Chelsea have had players on their books from all four corners of the globe. Does a globe have corners? That’s for another day. Right now, though, we will take a look at the greatest African footballers to have ever played for the Blues. When considering such matters, we could simply look at the players from […]
Method or madness? Many have debated until the metaphorical cows come home about the positives and drawbacks of Clearlake’s transfer strategy at Chelsea, which revolves around handing out eye-poppingly long contracts to young prospects. On the one hand, that ensures you can lock in the stars of tomorrow for a lengthy period, ensuring that if […]
Despite the collection of managers the club has gone through in recent times, plus the lack of domestic trophies, Chelsea’s model will stay the same as long as BlueCo is running the club. The same applies in the virtual world, with titles like Football Manager 26 mirroring the club’s real-world transfer policy. Of course, managers […]
Things are looking good for Isago Silva. The 17-year-old son of Thiago Silva has just signed his first professional contract with Chelsea. Before this, he used to be on a scholar’s contact. After his father spent four years at Chelsea and helped the team win various tournaments, fans have big expectations for Isago as well. […]
Little in life is certain but death and taxes… and a Chelsea spending splurge in the latest transfer window. Ever since Roman Abramovich acquired the club in 2003, and perhaps even more so since Todd Boehly took the reins in 2022, Chelsea haven’t been exactly shy in the transfer market. At the time of writing, […]
One of the issues with stockpiling as many talented players as possible is that, inevitably, some will become unhappy with their lack of playing time. They may become disgruntled to the point of making it very difficult for their club – in this case Chelsea – to get them off the wage bill. It’s a […]
There was a time when Chelsea’s lineup would have been reasonably easy to name, with players such as Petr Čech, John Terry and Frank Lampard being nailed-on starters for the Blues. Nowadays, however, things aren’t quite so simple. There have been numerous changes to the way that the club operates since Todd Boehly and Clearlake […]
Chelsea are one of the biggest and best clubs in the world. They have won six English top-flight titles, 13 major domestic cups, as well as two UEFA Champions Leagues and two FIFA Club World Cups. Indeed, they are the only side in world football to have a complete set of UEFA trophies, having won […]
Despite a couple of ill-fated managerial stints at Stamford Bridge, Frank Lampard retains his position as a true Chelsea legend. He is the club’s record goalscorer, having netted a total of 211 goals in the 648 games he played for the Blues from 2001 to 2014. Lamps is one of only two men to have […]
Chelsea made plenty of headlines in the summer as they brought in not one but two marquee strikers in a bid to add some much-needed firepower to their frontline. Out went the injury-riddled Christopher Nkunku and the erratic Nicholas Jackson, and in came Joao Pedro and Liam Delap. The signings were meant to jolt the […]