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      West Ham ready to DOUBLE Declan Rice’s wages to £120k-a-week after pricing star out of Chelsea transfer

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      WEST HAM face having to double Declan Rice’s salary in a new deal after managing to the keep the England star at the club for another season.
      Chelsea were desperate to sign the 21-year-old this summer but gave up without lodging a formal bid after the Hammers made it clear they wanted at least £80million for the midfielder.

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      Declan Rice is set for a bumper new deal after Chelsea failed to sign the midfielder

      Yet having retained the services of the player and made it clear he was their prized asset, West Ham now need to reward him with a contract that recognises his standing as the best player at London Stadium.
      Rice is two years into a five-and-a-half-year contract, which saw him move from £3,000-a-week up to £60,000-a-week — a package co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold initially baulked at paying.
      That deal is only 50 per cent the salary Felipe Anderson was on before his loan move to Porto this week, while Andriy Yarmolenko is on just over £100,000-a-week.
      And should the Hammers succeed in their efforts to sign striker Josh King from Bournemouth he would also become one of the biggest  earners at the club.

      So Sullivan and Gold know they now need to come up with a new package for Rice to recognise his status as the main man in David Moyes’ squad and also as a regular England international under Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate.
      That means trying to work on a deal that would make him a top earner on £120,000-a-week, while tying him down to another long-term contract.

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      Such a deal would also serve to protect the transfer value of the player in the knowledge Chelsea and other big clubs in the Premier League are all admirers of the star.
      Despite the interest from Chelsea over the past year — where his best mate Mason Mount plays — Rice has never dropped his standards or sought to push for a move away from the East End club.

      He has been happy to stay working with Moyes at least for another year, even though he knows he could earn more and play Champions league football elsewhere.

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      Liverpool star Marko Grujic and West Ham’s Felipe Anderson join Porto on season loan transfers along with Malang Sarr

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      LIVERPOOL’S Marko Grujic and West Ham’s Felipe Anderson joined Porto on season-long loans along with Chelsea’s Malang Sarr.
      Porto announced the arrival of Grujic, 24, from Anfield for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.

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      Liverpool’s Marko Grujic has joined Porto on loanCredit: Rex Features

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      Felipe Anderson is also moving to the Portuguese champions on loan from West HamCredit: Getty Images – Getty

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      Former Nice star Malang Sarr has joined Porto on loan from ChelseaCredit: AFP or licensors

      The deal was completed on Tuesday evening before Portugal’s transfer window shut at midnight.
      Serbian international Grujic spent the last two seasons on loan at Hertha Berlin but was permitted to join Porto after Liverpool bosses turned down permanent bids from the Bundesliga.
      Midfielder Grujic will join up with the Portuguese champions after the international break but there is no option to buy included in the loan agreement.
      West Ham’s former record signing Felipe Anderson, 27, is also making the move to the Estadio do Dragao.

      Anderson joined the Hammers for £35million in 2018 but has slipped down David Moyes’ pecking order – only starting three Carabao Cup matches this term.
      After bagging 12 goals and as many assists in 72 appearances, Brazilian midfielder Anderson has been allowed to make the loan switch abroad to the Primeira Liga.
      Porto also welcomed Chelsea’s Malang Sarr to complete their Premier League triple swoop.
      Sarr only joined The Blues this summer from Nice but is earmarked as a star of the future.

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      The French defender, 21, moved to Stamford Bridge on a free just five weeks ago.
      But after selling left-back Alex Telles to Manchester United, Porto have decided to strengthen their backline.
      Sarr is one of 28 Chelsea players out on loan after Marco van Ginkel, George McEachran and Juan Castillo were also shipped out.

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      Chelsea send THREE more out on loan as Marco van Ginkel, George McEachran and Juan Castillo take transfers away to 28

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      CHELSEA have sent THREE more players out on loan as Marco van Ginkel, George McEachran and Juan Castillo take the loan army tally to 28 players.
      The Blues have sent all three players off to Holland for the 2020-21 season.

