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      Fans all say same thing after Enzo Fernandez’s passionate Benfica celebration as Chelsea refuse to give up on transfer

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      ENZO FERNANDEZ appeared to squash rumours linking him with a transfer to Chelsea, but it has not stopped Blues fans believing a transfer can be done. After scoring in Benfica’s 2-0 win against Varzim, Fernandez slapped the Benfica badge before pointing to the floor, insinuating his immediate future remained in Portugal.
      Enzo Fernandez gestured he was staying at Benfica in a goal celebrationCredit: https://twitter.com/AtaqueFutbolero/status/1612942229131218944?s=20&t=x8tzUh-cqWV0adQWB5d90w
      But fans are not convinced by this and still think a Chelsea move beckonsCredit: Getty
      Enzo Fernandez earned the Young Player of the Tournament at the World Cup
      However, fans were left unconvinced by the gesture.
      One fan wrote: “That means his heart is here but he’s still leaving.”
      A second fan said: “Can’t Fool Me Brah. You know where you belong… May take time, but you’re coming home sooner or later…🔵😌”
      A third argued: “There’s nothing to this. We’ve seen players do this and leave the following transfer window. I’m sure if someone triggers the clause he’ll be gone.”
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      A fourth fan hypothesised: “My 5 cents on it: If Chelsea don’t get any short term options in midfield this window they’ll go all in at the end and get him.”
      Another wrote: “Hehee they all say the same thing before they are presented with a lucrative deal that they can’t refuse.”
      Many other fans shared gifs of Romelu Lukaku, who did something similar before returning to Inter Milan on loan following an explosive interview in which he revealed he never wanted to leave Italy in the first place.
      Some fans suggested the Blues will simply wait until the summer to make their move.
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      One user said: “Wait for summer transfer window😂”
      A second user declared: “Don’t worry he’ll be at the bridge this summer.”
      Another added: “Every player does this and then they leave in the summer. He’ll out of Benfica in June/July 😂”
      Fernandez remains firmly in Chelsea’s sights for a transfer after it was revealed he was named on a five-man shortlist for a big statement signing in midfield by the Blues. More

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      Chelsea draw up five-man shortlist for statement midfield transfer including Bellingham, Rice and Fernandez

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      CHELSEA have drawn up a five-man shortlist for a big name signing, reports suggest. It includes England duo Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice among other World Cup stars.
      Jude Bellingham headlines Chelsea’s wish list for a new midfielderCredit: Getty
      Declan Rice is one of Chelsea’s main midfield targetsCredit: Rex
      With the contracts of both Jorginho and N’Golo Kante expiring in the summer, The Telegraph have reported there are contrasting positions on new deals for them.
      They report “positive talks” have been held for a new Kante deal, while Jorginho appears to be edging closer to the exit door.
      This means an overhaul is desperately needed in central midfield.
      And Todd Boehly, as well as transfer chiefs Christopher Vivell and Paul Winstanley, has drawn up their list of stars to replace them…
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      Jude Bellingham
      Bellingham is perhaps the most sought-after player in world football at the moment, so it makes sense that Chelsea would be linked with him.
      However, regardless of Boehly’s “obsession” with him, the teenager appears destined to head to either Real Madrid or Liverpool – though a transfer is set to cost north of £100million.
      Declan Rice
      Having once been a part of the Blues academy before rising to prominence at West Ham, Rice has been heavily linked with a move to a bigger team for many years.
      Chelsea have been earmarked to rekindle his friendship with Mason Mount, but as it stands Arsenal are leading the race for the £88m-rated ace with his Hammers deal expiring in 18 months’ time.
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      Enzo Fernandez
      Enzo Fernandez has already been the subject of a bid from Chelsea, with reports suggesting a £79m-plus player offer was submitted to Benfica.
      However, the bid was branded “disrespectful,” and any bid for Fernandez will now likely need to wait until the summer after Fernandez himself appeared to squash rumours of his exit with his latest goal celebration.
      Chelsea have already failed in one bid to sign Enzo FernandezCredit: Getty
      Alexis Mac Allister
      Fellow Argentine World Cup hero Alexis Mac Allister is a name familiar to Chelsea manager Graham Potter, and his good form has seen the Blues consider him for a transfer.
      The Brighton star is not at the top of their list, but if Chelsea are genuinely interested they may need to move swiftly to beat the equally keen Arsenal or Tottenham to his signature.
      Here’s how Alexis Mac Allister has performed for Brighton this season
      Moises Caicedo
      The final name on Chelsea’s wishlist is another star who emerged under Potter at Brighton – 21-year-old Moises Caicedo.
      Like Mac Allister, Caicedo is not top of the list, but he is arguably more in demand across European football with Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester United all monitoring him. More

