Eden Hazard hasn’t played a competitive game for just over a year and formally announced his retirement last October – yet Chelsea are set to receive an extra £5m from Real Madrid this summer in what we can only assume is the most technical of technicalities.
The former Belgium international left Stamford Bridge to head to Spain in 2019 but was never able to replicate the scintillating form he had shown at leading Real to agree to a mutual termination of Hazard’s contract one year early last year.
Eden Hazard earns Chelsea transfer bonus despite being retired
But it seems that even though Hazard left the club and subsequently hung up his boots, the performance-related clauses in the deal agreed with Chelsea remained in effect into this season. Always read the …
Since completing his takeover of Manchester United in February, Sir Jim Ratcliffe s priority has been to overhaul the club s recruitment model.
A few months on, the INEOS chief is close to completing his transfer dream team as chief executive Omar Berrada and technical director Jason Wilcox have been recruited, while the final piece of the jigsaw will be put into place once their prolonged pursuit of Newcastle United sporting director Dan Ashworth is finalised.
During the post-Sir Alex Ferguson and David Gill era, the boardroom at Old Trafford has resembled a circus as time and time again, the figures in the posh seats have had their pants pulled down over transfer fees.
From Antony to Casemiro and Jadon Sancho, have thrown hundreds of millions of pounds down t…
Everton have reportedly added their name to the mix of sides eager to bring Tammy Abraham back to the Premier League for just £20million this summer.
Abraham s promise at Chelsea was clear when he returned 15 Premier League goals in his first proper campaign with the club. But he was pushed to the side the next season, and two years after his Blues career fully started, it ended with a move to Roma.
The Englishman came good in Italy immediately, netting 17 Serie A goals during a 27-goal season in all competitions. His returns dwindled last term, though, and in the campaign just gone, he was hardly seen, owing to a lengthy knee injury.
Now, it s suggested that he could be moved on by Roma, and will be available for just £20million.
Fresh reports state t…
Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has revealed that everything is off between Man Utd and Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo despite very advanced talks.
Todibo has been linked with a move to the Red Devils over the past 12 months with speculation ramping up since Sir Jim Ratcliffe who also owns French club Nice bought 27.7 per cent of from the Glazer family.
Despite widespread reports insisting that Man Utd want to sign Todibo this summer as they look to sign at least one new centre-back, the deal has been in doubt as the Premier League side and Nice share the same ownership.
Sacha Tavolieri reported yesterday that Ratcliffe and and INEOS had hired a lawyer to attempt to push through a deal with Man Utd extremely keen on the defender.
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Marseille mayor Benoit Payan will ask the French club not to recruit Man Utd striker Mason Greenwood after the two sides reached an agreement .
The 22-year-old forward, who has one senior cap for England, could be on his way to France after spending last season on loan with Spanish club Getafe, where he played 33 league matches and scored eight goals.
He has been linked with a number of other European clubs this summer, including Lazio and Juventus, but Marseille are now understood to be in pole position to sign him from .
And now transfer expert Fabrizio Romano insists that Marseille are just waiting for a full agreement with the player before Man Utd can seal Greenwood s exit.
: Manchester United have reached an agreement in principle with Marseille o…
Man Utd could look to swap Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Inter Milan defender Denzel Dumfries as they are set to lose out on Noussair Mazraoui, according to reports.
Bayern Munich full-back Mazraoui is closing in on a deal to West Ham, while Man Utd retain an interest .
Ornstein adds that the Hammers have club and player agreements for the Morocco international in place, with the proposed transfer advanced but not yet done, while any deal to would require Aaron Wan-Bissaka to depart .
The former Crystal Palace right-back has snubbed West Ham and favours a move to Serie A giants Inter Milan, while the Athletic journalist adds:
An idea that would see Wan-Bissaka go to Inter and Denzel Dumfries join Manchester United is being discussed by intermediaries, al…
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has fired a dig at former boss Mauricio Pochettino while admitting one of his side s habits has become a problem .
The Blues made the controversial decision to part ways with Pochettino after the 2023/24 campaign.
The former Tottenham Hotspur boss faced difficulties during his debut season at , but they ended the season superbly to finish sixth in the Premier League after they reached the Carabao Cup final.
Despite this, Todd Boehly and Co. opted to replace Pochettino with inexperienced boss , who guided Leicester City to promotion back to the Premier League last season.
Chelsea have had five pre-season matches and their only win came against Club America. Their latest of three defeats came on Tuesday evening as they were …