Chelsea: April 2009 Archives

John Obi Mikel's agent has denied the player is looking to leave Chelsea and insisted he wants to pen a new deal.

AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti has blasted the latest rumours linking him with a move to Chelsea and says he is staying in Italy.

Guus Hiddink says Barcelona and Chelsea will both go on the attack and is predicting goals at the Nou Camp tonight.

Chelsea will be without Ashley Cole through suspension against Barcelona while Ricardo Carvalho and Deco are injured.

Guus Hiddink insists Chelsea will try and attack Barcelona but says they must not get frustrated if they do not see much of the ball.

Chelsea are being linked with a summer swoop for AC Milan star Kaka and could take boss Carlo Ancelotti as well.

Barcelona's players are worried about Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba before their Nou Camp clash with Chelsea on Tuesday.

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink said he had no intention of sparing Frank Lampard from more abuse from West Ham fans on Saturday.

Salomon Kalou's second half tap-in gave Chelsea all three points after Mark Noble missed a penalty for West Ham.

Ricardo Carvalho will miss Chelsea's clash with West Ham after suffering a recurrence of his hamstring injury.

Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has ruled out a summer move to Manchester City and insists he is staying at Stamford Bridge.

Real Madrid are reported to be lining up a shock swoop for Chelsea youngster Michael Mancienne.

Guus Hiddink has admitted Chelsea's title bid is over after the draw with Everton but his side are still in the hunt for two trophies.

Chelsea's title aspirations look to be over for this season after they were held to a 0-0 draw against Everton at Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea are without midfielder Deco and right-back Jose Bosingwa for Wednesday's Premier League clash with Everton at Stamford Bridge.

Guus Hiddink has confirmed that he has not discussed who will succeed him as Chelsea boss and he won't have any problems walking away.

Frank Lampard claims he is having his best-ever season and feels Chelsea can end their two-year wait for silverware this term.

Ashley Cole is the latest Chelsea star to make a plea for Guus Hiddink to do a U-turn and stay on as manager at the end of the season.

Frank Lampard has tried to play down talk of a Chelsea treble and hopes the pressure won't get to the Blues squad.

Guus Hiddink has again reiterated that he has no plans to stay with Chelsea and insists the FA Cup final will be a 'perfect' finale.

Chelsea must reportedly increase their bid of £44m for Valencia striker David Villa if they want to sign him this summer.

John Terry and Jose Bosingwa are expected to return to the Chelsea side for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final clash with Arsenal.

Spurs are bracing themselves for a summer transfer raid from Chelsea for Harry Redknapp's first-choice goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.

Chelsea have been handed a blow with the news Ashley Cole will be banned for their Champions League semi-final first leg in Barcelona.

Guus Hiddink has revealed that his half time loss of temper with the Chelsea players inspired a second half revival against Liverpool.

Chairman Bruce Buck has admitted Chelsea are looking for Guus Hiddink's replacement but will not look to take Jose Mourinho back.

Alex will replace suspended skipper John Terry for Chelsea's Champions League quarter-final second leg at home to Liverpool on Tuesday.

John Terry is urging Chelsea not to give up on persuading Guus Hiddink to remain as Chelsea manager beyond the end of the season.

Michael Essien has vowed to keep Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard quiet again if he is fit to face Chelsea in the Champions League tie.

AC Milan have cast doubt on Chelsea's hopes of recruiting Carlo Ancelotti by insisting he will see out the remainder of his contract.

Chelsea survived a stunning Bolton fightback to win a dramatic game 4-3 at Stamford Bridge and keep their feint title dreams alive.

Chelsea will not be making summer approaches for Roman Pavlyuchenko of Tottenham and David Villa of Valencia, claims Guus Hiddink.

Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink will check on Salomon Kalou ahead of the Bolton game, but the Dutchman is set to make changes.

Valencia striker David Villa insists that he is happy with the Spanish outfit following fresh rumours linking him with Chelsea.

John Terry has accused the Liverpool players of deliberately trying to get him booked in Wednesday's Champions League win at Anfield.

Reports claim AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti has agreed a three-year deal with Chelsea to become their new manager in the summer.

Man City boss Mark Hughes says they will not pay over the odds to keep Daniel Sturridge as Chelsea continue to chase the striker.

Guus Hiddink could be without Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa for their trip to Liverpool in the Champions League.

Andriy Shevchenko has ruled out a return to Chelsea and wants to join AC Milan on a permanent basis.

Didier Drogba has handed Chelsea a huge boost ahead of the Liverpool showdown by returning to training ahead of the game.

Chelsea are hopeful of having Didier Drogba back in their squad to face Liverpool on Wednesday following a recent ankle injury.

Chelsea and Aston Villa are being linked with Daniel Sturridge, who could be set to leave Manchester City in the summer.

Chelsea fear Didier Drogba could be forced to miss the Champions League clash against Liverpool with a toe injury.

Chelsea skipper John Terry says he is 'dreading' going up against Liverpool's Steven Gerrard in their Champions League quarter-final.

Goals from Frank Lampard and Florent Malouda gave Chelsea a comfortable win over Newcastle to ruin Alan Shearer's first game in charge.

The agent of Internazionale defender Maicon claims Chelsea have joined the race to sign the Brazilian in the summer transfer window.

Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka is a doubt for the trip to Newcastle as he struggles with a bruised toe.

Guus Hiddink has an 'emotional attachment' to Russia and will leave Chelsea even if they won the Champions League this season.

Chelsea are being linked with a summer move for Aston Villa wideman Ashley Young, as they look to add more pace down the flanks.

Frank Lampard and John Terry believe Alan Shearer's appointment at Newcastle will make Chelsea's game 'much tougher' this weekend.

Chelsea are in the hunt to sign Juventus striker David Trezeguet, who could be on the move from Turin in the summer.

Chelsea could battle it out with Tottenham for the services of Gabriel Heinze, but the player says he is happy at Real Madrid.

John Obi Mikel's agent has denied the player is looking to leave Chelsea and insisted he wants to pen a new deal.

AC Milan boss Carlo Ancelotti has blasted the latest rumours linking him with a move to Chelsea and says he is staying in Italy.

Guus Hiddink says Barcelona and Chelsea will both go on the attack and is predicting goals at the Nou Camp tonight.

Chelsea will be without Ashley Cole through suspension against Barcelona while Ricardo Carvalho and Deco are injured.

Guus Hiddink insists Chelsea will try and attack Barcelona but says they must not get frustrated if they do not see much of the ball.

Chelsea are being linked with a summer swoop for AC Milan star Kaka and could take boss Carlo Ancelotti as well.

Barcelona's players are worried about Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba before their Nou Camp clash with Chelsea on Tuesday.

Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink said he had no intention of sparing Frank Lampard from more abuse from West Ham fans on Saturday.

Salomon Kalou's second half tap-in gave Chelsea all three points after Mark Noble missed a penalty for West Ham.

Ricardo Carvalho will miss Chelsea's clash with West Ham after suffering a recurrence of his hamstring injury.

Chelsea defender Ashley Cole has ruled out a summer move to Manchester City and insists he is staying at Stamford Bridge.

Real Madrid are reported to be lining up a shock swoop for Chelsea youngster Michael Mancienne.

Guus Hiddink has admitted Chelsea's title bid is over after the draw with Everton but his side are still in the hunt for two trophies.

Chelsea's title aspirations look to be over for this season after they were held to a 0-0 draw against Everton at Stamford Bridge.