Well look, if Tottenham are out of Europe and struggling again, they're going to find themselves more more susceptible to offers for their best players and Bergvall definitely comes in to that reckoning. He's a highly-regarded player and he's done well since he arrived at Tottenham. He's highly regarded at Tottenham, he's under a long contract until 2031 and there was no surprise that they rebuffed those inquiries from Chelsea and Villa in the January window.
The west London club have been without a long-term shirt sponsor since their lucrative agreement with mobile phone company Three ended in 2023. IFS' agreement with Chelsea will see their logo feature on the front of the men's and women's teams' kits with immediate effect, meaning Liam Rosenior's side will wear the new shirts for their Premier League match against Burnley on Saturday and Sonia Bompastor's team will do the same against Manchester United in Sunday's Women's FA Cup clash.
Strasbourg and Chelsea are owned by the same organisation, BlueCo, and that could give Chelsea an advantage in the transfer race. It will be interesting to see if they can beat Atletico to his signature. Meanwhile, Diego Simeone has already informed the Atletico Madrid hierarchy that he wants to sign the 23-year-old. He believes that the Argentine forward could develop into a top-class player with the right guidance. It will be interesting to see how the situation develops.
Chelsea have been able to welcome their summer signing from Sporting CP ahead of schedule, but the early union isn't the result of happy circumstances. The Blues confirmed the signing of Portuguese winger Geovany Quenda from Sporting in March 2025, with the 18-year-old slated to leave the Lisbon club for London in the summer of this year. But the teenager has been spending time at Chelsea's Cobham training centre before the move, according to BBC Sport reporter Nizaar Kinsella.
The interest from Stamford Bridge reportedly stemmed from Bergvall's reduced role under former head coach Thomas Frank. The Dane, who was recently relieved of his duties, often deployed the natural central midfielder in wider areas or utilised him as a rotation option following the arrival of Conor Gallagher. Sensing a potential opening, Chelsea explored the possibility of a permanent deal to bolster their own youthful midfield project. However, Spurs rebuffed these advances immediately.
We've got four lunchtime kick-offs (12pm GMT) to look forward to, including Chelsea v Liverpool and Manchester United v London City Lionesses. The title race is effectively over for Chelsea, after humiliating back to back defeats against Arsenal and Manchester City. They bounced back with a win against Spurs last week so Sonia Bompastor will be hoping for an end of season rally to keep them in the Champions League places.
Chelsea and Manchester City are reportedly both still keen to pursue the transfer of Igor Thiago despite him signing a new contract with Brentford. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAY
First thing to say is that Hadziahmetovic will be tonight's copy and paste player. Share Hull: Phillips, Coyle, Egan, McNair, McCarthy, Giles, Hadziahmetovic, Slater, Hirakawa, Koumas, Millar. Subs: Pandur, Lunstram, Jacob, Drameh, Gerhardt, Joseph, Famewo, Dowell, Tinsdale Chelsea: Sanchez, James, Fofana, Sarr, Hato, Caicedo, Santos, Neto, Estevao, Garnacho, Delap. Subs: Sharman-Lowe, Gusto, Acheampong, Tosin, Badiashile, Fernandez, Derry, Joao Pedro, Mheuka
Chelsea have kept two clean sheets in 10 games since appointing Liam Rosenior as head coach last month. Repeated doziness at the back has cost them. They have held commanding advantages against Charlton, Crystal Palace, Wolves and Leeds, only to give away silly goals. It is a bad habit and proved costly when a 2-0 lead was squandered during Tuesday's draw with Leeds.
According to Spanish outlet Fichajes, Chelsea are preparing to mount a serious challenge to Real Madrid's interest as they look to secure one of the Eredivisie's best young performers. The 20-year-old has been a central figure for AZ Alkmaar this season, drawing widespread praise for his maturity and tactical awareness. Smit has quickly developed into the engine of AZ's midfield.
It wasn't just that. It wasn't just that. Yeah, a balanced view is 99% of the game was in what I see. In terms of with the ball, in terms of without the ball, in terms of our defending set plays, in terms of our threat on set plays, in terms of our energy, our courage, our habits, it was very, very good. Just those moments, those moments of switching off, they're the bits where we need to improve. But saying that, there was a lot of good in what we did last night and there's ways you can focus on that and make sure that's even better.
