
Author Archives: James Grundy
Why Napoli accepted Chelsea’s Koulibaly offer after years of failures
Why Napoli accepted Chelsea’s Koulibaly offer after years…
Chelsea have had an offer accepted for Kalidou Koulibaly, leading fans to look back to the first time we were linked with the defender. Most traced it back to the summer of 2016, and since then there have been rumours almost every window, with various attempts to sign him for various managers falling flat. What’s […]
“Just a matter of time” – Player has ‘accepted Chelsea as next club’
“Just a matter of time” – Player has ‘accepted Chelsea…
We are all now patiently awaiting another done deal at Chelsea and confirmation of a player arriving at the club. We are all only too aware of a transfer not being completed until a club has officially announced it, and until then none of us will relax fully. Sources on Chelsea’s pursuit of Raphael Leao, […]
Unifying Senegal titans could be stroke of genius for Chelsea
Unifying Senegal titans could be stroke of genius for Chelsea
Chelsea’s imminent signing of Kalidou Koulibaly will bring together the central defender with his international teammate, Edouard Mendy. It’s always vital for goalkeeper and central defenders to have a good understanding, and this should give both of them a useful head start this season. Koulibaly will be settling in to a new league after many […]
Kalidou Koulibaly move to Chelsea “expected to be closed tomorrow”
Kalidou Koulibaly move to Chelsea “expected to be closed…
Chelsea’s purchase of Kalidou Koulibaly is “expected to be closed tomorrow” for a €40m fee, according to Gianluca Di Marzio, the former transfer king of Europe. The Napoli defender will join after years of being linked to Premier League teams, with Chelsea ramping up their interest in the last couple of days after Matthijs De […]


Why Kalidou Koulibaly could be better option for Chelsea than Matthijs de Ligt
Why Kalidou Koulibaly could be better option for Chelsea…
Chelsea are making swift moves to sign Kalidou Koulibaly from Napoli. The defender has long been linked with us, but we hadn’t seem that much to convince us that this was the summer it was finally going to happen – until the last couple of days. Rumours that he had taken over as number one […]
Defender at centre of latest transfer talk confirms move is “on the right track”
Defender at centre of latest transfer talk confirms move…
Chelsea’s transfer window has had about as slow a start as you could have in the modern day, but now it really feels like it’s up and running. Raheem Sterling is still one step away from being announced, but that feels like a done deal. Nathan Ake could be just one step behind his erstwhile […]