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      Man Utd transfer target Wout Weghorst MISSES Besiktas training with ‘muscle contractions and groin injury’

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      MANCHESTER UNITED transfer target Wout Weghorst has reportedly sustained an injury ahead of his potential move to the club.The Dutch striker is being lined up by the Red Devils to replace Cristiano Ronaldo after his acrimonious exit.
      Wout Weghorst did not train with his team-mates amid injury concernsCredit: Getty
      Weghorst seems ready to join the Red Devils on loan in a £2.65million deal but he supposedly missed Besiktas training today with muscle contractions and a groin injury.
      Outlet Fanatik report that he trained away from the rest of the squad in the gym after a fitness setback.
      It is unclear whether it could jeopardise his switch to Man Utd or if it is a precautionary measure.
      Weghorst is supposed to stay at Besiktas on loan from Burnley until the end of the season, but his temporary deal could be cut short to allow him to go to United.
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      It has been reported that Erik ten Hag’s side have completed negotiations over signing the player but the Turkish club will only let him go if they bring in a replacement.
      They have been linked with AC Milan striker Divock Origi and Vincent Aboubakar.
      The Cameroonian has just seen his contract at Al Nassr ripped up to facilitate their signing of Ronaldo.
      This means CR7’s exit from Man Utd may have reportedly started a domino effect of transfers involving both Weghorst and Aboubakar.
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      Ahead of Weghorst completing his switch back to the Premier League, Holland legends Wesley Sneijder and Marco van Basten both slammed the move.
      Weghorst scored for Besiktas in their 2-1 win over Kasimpasa and appeared to wave goodbye to the fans.
      He has scored nine goals in 18 matches for the club this season.
      During the last campaign, his January arrival at Turf Moor was not enough to keep Burnley in the Prem as he contributed with just two goals and three assists in 20 appearances. More

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      Chelsea COMPLETE £10m Joao Felix loan transfer ahead of Man Utd and Arsenal after he extends Atletico Madrid deal

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      CHELSEA have completed the loan signing of Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid.The Blues have bolstered their forward line by bringing in the Portuguese international on a temporary deal until the end of the season.
      Chelsea have signed Joao Felix on loan for the rest of the seasonCredit: Twitter @chelseafc

      Graham Potter’s side have agreed to pay a £10million loan fee to take Felix until the end of the season.
      They will also cover the entirety of the player’s wages for the rest of the campaign.
      The deal will NOT include an option for Chelsea to make the move permanent, with Atletico having extended his contract by a year to 2027 before allowing the forward to leave.
      Felix, 23, also attracted interest from Manchester United and Arsenal this month – but opted to snub both for the Blues.
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      The West Londoners won the race for his signature after he was attracted by the project at Stamford Bridge.
      Felix said: “Chelsea is one of the great teams in the world and I hope to help the team reach their objectives, so I am very, very happy to be here and very excited to play at Stamford Bridge.”
      The former Benfica ace joined Atletico in a bumper £112m deal in 2019.
      He has made 131 appearances for Atleti, scoring 34 goals.
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      Felix’s relationship with boss Diego Simeone turned sour this season, prompting him to seek a January exit.
      He was spotted driving to the airport this morning as he headed to London to seal a deal.
      His £250,000-a-week salary sees him become Chelsea’s joint-fourth top earner.
      The new recruit’s wages are level with Reece James’, but behind the £325k deal earned by Raheem Sterling, £310k given to Kai Havertz and £295k pocketed each week by Kalidou Koulibaly.
      Felix has started both of Atletico’s LaLiga matches since the World Cup.
      He scored in the 2-0 victory over Elche on December 29, before playing 73 minutes of Atleti’s fiery 1-0 defeat by Barcelona at the weekend.
      Chelsea have already been busy this month, spending over £60m on Benoit Badiashile, Andrey Santos and David Datro Fofana.
      The Blues’ forward line will be further boosted by the summer arrival of Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig in a £53m deal.
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      Having missed out on Felix, Man United are set to prioritise their move for Dutch forward Wout Weghorst.
      While Arsenal remain keen on Mykhailo Mudryk.
      Felix signed a contract extension at Atletico before securing the loanCredit: Getty More

