CHELSEA TRANSFER NEWS: EDEN HAZARD OFF TO REAL MADRID SAYS DANNY MURPHY

The Belgium international has long been linked with a big move to the Bernabeu, with Real looking as ever to bring in ‘Galactico’ signings in this summer’s transfer window.

With growing speculation that James Rodriguez will be on his way out of Madrid this summer, Hazard makes sense as a replacement and Murphy says that noises from both sides suggest the deal is on.

Chelsea could potentially lose both Hazard and Diego Costa (Picture: Getty)

Premier League sides have struggled to hold on to their stars when the likes of Real and Barcelona have come calling in recent years, and the former Reds midfielder has tipped Hazard to follow the path of the likes of Gareth Bale and Luis Suarez by moving to Spain.

‘I don’t expect to see him in a Chelsea shirt with everything we have heard. You hear what Madrid are saying, you hear what Hazard’s saying – it seems inevitable there’s a move in the offing,’ Murphy said on Match of the Day.

BEAUTIFUL:: Video emerges of Antonio Conte celebrating Chelsea PL title in restaurant [ A MUST SEE ]

That homely feeling

Antonio Conte was recorded celebrating Chelsea’s Premier League title win in an Italian restaurant this week and celebrated in brilliant fashion.

The Italian regularly visits the food place and has done since joining the club in an attempt to feel more at home.



Now, a video has emerged of Conte celebrating with his staff in the restaurant as well as the owners and chefs.

After several chants of ‘Champions, Champions,’ Conte was able to calm the table down to deliver a speech.

First in Italian, then in English, Conte explained that he was grateful for his staff’s professionalism this season.

Antonio also explained that there is still a very important game in the FA Cup coming up in which is huge.

Chelsea face Arsenal in the final after the Stamford Bridge side beat Tottenham in the semi-final.

              

Chelsea plan for next season

Antonio Conte will be looking to finish the season strongly, but plans for next season are seemingly in place.

Though, one of those transfer plans may be in jeopardy.


Manchester United have seemingly joined the race for a very highly rated midfielder this summer.

Manchester United news: Mourinho says Pogba will face Crystal Palace

Jose Mourinho has one eye on Manchester United’s Europa League Final in Stockholm as he discusses team news for Sunday’s visit of Crystal Palace

Speaking to the clubs official website, the Portuguese manager highlighted that Sunday will see the likelihood of young players and fringe squad members getting an opportunity to play and impress at Old Trafford.

Mourinho said that “Sunday will be a big day for the kids because lots of them are going to play. I hope the crowd enjoys that, in spite of it not being a big, strong Manchester United team.

“I hope to play Joel {Pereira} against Crystal Palace. He’s a very good goalkeeper so we’re in safe hands.”

The Portuguese goalkeeper made his debut for the first team in the Emirates FA Cup win over on January 29th against Wigan Athletic. This was after returning from a loan deal in January with Primeira Liga side Belenenses in his home country.

Coupled with some youthful players, the United boss is expected to include Paul Pogba in the line up. Pogba returns following the death of his father Fassou Antoine, who passed away following a long illness last Friday. His compassionate leave meant he didn’t figure in the games with Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton.

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But match fitness will be key as Mourinho hopes to have the midfielder in sharp form for the Europa League final next week, in a game where victory will hide the blushes of finishing outside the top four in the Premier League and securing a place in next season’s Champion’s League.

REVEALED: The Weekly salaries of each Chelsea first team star [MEN THIS GUYS ARE MAKING MONEY]

 

With Diego Costa agreeing to a new four year deal with Chelsea, we take look at the hugest paid footballers with the Blues.

John Terry used to be one of the highest paid players at the club but agreed a pay cut at the end of last season to stay with the club for one more year.

Eden Hazard is the highest paid player at the club along with Diego Costa and Cesc Fabgregas. Sums revealed by the sport review indicate that Nigerian international Victor Moses earns little compared to second choice goalie Asmir Begovic.

Kennedy and Nathaniel Chalobah are the leas paid players at the club. The wages earned by Nathan Ake are however not revealed.

Here are the wages of each Chelsea first team star per week;

Roman Abramovic – £6.32bn net worth


Antonio Conte – £125,000 a week (N48.9m)

Eden Hazard – £200,000 a week (N78.2m)

Diego Costa – £185,000 a week (N72.3m)

Cesc Fabregas – £156,000 a week (N61m)

David Luiz – £120,000 a week (N47m)

Thibaut Courtois – £120,000 a week (N47m)

Willian – £110,000 a week (N43m)

N’Golo Kante – £110,000 a week (N43m)

Pedro – £100,000 a week (N43m)

Michy Batshuayi – £90,000 a week (N35.2m)

Nemanja Matic – £90,000 a week (N35.2m)

Gary Cahill – £85,000 a week (N33.2m)

Cesar Azpilicueta – £70,000 a week (27.3m)

Marcos Alonso – £70,000 a week (N27.3m)

John Terry – £70,000 a week (N27.3m)

Asmir Begovic – £60,000 a week (N23.4m)

Victor Moses – £45,000 a week (N17.6m)

Kurt Zouma – £40,000 a week (N15.6m)

Ruben Loftus-Cheek - £35,000 a week (N13.6m)

Eduardo – £10,000 a week (N4m)

Kenedy – £5,000 a week (N1.95m)

Nathaniel Chalobah – £5,000 a week (N1.95m)

The conversion rate used to translate to naira is one British pounds to 391 Naira.

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CHELSEA WILLING TO PAY £55M FOR PSG STAR

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has reportedly emerged as a transfer target for Chelsea.

It has previously been reported that the Italian international wants to remain in Paris, but it appears that his compatriot Antonio Conte wants to make a bid to take the player to Stamford Bridge.

According to The Sun, Conte has given the green light to try to sign Verratti for a fee in the region of £55m.


However, while it has been suggested that PSG would be willing to sell the 24-year-old, he is settled in France after recently signing a new long-term contract.

Since moving to the Ligue 1 giants in 2012, Verratti has made 187 appearances in all competitions and Conte allegedly sees him as another option for his central-midfield department.

Conte has largely rotated Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas as partners to PFA Player of the Year N'Golo Kante, but the addition of Verratti would further strengthen an already stacked area which also includes Nathaniel Chalobah and Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

Someone broke into Amber Rose’s house and stayed there for hours while she slept

Amber Rose got quite a scare this morning when she discovered that a man had broken into her Los Angeles-area home while she was sleeping.

TMZ is reporting that the suspect was in her home for four hours before he was discovered.

The guy entered her home early Wednesday morning by breaking a kitchen window and going through the pantry.

Reports claim Amber, her mom, son, assistant and bodyguards were all sleeping elsewhere in the pad.


Amber saw the broken window in the afternoon, checked her surveillance footage and saw the dude break into her crib. She also saw footage of him fleeing.

But the weird thing is the alleged B&E culprit didn’t steal anything.

It seems burglarizing Hollywood celebs is the new cool as rapper, ASAP Rocky was robbed of $1.5 million worth of property two days ago.

SUPRISING:: First Chelsea star to complete 2000 passes In The Premier League This Season

On Sunday, it seems very likely that Cesar Azpilicueta will become one of very few players to complete all 38 games of a Premier League season.

The fact the Spaniard has played so well and is such a key member of the Chelsea defence as they have won the Premier League, makes this record seriously impressive.

Azpilicueta has also become the first player in the Premier League to complete 2,000 passes this season, as evidenced by the graphic below.
Passes completed in the Premier League this season

Azpilicueta has completed over 100 passes more than any other player in the Premier League this year, with an accuracy of 87.18%.

The Spain international is also the only player in the top 10 who is a defender, with the remaining nine players all playing in midfield.
Over 1,000 passes in the opposition half…

Azpilicueta is also the only Premier League defender to have completed 1,000 passes in the opposition half this season, having racked up 1,003 complete passes in the opposition half.

Azpilicueta is also the only outfield player to have played every minute of Premier League football for Chelsea this season!

As well as the statistics above, below is a clip of Azpilicueta setting up Michy Batshuayi’s league winning goal against West Brom, which has been selected as EA SPORTS Match Moments for this week.