      𝑶𝒐𝒐𝒐𝒉 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒐 𝒗𝒂𝒏 𝑮𝒊𝒏-𝒌𝒆𝒍! ♫Van Ginkel = 🔙! Chelsea have given the midfielder green light to step up his rehab in Eindhoven.#WelkomThuisMarco
      — PSV International (@psveindhoven) October 6, 2020

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      George McEachran has been loaned out to MCC MaastrichtCredit: Rex Features

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      Juan Castillo will join AZ Alkmaar for the 2020-21 seasonCredit: Getty – Contributor

      Van Ginkel, 27, rejoins former club PSV Eindhoven – having not played a professional game in more than two years while recovering from a horror knee injury.
      Meanwhile, McEachran, 20, heads to MCC Maastricht and Castillo, also 20, links up with AZ Alkmaar.
      Dutch star Van Ginkel won two Eredivisie titles at PSV in 2015-16 and 2017-18.
      The midfielder was even captain for the second league win.

      On the move, PSV director of football John de Jong said: “We love to help him.
      “Marco is not fit enough to play yet but he may return to first-team action when he has taken the last step in his recovery from injury.”
      Van Ginkel echoed De Jong’s optimism, adding: “I played 45 minutes of two matches the past weeks and I came through unscathed.
      “I will not be given a chance to join Chelsea’s first-team squad, which I appreciate, but I feel I am ready for the next step.

      “I need to join a squad for full training and work hard towards making a comeback in the top flight.
      “PSV are willing to give me a chance and I like that very much indeed.
      “I have won the Eredivisie title with PSV twice and I know this wonderful club will help me stage a complete comeback.”
      Meanwhile, McEachran will be hoping to get a full season under his belt in 2020-21.
      The Under-17 World Cup winner was shipped off on loan to SC Cambuur last term, only for the season to be axed earlier due to coronavirus.
      And former Ajax ace Castillo will also head back to Holland – having joined from the Dutch giants in 2016.
      The wide player starred for Ajax’s reserves on loan last term but will now link up with Alkmaar’s first-team squad as they prepare for a season in the Europa League.
      The trio now join the likes of Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Ross Barkley, Davide Zappacosta, Michy Batshuayi and Malang Sarr as part of Chelsea’s loan army.

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      Chelsea in transfer race against time as Malang Sarr heads to Porto on loan for season and Emerson still up for grabs

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      CHELSEA are hoping to offload some of their fringe players to Portugal, according to reports.
      Unlike the rest of Europe, the transfer window in Portugal does not close until midnight UK time on Tuesday, meaning Chelsea have a few more hours to trim their bloated squad.

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      Chelsea were hoping to offload Emerson Palmieri before the end of the transfer window

      Portuguese champions Porto have confirmed the signing of Blues newcomer Malang Sarr on loan while the Mail claims they have also shown interest in Emerson Palmieri.
      Defender Sarr joined Chelsea this summer on a free transfer from French side Nice but is seen as one for the future.
      Porto are a left-back short after Alex Telles completed a £15million move to Manchester United yesterday.

      However their interest in Emerson may have waned with the arrival of Sarr, who is also capable of playing at left-back.

      Porto have already secured the signing of West Ham forward Felipe Anderson on a season-long loan.
      The window also remains open in the Netherlands where Chelsea are trying to tie up another loan spell for midfielder Marco van Ginkel at PSV.
      After spending around £230m on new signings, Chelsea’s attention turned to shifting some of their dead wood in the closing days of the transfer window.
      The Blues were able to agree a loan deal with Napoli for Tiemoue Bakayoko on deadline day, while Ruben Loftus-Cheek was also sent to London rivals Fulham.

      Chelsea also found clubs for Michy Batshuayi, Davide Zappacosta, Kenedy and Ross Barkley, but Emerson, and the likes of Danny Drinkwater, Victor Moses, Marcos Alonso and Antonio Rudiger all remain.
      The domestic transfer window remains open until October 16 meaning those players could join Championship or EFL clubs before then.
      Other options include Russia, where the transfer window closes a day later on October 17, or the MLS, where the deadline is October 29.
      Rudiger has reportedly vowed to force his way back into manager Frank Lampard’s plans and he will be joined by Fikayo Tomori, who turned down a last-minute loan to West Ham to stay and fight for a place in Chelsea’s starting XI.
      Premier League clubs must submit their 25-man squads no later than October 20, but Chelsea’s lack of outgoings have left boss Lampard with a number of players who are unlikely to see game time this season.

