Lukaku Making Eyes at Big Cup

Shortly after making his move from Chelsea to Everton permanent, Romelu Lukaku said it is where he felt he belonged and “is where I want to grow.”

But with recent proclamations from the big Belgian and his agent, it appears that he feels his growing is all but done.

With 18 league goals under his belt this season, Lukaku is enjoying the best period of his career and could look to capitalise on it once again with an eye firmly planted on the Champions League.

Courtois Approves of Sacking the Man Who Kept Him Over Cech

Thibaut Courtois has continued to endear himself to Chelsea fans this season with his most recent interview which seemed to imply he supported the sacking of Jose Mourinho at Christmas and that he preferred Belgium’s defence to that of Chelsea.

On the man that chose him over Petr Cech, Courtois stated: We needed a change of manager at that point — I have no doubts about it. We drew too many matches and we have also conceded goals too easily. I could have done better with some of them.If Courtois didn’t like 3 draws in 16 league games under Mourinho, we can only imagine how he feels under Hiddink who has drawn 7 of the 12 Premier League matches he’s taken charge of.

Chelsea Defender Pens New Deal

Awkward Handshke? Check!

With a big birthday looming, Gary Cahill was increasingly worried that he would end up with a one year contract extension should he have hit the wrong side of 30. However a savvy agent and just being so darn likeable, Cahill has managed to extend his time at Stamford Bridge until 2019.

Since arriving from Bolton for £7M in the 2012 January transfer window, Cahill has went on to make 177 appearances with the club. He has quite literally won everything with the club - the FA Cup and Champions League in his first season, Thursday night cup the following season and the League Cup and Premier League title last season.

Chelsea Look to Overspend on Misfiring Striker in January

Better Than Falcao

As Chelsea’s strikers continue to look like the artists formerly known as, we can all expect a good amount of rumours linking the West London club to just about any striker that could become available for the right price in January.

Today’s offering comes in the form of Saido Berahino, who has somehow been valued at £20million. Who’s says there’s no value for money in the January window?! Berahino had unsuccessfully tried to force a move to Tottenham over the summer. And this could be his moment to get himself to the captial without lurking about in parking lots a la Odemwingie.

Chelsea Player May Seek January Move

With just 63 minutes under his belt in the Premier League this season, Ruben Loftus-Cheek could join the army of Chelsea loanees to ensure he gets a few more minutes on the pitch.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho heaped praise on the youngster earlier in the year and said “I think he is in condition to compete with the others for positions and minutes.”

Loftus-Cheek has not appeared in a match since his start in Chelsea’s last league win against Aston Villa. While it appeared to be a solid display, Mourinho subbed him at the half and was critical of his performance after. He remarked that “I think [Loftus-Cheek] has to look to the intensity and the defensive tactical work that people like Ramires, Fabregas did and he didn’t”.

Chelsea to Sell Winger This January

PL harder than the World Cup*

Chelsea’s experimental phase of buying all the attacking midfielders may be coming to and end - or they are at least alleviating some of their buyers remorse. After getting Mohammed Salah’s wages off their books with a small fee in return, it looks like Juan Cuadrado could be following in his footsteps.

Championship side signs Champions League winner

Ross Turnbull has won a European Cup

Former Chelsea goalkeeper, Ross Turnbull is on his way to Elland Road signing a 2 year contract.

The 30-year-old goalkeeper has been on trial at Leeds’ training facility and has obviously done enough to impress Uwe Rosler. He will be expected to challenge Marco Silvestri for a starting position.

Turnbull spent last season with League 1 side Barnsley making 27 appearances in all competitions despite missing the latter half of the season with a back injury.

Barcelona Laughs in the Face of Transfer Bans as They Sign Arda Turan

Beard vs Hair

After a taxing summer, Arda Turan has signed up for a 6 month vacation with transfer-banned Barcelona. Sort of.

Barcelona posted on their website yesterday that they’d sgiend the midfielder for £29M BUT will only keep him if the new board approve.

Barcelona’s new president will be elected on the 18th of the month and will have 2 days to decide whether to stick or twist. If he opts out, Turan will head back to Atlético while Barcelona will lost 10% of the money they paid up front - approximately £2.4M.

If Turn does remain at Barcelona, he will be ineligible to play until January - when the club’s transfer ban for irregularities in signing young players is lifted. The ban has clearly not stopped the Catalan sign for making other signings with irregularities.

Former Chelsea misfit De Bruyne could be heading back to the PL

Could De Bruyne leave Bendtner?

Former Chelsea misfit Kevin De Bruyne is a man in demand - or so his agent would have you believe.

After leaving (being shipped out of) the London club for greener pastures to play alongside the likes of Lord Nicklas Bendtner at Wolfsburg, De Bruyne has helped his side come closer than anyone else to Bayern Munich’s reign aloft the Bundesliga.

The Belgian has picked up more assists (19) than any other player in Europe’s top 5 leagues this season, and added an additional 10 goals to his tally. So it stands to reason that a club or two might start batting their eyelashes at his Mr 15% over the summer.

Cesc Fabregas: Masked Man

If Jose Mourinho decides to risk Cesc Fabregas picking up a 10th yellow card of the season this weekend against QPR, he'll be doing it wearing a special protective face mask.

Fabregas' face met with Charlie Adam's forearm just before the Scot equalised with the 'wondergoal'. The Spaniard played on but did reveal the severity of his injury through his instagram feed. Fabregas joked that maybe now he could have his nose fixed.

Fabregas travelled to Milan with one of the club's medical director, Paco Biosca, to get the mask fitted. Ortholabsport have previously fitted masks for Demba Ba, Fernando Torres, and Petr Cech.

Despite the broken nose, Fabregas will be available for selection. Although with both him and Nemanja Matic both on 9 yellow cards, Mourinho may opt to start them from the bench to ensure they are available for Chelsea's upcoming fixtures against Arsenal and Manchester United.