely flat, the ex-Brighton boss may turn to the 22-year-old to try and give Jurgen Klopp something to worry about.
      The winger is known for his electric pace which could prove a potential danger for the Reds’ high defensive line.
      With injuries mounting up for Chelsea and Joao Felix suspended, Potter has increasingly turned to young players to fill spots in the line-up.
      Teenager Lewis Hall has impressed at left-back in Chilwell’s absence and could continue tomorrow ahead of the out-of-favour £62m man Marc Cucurella.
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      Conor Gallagher and Carney Chukwuemeka will also hope to retain their starting places from last week’s win over Crystal Palace.
      But it’s possible the experienced Mateo Kovacic will be favoured given the high-stakes of the game, while the Mudryk arrival might see Chukwuemeka squeezed onto the bench.
      Elsewhere, new signing Benoit Badiashile will likely be trusted to slot in alongside Thiago Silva after his solid debut on Sunday.
      Alternatively, Potter could opt for a back three which he has often done as Blues boss.
      Potter may pick a back three for more solidity in the face of Liverpool’s dangerous front line
      Lewis Hall has impressed at full-back in the last few weeksCredit: Alamy
      In this scenario, Azpilicueta could be recruited to join the defence with Trevoh Chalobah pushed to right-wing back for his speed.
      While Mudryk could have to tuck in as he joins a front three of Mount and Havertz.
      The Anfield clash will see two Premier League giants go head to head – but they are both having troubled seasons.
      Chelsea and Liverpool are 10 points off the top four and failure to win for either could signal the end of any hopes of making an unlikely dash for a Champions League space.
      The Blues’ struggles come despite the club’s incredible spending spree with Noni Madueke potentially the latest talent to head for Stamford Bridge. More

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      Hakim Ziyech ‘offers himself to Barcelona’ after fearing Chelsea’s transfer spree will knock him down pecking order

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      HAKIM ZIYECH has reportedly offered himself to Barcelona.That’s because he fears Chelsea’s spending spree will limit his game time even more.
      Hakim Ziyech has offered himself to Barcelona amid fears over his playing time at ChelseaCredit: Rex
      Todd Boehly is set to make his sixth signing of the month with the £30million capture of PSV Eindhoven winger Noni Madueke.
      The left-footer plays in the exact same position as Ziyech.
      And there is already plenty of competition for the spot in Chelsea’s squad, with Raheem Sterling, Mason Mount and Christian Pulisic battling for starts.
      According to Sport, Ziyech now reckons he’s in for even fewer minutes after starting just three games this season.
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      The Moroccan is desperately scouting for a potential new home before the transfer window slams shut.
      And Barcelona has emerged as a possible destination after they sold Memphis Depay to Atletico Madrid.
      The Spaniards are thought to be on the lookout for a new creative forward.
      And Ziyech has now offered his services to Xavi Hernandez, who is hoping to lead Barcelona to the title after opening a three-point lead over Real Madrid.
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      The tactician already has two options for the right wing in Ousmane Dembele and Raphinha.
      But the latter has failed to impress since his £60m move from Leeds over the summer.
      And Dembele’s versatility means he could easily move to the left to accommodate Ziyech in Barca’s XI.
      It remains to be seen whether Xavi is interested in Ziyech, who can also operate through the middle as a No10.
      Yet the report concludes that Ziyech will not be short on options during the next 10 days.
      Chelsea are also open to offers but are likely to demand a permanent exit over a temporary loan. More

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      How Chelsea have splurged £385MILLION on transfers this season without breaking FFP rules – but it’s a VERY risky plan

