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CHELSEA BACKED FOR LONDON DERBY WIN

Chelsea have been backed to come out victorious at the end of their London Derby clash with hosts West Ham United in the Premier League this weekend. West Ham United and Chelsea are in the thick of the race for Champions League football and the two teams meet at the London Stadium in a crucial game that could decide the destination of Champions League football next season.

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As things stand, Manchester City, Manchester United and Leicester City are almost certain of picking the first three slots thus leaving the likes of Chelsea, West Ham United, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur to fight for the fourth and final Champions League spot up for grabs in the Premier League.

LAMPARD HAD TWO-MAN SHORTLIST BEFORE DISMISSAL

Chelsea legend Frank Lampard reportedly had a two-man transfer shortlist at the club before his dismissal as the Blues boss. Sky Sports Italia reporter Angelo Mangiantesaid that the ex-Blues boss wanted to sign two players to boost his team before the Chelsea hierarchy decided to relieve him of his job on the back of some poor results in the Premier League. Frank Lampard was sacked at the start of the year and replaced by Thomas Tuchel, who has managed clubs like. Paris Saint Germain (PSG), Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund. Angelo Mangiante revealed that Frank Lampard wanted to sign West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice and Borussia Dortmund goalscoring machine ErlingHaalandto bolster his squad in the summer but he won’t be able to achieve his target as the managerial reign at Chelsea now belongs to Thomas Tuchel. The German tactician will have the transfer plans of his own ahead of the summer.

WERNER FIT FOR NEWCASTLE UNITED CLASH

Timo Werner is in contention for the Newcastle United game in the Premier League this weekend after returning to training. The petite German had missed the slim win over English Championship club Barnsley in the FA Cup fifth round on Thursday night because of a dead leg but has recovered in time for the visit of Newcastle United in the league. Without Timo Werner, Chelsea booked their place in the FA Cup quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over their lower league opponents.

England international Tammy Abraham scored in the second half to take the Blues into the last eight, where they will face Sheffield United for the right to seal a place in the semis of the FA Cup this season. Chelsea are hoping to go one more step in the competition than last season when they were beaten finalists. Arsenal beat 10-man Chelsea 2-1 in the final of the competition at the Wembley Stadium last season to win the FA Cup for a record 14^th time.

ATLETICO MADRID WANT TO SIGN CHELSEA’S MARCOS ALONSO

Spanish giants Atletico Madrid have set their sights on Chelsea left-back Marcos Alonso and they want to take the defender away from Stamford Bridge in a deal that would see him become a new La Liga player by the end of January. This is according to El Chiringuito, a Spanish TV show.

Alonso has further fallen down the pecking order at Stanford Bridge following the arrival of Ben Chilwell last summer from Leicester City. He is now behind both the English left-back and Brazilian defender Emerson Palmieri for that position and wants to seek a move away from the club to get more game time.

CHELSEA GET TOUGH CHAMPIONS LEAGUE DRAW

Chelsea have been handed a tough draw in the Champions League round of 16 after it was revealed that they would face Atletico Madrid for a place in the quarterfinals of the competition. It is the one of the top two picks of the round of 16 after the drawtook place on Monday. Chelsea have a history with Atletico Madrid whom they faced in the Champions League semi-finals in 2014 and in the group stage during the 2016/17 season. Atletico Madrid eliminated Chelsea in the last four to seal a final place. They went on to lose that final to city rivals Real Madrid who won 4-1 at the end of extra time.

Blues boss Frank Lampard has made instant reaction to the Champions League draw during his pre-match press conference ahead of the Wolves game in the Premier League. Wolves play hosts to Chelsea in the first match of week 13 games at the Molineux on Tuesday.

Ricardo Carvalho Is in Chelsea’s Best Overseas XI

Chelsea is one of the English Premier League giants and has a place among the best football clubs in the world. Thus many of the renowned footballers have played for this club and have earned name and fame from this club.

Now they have made a team of their overseas players who are the all-time best players played for their team. Ricardo Carvalho is one of those names who played for Chelsea from Portugal. Carvalho played more than 100 matches for Chelsea as a central defender and has scored 8 goals in all his appearances for Chelsea. He played in England only for this club and then he played in Spain. There also he displayed his potential wonderfully and got respect and love from the supporters.

LEEDS TARGET CHELSEA STRIKER

Leeds United have shown interest in signing Chelsea outcast Michy Batshuayi. Batshuayi sale could give Chelsea a huge boost in their effort to raise additional transfer funds this summer. Should Batshuayi make the move, it will also free a space in the squad for new arrival. Batshuayi is down the pecking order at the club with Tammy Abraham and Olivier Giroud ahead. With Timo Werner joining from next season, it makes sense for him to leave.

Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa already knows the Batshuayi well. The pair had worked well together from their time together in France with Olympique Marseille. According to the Evening Standard, the Argentine is desperate to reunite with Batshuayi again at Elland Road.

WERNER IS PERFECT FOR CHELSEA

The Timo Werner deal to Chelsea is looking like the perfect move for all the stakeholders. The German was initially keen on joining World and European Champions Liverpool, but plans change.

Liverpool has one of the best proven attackers in the world. Werner could have played backup to Firmino or help boost depth when either of Sadio Mane or Mo Salah get injured or when they go play in the African Cup of Nations next year. Kop fans have regretted missing out on a good player for decent price, in this over bloated transfer market, that would have been a solid addition. They are going to be Premier League Champions, there is momentum to consolidate and it was obvious Werner was not going to wait a year for the Reds to be ready even though Covid-19 happened.

BARCA ENTER RACE TO SIGN BUNDESLIGA TOP STRIKER

The race to sign Germany attacker Timo Werner has had a major twist. Barcelona have emerged as a direct competition to Liverpool for the signing of RB Leipzig star, Werner. The German international has been attracting interest from the Reds and according to reports the club are prepared to make a move for the player in the summer. But what seems to be a straight business for Liverpool has now encountered a twist, as Harvey have now registered an interest in the player.

Barcelona have identified the striking position as a priority in the summer transfer window. Luiz Suarez is not getting younger and Dembele has not lived up to the high expectations since his move from Borussia Dortmund in 2017. The youngster was brought in as a replacement for Neymar but injury and off field issues has been his biggest undoing at Camp Nou.

IGHALO RATES RASHFORD ABOVE HIS PEERS

Latest Manchester United signing Odion Jude Ighalo in his very first interview after putting pen to paper says Marcus Rashford is the best player within his age group currently in the world and will be looking forward to working with the England international once he returns back from injury.

United will be hoping the Nigeria international turns out to be good enough an influence than Lukaku and Sanchez ever was. The Belgium and Chile international came to the theatre of [U1] dreams after spending years in the premier league with other clubs yet struggled to contribute anything meaningful at Old Trafford.