CHELSEA NEWS 🗞️ 🔵

Frank Leboeuf on Estevao: 🗣️ "I wish him the best. He seems to have a good head on top of the skills. Chelsea seem to be protecting him as well. He is young and you don’t want to launch him, I don’t think he is ready for that."

🗣️ Frank Leboeuf: "If you are Cole Palmer, do you want to play for Real Madrid? Where are you going to play? You have Jude Bellingham, so many others. You have to make the right choice. You have to think twice. Okay, I want to be at the best club in the world - maybe Real Madrid are the best club in the world - but you want to play, you don’t want to be on the bench. That doesn’t make any sense. Cole Palmer has had a two-year career. City didn’t want to keep him, he was a real surprise, fantastic player, but slow down, you play for Chelsea Football Club and you can get something out of it. You never know, maybe you are at the right club. Maybe something will happen to Chelsea."

Maresca on 48hr comments to Sky Sports: “There are moments. We spend so much time together, so it’s normal that in some moments you can have some better moments or worse moments. I think that happens in any moment in any family.”

Mudryk on Instagram 🔵🎄

Christopher Nkunku is back on the transfer hunt again just months after leaving Chelsea for Serie A giants AC Milan. Reports suggest that internal discussions over his role and future at San Siro are intensifying ahead of the January transfer window. (talkSPORT)

Cucurella's wife on IG.

🗣️ John Terry: "I just think at the minute, I think we're missing a little bit of experience within the squad. Now this is the angle that the new owners have gone down, which is fine. We're being successful in a different way to previous ownership. I just think we miss that little bit of experience within the squad. We have probably the youngest squad in the Premier League out of all the teams. I just think when you play alongside these experienced players that have been there, done it, seen it, I really think you can impact these younger players."

16-year old Leicester City winger Jeremy Monga has emerged as one of the most in-demand players ahead of the January window, with Chelsea and Manchester City eyeing spectacular moves. (via TEAMtalk)

16-year old Leicester City winger Jeremy Monga has emerged as one of the most in-demand players ahead of the January window, with Chelsea and Manchester City eyeing spectacular moves. (via TEAMtalk)

🥶 Frank Leboeuf: “Cole Palmer has had a 2-year career. City didn’t want to keep him, he was a real surprise, fantastic player, but slow down, you play for Chelsea Football Club and you can get something out of it. You never know, maybe you are at the right club. Maybe something will happen to Chelsea.” (Goal)

Merry Christmas from everyone at Chelsea FC! 💙

Merry Christmas from everyone at Chelsea FC! 💙

🚨 Cole Palmer on his goal at home to Aston Villa last season 👀

Lewis Hall opens up on why he left Chelsea: 🗣️ "The way Chelsea wanted to go forward with lots and lots of young talent, it was best for my career that I made this move and I think it has panned out really well for me."

⚽️ Staying sharp. 👌

High spirits! 😁

Enzo. 🇦🇷

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Watching on. 📸

Enzo Maresca on whether Liam Delap's return was sooner than expected: "No, we didn't know exactly for how long he was out. But he's available for Saturday, and also Estevao, so I'm very happy for both." On Reece James: "He is growing in terms of leadership and he is playing more and more minutes. This is the reason why we are happy because he can be fit and healthy. We know he can be here as a leader." "He is one of the main players for different reasons. He's from our house. Academy player. He is the captain. When he is fit, he is one of the best players we have, no doubt. For me, he is one of our main players" On Cole Palmer: "I think he's ready for 90 minutes. The progression for a player is 45, one hour, 70. He already played one hour against Everton. He played more than 70 against Newcastle, so I think the progression is there." "Again, before the Newcastle game, in the press conference, I said that we had a meeting [with the hierarchy], that the relationship is good and we all focus on the Aston Villa game, the next game, the next game. So nothing to add." On Chelsea's training plan over Christmas: "After Newcastle they [had] two days off. We trained yesterday, we train today, tomorrow off, and then Friday session and Saturday again."