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      CHELSEA’S stunning January spending has left plenty of rival fans pointing fingers and wondering how it is allowed.The imminent arrival of PSV Eindhoven winger Noni Mondueke will take the club’s winter splurge to around £181m, on TOP of the net £203m spent last summer.
      Noni Mondueke’s arrival at Chelsea will take Todd Boehly’s spending to £385mCredit: Getty
      This month’s eye-popping cash lay out by new Blues owner Todd Boehly appears a significant statement of faith in under-pressure Graham Potter.
      But the complexities – at times bafflingly so – of football finances means Chelsea are still on the right side of Financial Fair Play regulations.
      At least for now.
      For while clubs face more stringent cost control mechanisms now than ever before, the truth is that football economics and REAL economics are not the same thing. Or even close.
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      Premier League rules allow Chelsea to lose £35m per season, while Uefa’s current FFP regulations limit losses to £25m over a three year period.
      But Uefa are transitioning to new regulations linking spending to revenue, with clubs initially allowed to spend 90 per cent of their income, set to reduce to 70 per cent by 2024-25.
      Additionally, the impact of the Covid pandemic on incomes, when clubs played effectively behind closed doors for more than a season, has seen a loosening of the regulations. 
      And while those relaxations are now over, the way club expenditure and income is calculated also allows Chelsea to dig deep.
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      In 2020-21, after a season impacted by their Uefa transfer ban, then-boss Frank Lampard spent around £223m on acquiring players including Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, £72m Kai Havertz and Edouard Mendy.
      Chelsea’s total receipts on players sold was £68.4m, for a nominal “loss” of £154m.
      But football accounting means that incoming transfer fees are spread over the length of the contract – a concept called “amortisation” – while all the money for sales and loans out are booked at full value. 
      Likewise, last season’s transfers of Romelu Lukaku (at a club record £97.5m) and the loan fee for Saul meant an amortised spend of £24m, while sales including those of Fikayo Tomori, Mark Guehi, Tammy Abraham and Kurt Zouma banked £143.5m.
      Of course, those amortised calculations mean that transfer fees are “paid” for the duration of contracts, ensuring a hefty wedge each season.
      But it also means that the money Chelsea spent this summer only added around £40-45m to their official FFP spend, a figure almost exactly balanced by incoming fees.
      And it has been notable that Chelsea have announced contracts of seven-plus years for many of their winter recruits, spreading those transfer fees over the longer-term.
      Chelsea’s latest accounts, for the 2020-21 season, stated a turnover of £434.9m and a loss of £153.4m.
      But last season, despite the restrictions on income after government sanctions against former owner Roman Abramovich, Chelsea still had revenues – according to accountants Deloitte – of £481m.
      Noni Madueke is due to complete his £30m switch from PSVCredit: Getty
      There was even a positive effect from the forced sale to Boehly. 
      By paying off the £1.6bn debt owed to Abramovich, Chelsea’s financial slate was wiped clean.
      And the various legitimate accounting tricks allowed by football regulations mean that even with this year’s spending, Chelsea are likely to stay within the allowable losses.
      Chelsea, though, may be storing up long-term issues. 
      Football finance expert Swiss Ramble calculated their player amortisation costs are likely to be £212m this season.
      In addition, having green lit such huge spending, other clubs now know the Blues have to offload players – they currently have three more senior players than the 25 allowed and must act by the end of the window – and will “low-ball” them with offers.
      Failing to qualify for next season’s Champions League – as seems likely – will also bring a £40-50m black hole in revenues.
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      It might get tougher. Much tougher.
      But, for now, Chelsea fans do not appear to have anything to worry about. And rival supporters can keep pointing their fingers, to no avail. More

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      Chelsea facing HUGE Champions League headache as only THREE of six new signings from £188m transfer binge can play

