After Chelsea's 2-1 win over Brentford, Enzo Maresca's side were looking in a commanding position in the race to finish in the Premier League top four.
The eye-test tells you that the Senegalese has kicked on as an all-round forward, and has still delivered two assists in his last three games, but what appeared a newly-honed ruthless streak in the first-half of this season is now beginning to look more like a purple patch. It has faded fast.
Casadei and Veiga on the MoveFootball Transfers recently revealed that Chelsea is poised to confirm the departures of Cesare Casadei and Renato Veiga within the next 48 hours,
US Women’s National Team (USWNT) defender Naomi Girma has become women’s soccer’s first ever million-dollar player, joining English champion Chelsea from San Diego Wave FC.
The 29-year-old is also France's first-choice goalkeeper, having replaced World Cup-winning captain Hugo Lloris, who retired after Les Bleus' World Cup final defeat to Argentina. Maignan is now the country's vice-captain and was named in the Euro 2024 team of the tournament last summer.
Crystal Palace have identified Slavia Prague left wing-back El Hadji Malick Diouf as a top January target but they could face competition from other Premier League clubs for the player's signature
Catch up on the action from the women's game as Man United went second in the WSL and leaders Chelsea beat Arsenal, while Barcelona hammered Real Madrid.
Given that the West London side has spent a quarter of a billion on its midfield, it is truly bizarre that they are left with such a weak option in this position.
Erling Haaland scored and set up Phil Foden for another as Manchester City came back to beat Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, sweeping the Londoners and moving into the top four.
Women’s soccer has its first million-dollar player after United States defender Naomi Girma moved from San Diego Wave to Chelsea.
Steve: Chelsea are a work in progress. Nothing more. Unfortunately they won't really go on to anything while having a keeper like Robert Sanchez who almost guarantees letting a goal in every game and a main striker who needs seven or eight games to get a goal.