The evergreen Brazil defender turned 37 this week and is already the second oldest active Premier League player, behind Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster

Thomas Tuchel has tipped Saul Niguez to handle his Premier League culture shock and thrive at Chelsea.

Atletico announced the deal at the close of transfer deadline day, adding it came with an option to extend for a further year, renewable by either club

Chelsea now face meeting Kounde’s release clause or failing to complete a deal for the highly-rated 22-year-old France defender before the transfer deadline on Tuesday night

Tuchel has confirmed Chelsea are still hopeful of adding further recruits before Tuesday’s transfer deadline

Zappacosta played 52 times for Chelsea after his 2017 arrival and featured for them during this pre-season

Pulisic missed Chelsea’s open training session on Wednesday, and is not available for Sunday’s trip to Arsenal

Abraham moves on in search of regular first-team football and will work with ex-Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho at the Stadio Olimpico

Lukaku fired 27 goals and laid on 11 assists last term as Inter stormed to the Serie A title

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel underlined the importance of developing youth players after Premier League debutant Trevoh Chalobah enjoyed a “perfect afternoon” in the crushing win over Crystal Palace.

Lukaku, who will not be available for Saturday’s season opener against Crystal Palace, completed a headline-grabbing return to Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening

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Abraham is seemingly set to make way for Romelu Lukaku

Kai Havertz rubber-stamped his arrival at the game’s summit with a goal of the highest quality and composure

Thomas Tuchel insisted Chelsea deserved to win the FA Cup final and criticised “decisive” video assistant referee calls as Leicester triumphed 1-0 at Wembley.

Thomas Tuchel will lead an “angry” Chelsea team into Saturday’s FA Cup final. The Blues boss admitted preparations for his first final in English football will be made easier by Chelsea’s frustrations over Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to Arsenal.

Mount produced just the latest in a string of top-level showings.

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The competition is to be increased from 32 to 36 teams, from the 2024-25 season, with a new-look group stage that will see all teams play at least 10 fixtures.

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England internationals Mount and Ben Chilwell handed the Blues control of their last-eight battle

Thomas Tuchel has hailed Antonio Rudiger and Kepa Arrizabalaga for showing “courage” to make amends after their training-ground bust-up.

Boss Thomas Tuchel met 10-man Chelsea’s 5-2 Premier League capitulation at the hands of relegation battlers West Brom with kid gloves.

Chelsea hold slender advantage against Wolfsburg but Man City face uphill task

Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea were fortunate to see off Sheffield United 2-0 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.

Chelsea extended Thomas Tuchel’s club record-breaking unbeaten start to 14 matches

Timo Werner and Kai Havertz combined to create Ziyech’s goal of graft and guile as Chelsea sunk 10-man Atletico

The Chelsea forward suffered a new setback in training 

Thomas Tuchel hailed Kai Havertz for taking “responsibility” in a starring role as a false nine in Chelsea’s 2-0 Premier League win over Everton.

Jorginho’s penalty and a Ben Godfrey own goal secured Chelsea’s 2-0 Premier League win over Everton that could prove pivotal to the Champions League qualification race.

Chelsea remain undeterred in their ambitious bid to sign Erling Haaland this summer despite claims the Borussia Dortmund striker is not interested in a move to Stamford Bridge.

Abraham was an unused substitute in last week’s 1-0 Champions League win against Atletico Madrid

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes rival managers are trying to influence referees not to award penalties to Manchester United.

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has reflected on the dark place a defeat to Manchester United put him in during his time in charge of Paris St Germain.

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel and captain Cesar Azpilicueta have praised the reaction of Callum Hudson-Odoi after his 31-minute substitute appearance during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Southampton.

Thomas Tuchel hit out at Newcastle defender Jamaal Lascelles’ “reckless” tackle that left Tammy Abraham with an ankle injury.

Thomas Tuchel has moved to hand embattled goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga a “new start” at Chelsea. New manager Tuchel will hand Spaniard Kepa a start in Thursday’s FA Cup fifth-round trip to Barnsley.

The first leg of the last-16 tie will be staged at the Arena Nationala in the Romanian capital

The 58-year-old has battled severe racism and bigotry, drug addiction, and cancer, but later founded the successful Paul Canoville Foundation

Christian Pulisic has revealed Thomas Tuchel’s plans to deploy him as a false nine in the German’s Chelsea revolution.

Thomas Tuchel has admitted Timo Werner needs to break his scoring duck to restore his dented confidence with Chelsea.

Azpilicueta’s first goal in a year had the profligate Blues in charge at the break, before Alonso toasted his first Chelsea appearance since September with a smart finish at the death

Thomas Tuchel has admitted he must earn the trust of his Chelsea players. The German boss took the Stamford Bridge helm on Tuesday, replacing the sacked Frank Lampard.

Thomas Tuchel is “absolutely convinced” he can rebuild Timo Werner’s shattered confidence and help the Germany striker start scoring freely again at Chelsea.