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      CHELSEA’S January spending splurge has left boss Graham Potter facing TWO major selection dilemmas.And even a major squad clear-out in the final days of the winter window will only solve one of them.
      Graham Potter faces two major selection dilemmasCredit: Getty
      Chelsea have made six January signings including Joao FelixCredit: Getty
      Latest signing Noni Madueke could be left out of Chelsea’s Champions League squadCredit: Getty
      The Blues have landed PSV winger Noni Madueke as their SIXTH signing of the mid-season window.
      With the £35million arrival of the English former Spurs trainee, the Chelsea hierarchy will have sanctioned a remarkable £181m transfer outlay since the turn of the year.
      But Champions League rules mean that only THREE of the new recruits can be registered to play in the competition when Chelsea take on Borussia Dortmund in the last 16 next month.
      While Prem rules are different, allowing wholesale squad changes in the mid-season window, Chelsea have to stick to the required eight “home-grown” players and can only register a maximum of 17 overseas stars.
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      That means Potter must confirm a list of exits or have a host of players who are unable to play first-team football for the remainder of the season.
      And the different regulations deployed by Fifa and the Prem will make things even tricker.
      It certainly means hard decisions that will have to be taken when the dust settles on the exact make-up of the Blues squad on February 1.
      Joao Felix, signed on loan from Atletico Madrid, is a certainty to be the first of the chosen trio for Europe.
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      But that would mean Potter having to then add just two from defender Benoit Badiashile, £62m-plus Ukrainian schemer Mykhailo Mudryk, Ivory Coast striker David Datro Fofana, Madueke and £18m Brazilian recruit Andrey Santos, who is more likely to be loaned out for the remainder of the campaign. 
      And even that is not as “simple” as it appears.
      Joao Felix would normally be a straight swap for the stricken Armando Broja, with the Albania striker ruled out for the rest of the campaign.
      But Slough-born Broja, a Chelsea player since joining the club’s set-up as a schoolboy, is on the “B” list of players who were under-21 at the start of the season and, more pertinently, “locally-trained”.
      It could therefore mean he must replace another player – which suggests sales or loans out from the core squad are inevitable.
      Madueke, as an English player, will count as home-grown for the Prem but not for Uefa, which demands at least eight players who spent three years between the ages of 15 and 21 at a club in the same country. He left Spurs for Holland at 16.
      The assumption is that Badiashile will come in for the injury-plagued Wesley Fofana, at least for the Uefa list, as well as Mudryk.
      But that would leave no place for striker Fofana or Madueke, although they have both been signed for the long-term.
      And in the Prem, while under-21 players do not count, Chelsea’s current homegrown list is made up of third-choice keeper Marcus Bettinelli, Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Trevoh Chalabah, Mason Mount, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Conor Gallagher and Raheem Sterling.
      Effectively, none of them can leave the club unless they are replaced by an English-qualified player.
      So far, only three of the new recruits – Joao Felix, Badiashile and Fofana – have made their Chelsea debuts.
      But the new arrivals – and there is continuing talk of a potential seventh signing, possibly Brighton’s Ecuadorean midfielder Moises Caciedo – mean Potter’s squad currently has 28 senior players, three more than the maximum permitted.
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      Prem rules give a hiatus to those regulations during January, allowing them all to be registered and play.
      But that moratorium ends when the window closes, meaning Potter and the Chelsea board have slightly more than a week to get their outgoings sorted and prevent omitted players having the right under Fifa regulations to move for nothing. More

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      Figures show Chelsea have overpaid £86.5m for five January transfers and taken huge risk over Mudryk and Badiashile

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      FIGURES show that Chelsea have overpaid by an astounding £86.5million for their five permanent January signings.Blues owner Todd Boehly has already splurged over £400m on transfers since buying the club last year – with £186.5m splashed out in the last three weeks alone.

      Mykhailo Mudryk was unveiled to the Stamford Bridge crowd last weekCredit: Getty
      Chelsea have bolstered their squad with the permanent additions of five exciting young starlets.
      But leading valuation platform Transfermarkt doesn’t think they got good bang for their megabucks.
      They reckon that the only signing they got decent value on was Molde striker David Datro Fofana.
      The Blues paid £10.5m to the Norwegian side for the forward, exactly what he was valued at.
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      Chelsea’s fee for Benoit Badiashile is certainly no disaster, shelling out £35m to Monaco for a promising young defender valued at £33m.
      But the West Londoners’ other three deals are a totally different story.
      Their most dramatic overpay appears to have been for Ukrainian star Mykhailo Mudryk.
      Arsenal had a £62m offer rejected for the winger, when Chelsea blew their bid out of the water by paying the £88m Shakhtar demanded.
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      Benoit Badiashile has already featured for the BluesCredit: Getty
      David Datro Fofana joined Chelsea from MoldeCredit: Getty
      Mudryk, 22, is an exciting talent… but Transfermarkt only lists him at £35m – a staggering £53m below what the Blues paid.
      Chelsea have today completed the signing of former Tottenham trainee Noni Madueke from PSV Eindhoven.
      The talented 20-year-old comes with plenty of pedigree, and cost a whopping £35m.
      Transfermarkt, however, wouldn’t value him at anything over just £13m.
      The Blues also signed Brazilian teenage wonderkid Andrey Santos from Vasco da Gama earlier this month for £18m… despite him being valued at just £8.5m.
      Chelsea’s other January acquisition was the loan signing of Joao Felix.
      Graham Potter’s side have paid £10m merely to borrow him from Atletico Madrid for the rest of the season.
      The deal possesses no option to buy, while Atletico extended his contract to 2027 when sending him out on loan.
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      Should Felix perform well at Stamford Bridge, their may be a bidding war for his signature in the summer.
      But his stint got off a rocky start, when he was red carded on his debut against Fulham last week.
      Wonderkid Andrey Santos has arrived at CobhamCredit: Getty
      Noni Madueke is set to join Chelsea for £35mCredit: Rex More

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      Chelsea’s Noni Madueke transfer CONFIRMED by PSV Eindhoven chief Ruud van Nistelrooy after accepting ‘solid’ offer

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      RUUD VAN NISTELROOY has confirmed Noni Madueke is joining Chelsea.That’s after admitting PSV Eindhoven had no choice but to accept the Blues’ “solid” offer.
      Noni Madueke is on his way to Chelsea after PSV Eindhoven confirmed a dealCredit: Getty
      Madueke, 20, is set to become Chelsea’s SIXTH signing of the January window after flying to London for a medical yesterday.
      The exciting winger is set to cost £30million, just days after the Blues signed Mykhailo Mudryk for £88m from Shakhtar Donetsk.
      And like the Ukrainian, Madueke will also sign a long-term deal, this time worth seven-and-a-half years with the option for another season.
      Confirming the transfer, PSV boss Van Nistelrooy admitted while he’s sad to see Madueke go, Chelsea’s offer ultimately made sense for all parties.
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      The ex-Manchester United striker said: “It’s a mix of emotions.
      “We are losing a good player because of his departure. There was no turning back and there was solid financial compensation.
      “I can empathise with the importance of the club. Given the circumstances, with the financial compensation, we have decided to sell.”
      Madueke is the second star to leave PSV for England this month, with fellow forward Cody Gakpo joining Liverpool for £37m.
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      The ex-Crystal Palace and Tottenham starlet had been with the Dutch giants since 2019 after snubbing a move to Manchester United.
      And it’s reckoned Madueke’s desire to return to London played a huge role in PSV’s ultimate decision to accept Chelsea’s offer.
      Todd Boehly has not held back in his support of under-pressure boss Graham Potter, breaking out the chequebook for a number of new faces.
      As well as Mudryk, Chelsea have also signed Benoit Badiashile, David Datro Fofana and Andrey Santos while loaning Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid.
      Right-sided left-footer Madueke is likely to come up against Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic for a spot in Potter’s XI.
      But it remains to be seen if a deal can be done before Chelsea’s crunch clash at Liverpool tomorrow.
      With Madueke’s signing, Boehly will have spent almost £450m on transfers since taking charge from Roman Abramovich.
      And the expectation will be on Potter to drive Chelsea back up the table into European contention while also battling bravely in the Champions League. More

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      Chelsea could make £55MILLION loss on Kai Havertz as Bayern Munich ‘line up transfer swoop’

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      CHELSEA could reportedly be set to make a whopping £55MILLION loss on Kai Havertz.The 23-year-old cost the Blues £72m up-front when they signed the attacker from Bayer Leverkusen back in September 2020.
      Bayern Munich are lining-up a move for Chelsea’s Kai HavertzCredit: Rex
      But that deal could eventually cost them £90m in total due to add-on clauses.
      Initially costing £72m, the attacking midfielder will earn Leverkusen an extra £18m if certain performance-related bonuses are fulfilled.
      Chelsea handed over another £9m when Havertz fired them to Champions League glory against Manchester City in 2021.
      And they were also due to pay a further £9m as an instalment at a later date.
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      However, amid an influx of new signings as part of owner Todd Boehly’s mega-money overhaul of the squad, the German international could reportedly be heading back to his homeland as a huge loss to the club.
      According to Sky Germany, Bayern Munich are watching Havertz’s situation at Chelsea very closely.

      They state that a move may happen in the summer – but the transfer fee would only be between £35m to £52m.
      Havertz, who is under contract until 2025, has scored six goals so far this season and is Chelsea’s joint-top scorer with Raheem Sterling.
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      Chelsea have splashed out £445m on 14 new players since last summer and know they could face huge problems regarding Financial Fair Play rules should they miss out on Champions League qualification.
      Havertz earns £310k-a-week, and with Boehly keen to lower the wage bill, and with an influx of new signings, he could be on his way to help balance the books.
      The Blues have already acquired Benoit Badiashile, David Datro Fofana, Andrey Santos and Mykhailo Mudryk for a combined £116m.And they also paid £10m to Atletico Madrid to loan forward Joao Felix for the remainder of the campaign. More

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      Chelsea and Newcastle transfer blow as ‘Youssoufa Moukoko ends Dortmund contract stand-off by signing three-year deal’

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      CHELSEA and Newcastle target Youssoufa Moukoko has decided to sign a new contract at Borussia Dortmund, according to reports.The wonderkid striker’s current deal is set to expire at the end of this season.
      Youssoufa Moukoko has decided to stay at Borussia DortmundCredit: Getty
      Moukoko and BVB have been in a stand-off, with the 18-year-old receiving plenty of interest from the Prem.
      But according to Bild, he has opted to pen a three-year extension with Dortmund.
      They add that the deal will see him pocket around £100,000 a week.
      Moukoko could have earned far more had he moved to England.
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      It’s claimed that, had he run down his contract at Dortmund, he could have pocketed around £170k a week with Chelsea or Newcastle.
      And reports even add that he could have been awarded an eye-watering signing on fee worth north of £26million.
      Ultimately, Moukoko and his team decided that his development would be best served by staying at Dortmund.
      He has made 14 Bundesliga appearances this season, scoring six times in the German top flight.
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      The 5ft 10in forward has also gained Champions League experience with BVB.
      His form during the opening months of this season earned him a place in Germany’s 26-man World Cup squad.
      And he was recently warned against moving by German legend Lothar Matthaus.
      He told Sky in Germany: “If Moukoko is all about the money, I might recommend him to join Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia.
      “But if he wants to further expand his still young and very promising career and wants to become a great footballer, then there is no better place for him to start than with Borussia Dortmund.
      “There’s nothing he can’t get there. Fantastic fans, a healthy club, bosses and coaches who trust him and certainly a decent salary.
      I think it would be a mistake if he left BVBLothar Matthaus
      “What does he want after a few good months in the Bundesliga at Chelsea, Newcastle or anywhere else abroad at the age of 18?
      “The competition is tough there. The clubs, fans and everyone else won’t have nearly as much patience or attention for him.
      “If he doesn’t score in three games there, he’s on the bench. The competition is huge and the country and people are strange at first.
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      “I think it would be a mistake if he left BVB for the money now.”
      Dortmund have lost wonderkids Erling Haaland and Jadon Sancho in recent summers, while Jude Bellingham is being heavily linked with an exit.
      Dortmund have lost plenty of top talent in recent seasonsCredit: EPA More