Stoke City are confident Shay Given has plenty left to offer at Premier League level after the veteran Ireland keeper secured a two-year deal at the club yesterday.

AC Milan are hoping to acquire Chelsea pair Fernando Torres and Marco van Ginkel before the end of the summer transfer window.

Captain John Terry is available to return but David Luiz is out of Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Everton on Saturday.

Jose Mourinho plans to field a strong team when Chelsea play at Derby in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.

Branislav Ivanovic is suspended as Chelsea travel to Sunderland for the Capital One Cup quarter-final.

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It says it all about the two clubs’ respective approaches to youth development that Chelsea’s least experienced player in tonight’s Capital One Cup tie will have played in a Champions League final, while Arsenal’s has made just a solitary professional appearance for his club.

Ashley Cole is available again as Chelsea take on Barclays Premier League title rivals Manchester City on Sunday.

Chelsea striker Fernando Torres faces a race against time to return to action following the international break after the club confirmed he will miss three weeks due to a medial collateral ligament injury to his left knee.

Chelsea face another anxious wait regarding Fernando Torres after the striker suffered a knee injury in last night’s 4-0 Champions League Group E win at Steaua Bucharest.

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Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard will take no part in Chelsea’s Champions League Group E clash with Steaua Bucharest on Tuesday night.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes when the two parties have an issue, they should work to resolve it between themselves.

Gary Cahill has acknowledged Chelsea must improve swiftly after a less than ideal beginning to Jose Mourinho’s second spell in charge at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea’s technical director Michael Emenalo believes the club’s use of the loan system will lead to a seamless transition when the current first-team crop needs replacing.

Chelsea winger Juan Mata has no plans to move away from Stamford Bridge despite widespread speculation about his Blues future during the recent transfer window.

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Jose Mourinho has a number of selection issues to ponder as he prepares for his Barclays Premier League return at home to Hull on Sunday.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has dismissed suggestions he is playing mind games with Manchester United counterpart David Moyes.

Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech believes Jose Mourinho’s appetite for success is undiminished at the beginning of his second spell as manager at Stamford Bridge.