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      Napoli sign Chelsea flop Bakayoko on season-long loan transfer as outcast is sent to third club in four years

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      NAPOLI have signed Chelsea flop Tiemoue Bakayoko on a season-long loan deal – the Frenchman’s third club in four years.
      The Chelsea flop, 26, had been chased by six clubs, including AC Milan and PSG this summer.

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      Tiemoue Bakayoko has joined Napoli on a season-long loan

      But Napoli have won the race after agreeing to pay a £4.5m loan fee for Bakayoko.
      Chelsea had been hoping to sell the former Monaco man permanently.
      Many clubs had pursued a loan deal with an obligation to buy – but balked at the Blues’ asking price.
      Frank Lampard and Co had hoped to command a total of £32m – with a small payment up front for the loan, with the remainder paid next summer.

      But the likes of PSG and Milan opted against a deal.
      It appears Napoli have no obligation to buy and will just pay the £4.5m fee for the season.
      On their club website, a statement read: “Napoli announces that it has acquired the Tiemoue Bakayoko on loan for the 2020-21 season.
      “President De Laurentiis says: ‘Welcome Tiemoue!'”

      Meanwhile, Bakayoko himself tweeted: “New team! New challenge!”
      Bakayoko has been loaned to AC Milan and Monaco in the past two seasons.
      He will now link up with Gennaro Gattuso – under whom he played at Milan – in Naples.
      The French midfielder hasn’t played for the Blues since 2018 – only featuring for the club his debut season, where he failed to rediscover his Monaco form in 29 Premier League matches.
      Elsewhere on deadline day, Ruben Loftus-Cheek joined Fulham on a season-long loan.
      And Fikayo Tomori rejected a loan move to West Ham just TEN MINUTES before the deadline.

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      Chelsea star Fikayo Tomori snubbed West Ham loan ten minutes before transfer deadline to fight for spot under Lampard

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      CHELSEA star Fikayo Tomori snubbed a loan move to West Ham just TEN MINUTES before the deadline to fight for a spot under Frank Lampard.
      The two clubs had agreed to a loan fee and the division of wages – with the deal on the brink of going through.

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      Tomori rejected a loan move to West Ham ten minutes before the deadlineCredit: Reuters

      But Tomori, 22, decided at 10.50pm he would prefer to stay and fight for a spot at Stamford Bridge.
      It was a major, late blow to West Ham, who also missed out on two other top defensive targets in James Tarkowski and Antonio Rudiger.
      Tomori was a huge part of Lampard’s team at Derby in 2018-19.
      And when the former Rams chief took over in West London, Tomori started off as first-choice defender.

      But Tomori suddenly faded from Lampard’s plans – and has featured just once in the Premier League this season, in the 2-0 loss at home to Liverpool.
      Tomori played 22 times for Chelsea in all competitions last season but played just ONCE after the turn of the year.
      The one-cap England star was also on the radar of Everton this summer.
      However, Carlo Ancelotti cooled his interest as the Toffees chief focused on his midfield and attacking ranks.

      Meanwhile, Chelsea missed out on one of their top targets, Declan Rice, with the Hammers standing firm all summer.
      Lampard had made it clear he wanted to sign the ex-Blues youngster to play in the heart of defence, rather than as a defensive midfielder.
      Elsewhere, the Stamford Bridge side loaned out Ruben Loftus-Cheek to neighbours Fulham in a bid to help the England man recapture his top form.
      Loftus-Cheek has struggled to find his feet since recovering from an Achilles injury sustained in May 2019 against New England Revolution.

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      Chelsea ace Ruben Loftus-Cheek joins Fulham on season-long loan transfer with Frank Lampard wanting him to get game time

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      RUBEN LOFTUS-CHEEK has joined Fulham on a season-long loan from Chelsea after falling down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge.
      The 24-year-old appeared just once for the Blues this season, with the midfielder not featuring since the Premier League opener against Brighton.

