A club-by-club transfer guide of the happenings on transfer day so far.

Robin van Persie tops the Premier League transfers so far this summer. Here are this summer's confirmed deals so far:

SAMIR NASRI’S penalty took France to Euro 2012 after a tense evening against Bosnia & Herzegovina last night.

Hamburg have raided Chelsea’s youth set-up for a second time in three days and are planning a third as sporting director Frank Arnesen continues to capitalise on his connections at his former club.

DIDIER DROGBA admits Chelsea have missed the experience of the players who left Stamford Bridge last summer during their recent miserable run of form.

Chelsea 7 Ipswich 0

Branislav Ivanovic returned from suspension to start at centre-back for Chelsea in tonight’s Barclays Premier League clash with Wolves at Molineux.

JEFFREY BRUMA admitted Chelsea only had themselves to blame after throwing away victory against Aston Villa to deal their Barclays Premier League title defence a devastating blow.

CHELSEA manager Carlo Ancelotti believes his side need to beat leaders Manchester United in March to stand any chance of retaining their championship after dropping yet more points in the title race yesterday.

CHELSEA coach Paul Clement insists the club’s players are not superhuman and that it is perfectly normal for their miserable recent run to have taken its toll.

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has a defensive quandary ahead of Sunday’s Barclays Premier League game with Aston Villa.

Chelsea will be without rested striker Nicolas Anelka and left-back Ashley Cole for tomorrow’s Champions League Group F game against Marseille.

FLORENT MALOUDA provided a defiant finish to another shaky night for Chelsea as they came from behind to claim an unconvincing 2-1 victory over Slovakian minnows MSK Zilina — a result that alleviates but by no means eliminates the pressure on manager Carlo Ancelotti.

Chelsea v MSK Zilina

CHELSEA will attempt to end their miserable run of form when they take on MSK Zilina in the Champions League tonight but they will have to do with it with little more than a reserve side.

Chelsea will rest a number of their first-team regulars against MSK Zilina in the Champions League tomorrow.

CARLO Ancelotti woke up in west London yesterday morning and peered under his bed for the black cat he’d trodden on.

CHELSEA’S inherent weaknesses – and with it their title challenge – were brutally picked apart for the rest of the Premier League to see following a remarkable performance by Sunderland at Stamford Bridge yesterday that saw Steve Bruce’s side win 3-0.

GERARD HOULLIER is old fashioned when it comes to communication and prefers some straight talking, which is why he will be seeking to get inside the head of Stephen Ireland over the next few months.

John Terry returned to training yesterday but is still a doubt for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at Aston Villa due to a back problem.

IT used to be that you could always rely on Chelsea to spice up those vacant weeks when the international programme lays a dead and frosty hand across football.

NEWCASTLE’s Shola Ameobi sent 10-man Chelsea crashing out of the Carling Cup with a 90th-minute winner in a seven-goal thriller at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea 3 Newcastle 4

FT: Chelsea 3 Newcastle 4

Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed he will include four of the club’s talented youngsters against Newcastle in tonight’s Carling Cup third round tie at Stamford Bridge.

Brazil midfielder Ramires could make his debut for Chelsea against Stoke.

Chelsea’s new signing Ramires has trained with the squad but will not be involved in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at Wigan.

Ukraine 1 Holland 1

Ajax 3 Chelsea 1

Chelsea coach Carlo Ancelotti insists England left-back Ashley Cole is mentally prepared to return to first-team action following months of injury and personal turmoil.

Chelsea will welcome back midfielder Michael Ballack from his Achilles injury against Aston Villa in the Barclays Premier League at Stamford Bridge tomorrow.

Wolves 0 Chelsea 2

CHELSEA boss Carlo Ancelotti insists Manchester City are still in the Premier League title race this season under fellow Italian Roberto Mancini.

LIFE IS anything but dull for Gael Kakuta; leaving one’s country of birth, learning a new language and trying to establish a fresh life and career at such a young age is difficult enough for any teen but to then hit the international headlines at the centre of potentially one of the biggest football contractual stories since Bosman is probably something he could have done without.

Carlo Ancelotti will make numerous changes to the side for the visit of Bolton in the Carling Cup tomorrow night.

Chelsea 5 Blackburn 0

DIDIER DROGBA has been given the all-clear to resume training tomorrow after being carried off against Tottenham on Sunday with a calf injury.

CHELSEA will delve into their youth academy tonight in order to bolster a Champions League squad that has been ravaged by injury and suspensions.

Chelsea are without banned Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa for tomorrow’s Champions League opener with Porto at Stamford Bridge.

The Football Association are expected to make contact with their United Arab Emirates counterparts when an investigation into a training-ground brawl between Chelsea reserves and UAE side Al-Ahli is concluded.

CHELSEA’S England left-back Wayne Bridge looks set to complete a £12 million (€12.5m) move to Manchester City today.

Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has been delighted with the ’positive’ response from his squad after Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has been delighted with the ’positive’ response from his squad after Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage.