Author: Soccerhuz
Here is a roundup of the top Chelsea news and gossip from icfootballnews that we think you guys may have missed today – Lille striker Jonathan David has responded to the speculation linking him with a move to Chelsea His performances have led to speculation that both CHELSEA FC and Newcastle are interested in getting some kind of transfer deal done in the January window – as the two both looked to add some more depth to the squad. Chelsea only Nicolas Jackson as their main striker – and although Armando Broja is a decent back-up – he is not…
A much-changed Chelsea side eased to victory at Paris FC to end their Women’s Champions League group stage undefeated. First-half headers from Fran Kirby and Mia Fishel before late efforts from Guro Reiten and Maren Mjelde secured a comfortable 4-0 victory in the French capital for the Blues. Emma Hayes’ side had already guaranteed themselves a quarter-final spot and she took the opportunity to shuffle her pack. After an even opening, it was England international Kirby who broke the deadlock with the visitors’ first clear opportunity. Jelena Cankovic crossed to the back post where Kirby arrived unmarked to head home for her…
Liverpool will take on Chelsea in February’s Carabao Cup final, but Joe Cole believes victory over the same opponents in the league on Wednesday is more important for Jurgen Klopp ’s side. Cole, who joined Liverpool from Chelsea in 2010, watched the Reds end a 30-year title hoodoo in 2020, but also come painfully close to titles in 2019 and 2022. This season, Klopp’s men hold a lead over holders Manchester City to protect as he looks to end his reign with a second Premier League crown. And the Reds are still fighting on four fronts, after making progress in the FA Cup and Europa League…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has leapt to the defence of club captain Virgil van Dijk for admitting he wasn’t sure about his standing at Anfield under a new manager. Klopp announced last week he will stand down from his post at the end of the 2023/24 season, and speculation over the future of the Reds’ star players quickly followed. After scoring in Sunday’s 5-2 win at home to Norwich City in round four of the FA Cup, Van Dijk told reporters he wasn’t sure if there would be a place for him at Liverpool in the post-Klopp era. However, Klopp claimed this…
Steven Gerrard continues to split his time between his base in Saudi Arabia and a stunning mansion where wife Alex lives with their children. Liverpool legend Gerrard joined Saudi Pro League side Al Ettifaq in July 2023 and recently signed a new deal with the club. He is believed to be earning around $19m (£15m/€18m) a year with the club and was provided with a luxury home in the city of Damman. But wife Alex and children Lilly Ella, 19; Lexie, 17; Lourdes, 12 and Lio, 7 live in a villa in Hamala, Bahrain. Gerrard commutes along a 15-mile causeway between the…
Rafael Benitez has paid tribute to departing manager Jurgen Klopp and discussed what he understands about the process involved in leaving Anfield. Benitez was relieved of his duties at Liverpool back in 2010, with only four other managers taking the reigns in the thirteen-and-a-half years that have followed. Naturally, the Celta Vigo manager was asked about the news that this season will be Klopp’s last on Merseyside, and he delivered a response that intrigued supporters. “I have an advantage and that is that I have people in Liverpool, and people at Liverpool. So I know more or less how it happened,” the…
Liverpool will host Chelsea in the Premier League on Wednesday, looking to continue their title charge with a win at home. Liverpool are in impressive form right now, having picked up four wins and two draws from the last six league games ahead of the visit of Chelsea at Anfield on Wednesday night. The Reds have an impressive head-to-head record against Chelsea in recent seasons as well and it will be interesting to see if Jurgen Klopp can help his side extend their lead at the top of the table. Meanwhile, Chelsea are 9th in the league table and they have…
Jurgen Klopp has doubled down on his claim that Liverpool “got lucky” by missing out on Chelsea flop Moises Caicedo. Klopp joked to fans last month that he was delighted the Reds didn’t end up paying a British-record £115million for the now ex-Brighton midfielder, who dramatically U-turned on a move to Anfield in August and instead chose to sign for Chelsea. Since then, 22-year-old Caicedo hasn’t made the impact that Chelsea fans expected of him after new boss Mauricio Pochettino welcomed the Ecuador international to Stamford Bridge with high hopes. Meanwhile, Liverpool promptly turned to Japanese midfielder Wataru Endo, buying him from German side Stuttgart for…
Jürgen Klopp is leaving Liverpool. That is the headline news. But so too are sporting director Jörg Schmadtke and coaching team Pep Lijnders, Peter Krawietz and Vitor Matos in what is going to be a period of change at Anfield. Klopp urged Liverpool fans not to worry about the future during his press conference earlier today ahead of Chelsea, insisting that key players like Virgil van Dijk love being at Anfield. But those sorts of questions are likely to continue. “That’s a big question,” Van Dijk said when asked if he saw himself as being part of the new…
If Liverpool’s midfield department underwent a revolution last summer, its defensive equivalent will be more of an evolution when it finally arrives. Having lost as many as five central midfielders last summer in Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, whose total number of appearances for the club weighed in at a whopping 1,245 between them, the Reds’ rebuild of their engine room was sudden and significant. Four replaced the five as Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo arrived for around £150m in total. It was quite the outlay for a club without…