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      Chelsea ‘leapfrog Tottenham in Pedro Porro transfer race’ with Blues desperate to seal £37m deal

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      CHELSEA have overtaken Tottenham in the race to sign Pedro Porro, according to reports.Spanish full-back Porro, 23, is highly-rated at Sporting Lisbon and has attracted heavy interest from the Premier League.
      Pedro Porro is the subject of a tug-of-war between Chelsea and TottenhamCredit: EPA
      Here’s how Porro has performed in the Champions League for Sporting Lisbon this season
      Tottenham have been a long-term admirer of his, owing to their lack of quality at right wing-back.
      However, with the North Londoners baulking at the Spaniard’s £37million release clause, Chelsea have the opportunity to take advantage.
      And according to Mundo Deportivo, the Blues are now the club “closest” to signing him.
      They suggest the recent run of poor results has added to arguments to bring in reinforcements, with Reece James a frequent injury worry.
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      Graham Potter will be happy to add a genuine quality option in the position after he bolstered his misfiring attack with a loan move for Joao Felix.
      For Antonio Conte and Tottenham, it will come as a bitter blow given their desperate need for an improvement in the position, with Fabrizio Romano reaffirming that Porro is their main target.

      Conte heavily endorsed a move for a right wing-back in the summer, with Tottenham securing Djed Spence and Ivan Perisic.
      But Spence seldom plays under the Italian, while Perisic operates mainly on the left flank.
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      Both sides are seeing the top four slip away from their grasp, which would deprive them of the Champions League next season, unless one of them can win the competition.
      Tottenham remain close to fourth placed Manchester United after losing the spot over the festive period and have been erratic since the World Cup.
      Meanwhile, Chelsea’s struggles speak for themselves.
      They are currently 10th in the Prem, with a damning stat revealing their poor form under Potter – though the Blues had slipped below par even under predecessor Thomas Tuchel. More

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      Matteo Guendouzi holds Aston Villa transfer talks as Unai Emery targets reunion with former Arsenal midfielder

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      UNAI EMERY has told his Aston Villa transfer team to land Marseille’s France international midfielder Matteo Guendouzi.Emery signed the 23-year-old for Arsenal for a bargain £7million from Lorient in 2018 while he was in charge of the Emirates club.
      Matteo Guendouzi is being lined up for a reunion with former boss Unai Emery at Aston VillaCredit: Getty
      Now reports in France say the Villa boss has already spoken to his former player who is valued at £27million and is keen to reunite with the Spaniard at Villa Park.
      Guendouzi made 48 appearances for Emery in his debut season at Arsenal but fell out of favour under Mikel Arteta and was sent out on loan to Hertha Berlin, then Marseille.

      Arteta was left unimpressed when Guendouzi grabbed Neil Maupay’s throat in June 2020 and allegedly taunted Brighton’s players about their salaries.
      Guendouzi would later say about Arteta: “It’s true that I didn’t have the best relationship with him.
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      “Beyond that, I always tried to work, always gave the maximum of myself in training and in matches.
      “I still play a few matches with him, I still did great performances.
      “He preferred other players and I respect that decision.
      “That’s why, afterwards, I also decided to leave because I was still young, I needed playing time to continue to progress.
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      “The most important when you’re young is to play.”
      Ligue 1 giants Marseille made the loan deal permanent last summer when they landed the out-of-favour Gunner for £9million.
      Now they could be ready to treble their investment by allowing Guendouzi return to the Premier League and have targeted Angers’ Moroccan midfielder Azzedine Ounahi as a potential replacement.
      It is not the first time Emery has tried to team up with Guendouzi again after failing in a bid to sign him for Villarreal two seasons ago.
      However he is determined to succeed this time and pair him up with his former Marseille teammate Boubacar Kamara to add more steel to Villa’s midfield.
      Villa hope to offset some of the cost of the deal by offloading former Marseille midfielder Morgan Sanson and Zimbabwean midfielder Marvelous Nakamba. More