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      Chelsea have allowed Ruben Loftus-Cheek to join Fulham on loan for the seasonCredit: Rex Features

      After starting in Chelsea’s 3-1 victory at the Amex Stadium on September 14, the ex-Crystal Palace loanee wasn’t named in another matchday squad.
      Southampton were in the running to land the England international, but they were unable to afford his hefty wages.
      And Loftus-Cheek has instead remained in West London after joining rivals Fulham, bossed by former Blue Scott Parker.

      Loftus-Cheek said: “I’m really happy to come ‘next door,’ if you will!
      “I watched Fulham at the start of the season and they looked like they’re playing decent football.
      “With this manager, I think I can get back to my best football. That’s the main thing for me, to find my form and help this team win games.”
      Vice-chairman Tony Khan added: “I’m thrilled to announce the arrival of Ruben Loftus-Cheek to Fulham Football Club on loan from Chelsea FC.

      “Ruben is a world-class player in the prime of his career, he has earned great experience in the Premier League, and we believe he will be so valuable to our club in our fight ahead of us. Come on Fulham!”
      Chelsea boss Frank Lampard still believes Loftus-Cheek has a role to play at Stamford Bridge, and is keen for him to get regular game time.

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      Ruben Loftus-Cheek had fallen down the pecking order at ChelseaCredit: Rex Features
      Meanwhile, Fulham have continued to add to their defence with Tosin Adarabioyo arriving from Manchester City.
      The 23-year-old, who thrived on loan spells at West Brom and Blackburn, cost the Cottagers £2million and has signed a three-year deal.
      He follows Kenny Tete and Ola Aina in reinforcing Scott Parker’s backline in recent weeks.
      Khan attracted criticism from his own fans and manager after apologising for the defeat to Aston Villa last month – blaming it on the lack of a centre-back signing.
      He said: “We’ve looked to add centre-backs since Wembley, I’m sorry we haven’t yet as 2 got COVID + we lost a Free we thought was close + had another issue with a 4th CB. I promise players in + better efforts from this squad.”
      Fulham have now got their man having been linked with William Saliba of Arsenal.

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      Chelsea ‘convinced Callum Hudson-Odoi will stay and have never reached agreement with Bayern over £70m transfer’

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      CHELSEA are reportedly convinced that Callum Hudson-Odoi will stay at the club amid renewed interest from Bayern Munich.
      The Blues have already rejected an offer from the Bundesliga giants to loan the England winger with an option to buy for £70million.

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      Bayern Munich remain keen on signing Chelsea star Callum Hudson-OdoiCredit: Getty Images – Getty

      Hudson-Odoi has *never* reached an agreement with Bayern. He’s happy to stay at Chelsea as Lampard wants to keep him. 🔵No agreement reached with Bayern Münich after bid on loan with buy option. Bayern still trying… 🔴But #CFC convinced he’s staying, as per @SJohnsonSport.
      — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 4, 2020

      Frank Lampard then admitted he could not say for certain that Hudson-Odoi will not make a deadline-day move to Bayern.
      Yet Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Chelsea are convinced that the 19-year-old is staying at Stamford Bridge.
      The report adds that Bayern are still attempting to secure a last-minute deal but are struggling to reach an agreement with the Londoners.
      The Bavarians were linked with Hudson-Odoi before he agreed to his long-term five-year contract with Chelsea 12 months ago.

      And they remain big fans, with boss Hansi Flick hailing the England attacker as ‘one of the biggest talents’.
      Hudson-Odoi has faced increased competition for a spot at Chelsea following the arrivals of Kai Havertz and Hakim Ziyech.
      He made his first Premier League start of the season in Saturday’s 4-0 win over Crystal Palace.
      And speaking after the match, Lampard said: “There is no definitive answer — by Monday we will know the answer.

      “Bayern might have declared their interest, which is one thing, but Callum is absolutely part of my plans.
      “What Callum wants comes into consideration.
      “He is our player and everything has to be right for everyone.
      “Callum showed what we wanted, especially in the second half when he was more aggressive, took on the full-back and got crosses in.”

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