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#chelsea

She has done really well. Of course she has her super strength -- she's very fast and with that speed she can still create and be controlled and balanced. So she's a really, really good player ... made a great impact for Chelsea and really shown herself in the WSL. So we'll have to look out for her [on Saturday]. We have to find the right ways to stop her.

City is finally finding the success that the individual talent on its roster has long suggested it could. Manager Andrée Jeglertz arrived in the summer and has figured out how to make a cohesive group out of the team's array of super talents, which includes the likes of Bunny Shaw, Vivianne Miedema, Yui Hasegawa, Kerstin Casparij, and Kerolin. City sits atop the WSL table a little over halfway through the season,

Rennes forward Mohamed Kader Meite has been linked with a move away from the French outfit, and several Premier League clubs are keen on him. According to a TeamTalk report, the 18-year-old striker is one of the most talented young players in French football right now, with five goal contributions in the league this season. Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal have submitted a 35 million offer to get the deal done.

Chelsea are reportedly set to seal a deal to sign Sheffield Wednesday full-back Yisa Alao ahead of three other Premier League clubs. Fabrizio Romano has delivered his trademark here we go' for the transfer, whilst cryptically mentioning that the Blues beat other Premier League sides to this signing. This follows Liverpool and Manchester United both recently being linked with Alao by the Daily Mail, so it could be that they were two of the three clubs in the running.

Discussing the Guler situation, sources with links to the agents industry suggested that the player was not currently keen on leaving the Bernabeu. However, Arsenal and Chelsea are continuing to monitor the Turkey international as there's some sense that Madrid could cash in for the right price this summer. Arsenal are continuing to monitor Arda Guler, one source said. The challenge would be persuading the player, who is not currently looking to leave Real Madrid.

Some of the richest clubs in women's football saw their revenues increase by 35% last year, with Arsenal generating the largest revenue in Europe for the first time since Deloitte began charting the top earners in the women's game. The north London side had revenues of 25.6m (22.2m), narrowly overtaking Chelsea, thanks largely to their 7m of matchday revenue, which was nearly twice as much as anyone else, boosted by their move to play all of their home league fixtures at the Emirates Stadium.

Liverpool and Chelsea are interested in signing the RB Leipzig attacker Yan Diomande. The 19-year-old has been excellent in the Bundesliga and has impressed for his country as well. He could prove to be an excellent long-term acquisition for both Premier League clubs, and it remains to be seen whether they decide to make a move for him at the end of the season.

Sam Kerr scored twice as holders Chelsea put five goals past WSL2 side Crystal Palace to reach the fifth round of the Women's FA Cup. Millie Bright found an early opener for Sonia Bompastor's side, nodding in a corner at the back post to take the lead in the 13th minute. The Blues made it 3-0 by the half-hour mark,

Image source, Getty Images Chelsea's FA Cup fourth-round tie at Championship side Hull City will be televised live on BBC One on Friday, 13 February (19:45 GMT kick-off). The all-Premier League tie between Aston Villa and Newcastle at Villa Park will be shown on BBC One on the following day (17:45 kick-off). Both matches will also be live on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. Additionally, Wrexham's home tie against Ipswich on 13 February (19:45) will be screened live by BBC Wales.

The Argentina international has shone during his time in La Liga after also impressing in a stint in the Premier League with Manchester City, even though he wasn't first choice there. Alvarez has gone on to score 40 goals in 83 games since moving to Atletico, and there has been talk of interest from Liverpool, as per Football Insider, and also from Chelsea, as per Fichajes.

"I will have conversations with them," Rosenior told a news conference Tuesday. "Raheem's had an outstanding career. I've got huge respect for him. Axel is someone I've really, really liked for a long time. "With the amount of games we've got and the stuff I've had to do, I haven't got on to that topic. But I will do in the next few days."