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      How Arsenal could line up with Eden Hazard and Mykhailo Mudryk as Mikel Arteta plots double January transfer swoop

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      ARSENAL’S hunt for extra firepower in January has seen them linked with a number of targets. Mykhailo Mudryk has been the primary target of the Gunners so far this month, but a sensational report suggests Chelsea legend Eden Hazard could soon don the Gunners colours.
      Mikel Arteta is keen to add firepower to his squad in JanuaryCredit: Getty
      Mykhailo Mudryk has been heavily linked with a transfer to the GunnersCredit: Getty
      While a sensational report has suggested Eden Hazard could move to the EmiratesCredit: Getty
      How Arsenal could line up with Hazard and Mudryk
      Hazard is said to be looking for a path to end his Real Madrid nightmare, with Mikel Arteta’s side under consideration.
      And it could lead to the North London club adding Mudryk and Hazard to their ranks.

      Both Mudryk and Hazard are able to operate on both wings, but the Belgian has experience through the centre as a false nine.
      This could give Arteta an alternative option through the centre of the Gunners attack, with Mudryk and Bukayo Saka in support on the wings.
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      However, while Mudryk has openly flirted with a move to the Emirates, a move for him is proving difficult to materialise due to Shakhtar Donetsk’s high transfer demands.
      Meanwhile, Hazard would go against the type of age profile Arsenal have targeted in recent windows.
      This means their attention could move elsewhere and spread across other areas of the squad.
      Barcelona star Memphis Depay has been linked with a move, and is a very similar player to Gabriel Jesus in terms of what he can offer the team.
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      Arsenal have also been linked with Barca team-mate Alejandro Balde and Palmeiras star Danilo.
      Meanwhile, Tottenham have joined Arsenal in the race for Leandro Trossard, who’s Brighton contract expires in the summer which could lead to a cut-price move in January.
      In an ideal market Arsenal would be able to sign whoever they wanted, but as is the nature of squad building within economic reason, they will only enter the market for the right players.
      In the meantime, Arsenal’s FA Cup clash with Oxford United is reportedly being investigated following allegations of suspicious betting patterns.
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      Arsenal ‘considering shock Eden Hazard transfer move’ with 32-year-old ex-Chelsea star mulling over Real Madrid future

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      ARSENAL are considering a shock move for Real Madrid star Eden Hazard, according to reports.The former Chelsea winger is supposedly holding showdown talks over his future with the LaLiga side open to letting him leave.
      Real Madrid seem to be willing to let Eden Hazard leave the club this monthCredit: Getty
      And he could have a surprise offer from the Gunners as they look to bolster their squad for the title race.
      Outlet Mediafoot claims that Hazard could go to Arsenal if their proposed transfer for Shakhtar Donetsk’s Mykhailo Mudryk doesn’t materialise amid competition from Chelsea.
      Reports suggest that initial contact between Mikel Arteta’s side and representatives in the Spanish capital has been made.
      Hazard’s contract expires at the end of the next season and there has supposedly been interest from MLS teams, Fenerbahce and Al-Nassr.
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      The 32-year-old has found minutes hard to come by at Real Madrid this season, being an unused substitute on 16 occasions.
      He has featured only seven times, managing to score just once in all competitions.

      His big money move to Los Blancos back in 2019 has not gone to plan as he has suffered a number of injuries and because of the emergence of Vinicius Junior.
      Hazard was even recently mocked by a fourth-division player in the Copa del Rey as he was hooked off by boss Carlo Ancelotti in the 67th minute.
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      Demanding Real Madrid supporters also slammed his performance in the rare start.
      Hazard’s best days came in England with Chelsea, helping the Blues win two Premier League titles and two Europa Leagues.
      He would offer Arsenal experience and he is hoping to rejuvenate his career having also retired from international football with Belgium after a disappointing World Cup More