Real Madrid goalkeeper and former Chelsea player Thibaut Courtois wants to link up with Eden Hazard at the La Liga club. The Belgian keeper moved to Madrid from London this summer but hasn’t had a great season. Real have been in turmoil after sacking Julen Lopetegui, replacing him with Santiago Solari. The La Liga giants … Read more
Thibaut Courtois left Chelsea and signed for Real Madrid in the summer. The move left us scampering for a quality keeper until we finally purchased Kepa Arrizabalaga for a world record fee. The Belgian was one of the best keepers in the world during his time with the Blues. The former Atletico Madrid man starred … Read more
France goalkeeper Alphonse Areola wanted to join Chelsea in the summer, according to our head of goalkeeping Christophe Lollichon. The Paris Saint-Germain keeper’s future was in doubt after the club signed Gianluigi Buffon, as per the Evening Standard, and we had a goalkeeping switch in the summer as well. Chelsea sold Thibaut Courtois to Real … Read more
AS reports (h/t ESPN) that Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid want to sign Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso before the end of the transfer window. The Blues have not slapped a price-tag on the 27-year-old but the report claims the Spaniard could be sold for €30million. Alonso was a part of the Real Madrid side before making … Read more
Eden Hazard confirmed he would remain at Chelsea this season but did not commit his long-term future with the Blues. The 27-year-old was linked with a move to Real Madrid in the summer (h/t Telegraph) and was quoted as saying: “Everybody knows what I have said after the World Cup. “But I’m happy here. I … Read more
Chelsea moved swiftly to replace Thibaut Courtois with Kepa Arrizabalaga on deadline day but the Spanish keeper was not the first choice for the Blues, according to The Times (h/t Metro). Although we paid a record-breaking £71m to sign Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao following Thibaut Courtois’ move to Real Madrid, the report adds that we tried to sign Jan Oblak … Read more
Real Madrid are desperate to sign Eden Hazard as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the Express. The report further adds that the La Liga side are willing to increase their offer for the Belgian and pay the £200m that Chelsea want. Hazard was one of the stars of the World Cup but the report claims that … Read more
Sky Sports claim that Chelsea are close to finalising an exit for Tiemoue Bakayoko, with the former Monaco man looking set to join AC Milan on a year-long loan. The 23-year-old only joined us last summer for a fee of £40m (h/t Sky Sports). Bakayoko started 25 Premier League games last season but did not really perform brilliantly. The … Read more
Maurizio Sarri has claimed that Thibaut Courtois’ move to Real Madrid on the last day of the transfer window was motivated by personal reasons. The Belgian keeper effectively went on strike according to the Metro as he was heavily linked with a move to the Spanish capital throughout the summer. The 26-year-old was one of … Read more
Chelsea have made a world-record bid of £71.6m to sign Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga according to Sky Sports. Thibaut Courtois is off to Real Madrid and BBC claims that the deal has been completed, with Kovacic traveling in the opposite direction. Maurizio Sarri seems to like the Bilbao keeper as he was quoted by Sky … Read more