Andrew Rannells is selling his beloved Chelsea triplex for $2.395 million. He bought the place in 2018 for only a little less than that - $2.1 million - shortly after he ended filming for Girls. "It had a cozy, homey feel to it," Rannells told the New York Times on Friday, "which was why I immediately jumped on buying it."
Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing the Vasco da Gama attacker Rayan Vitor. The 19-year-old is a tremendous talent with a bright future, and several clubs are monitoring his progress. He has a 40 million release clause in his contract, but the Brazilian outfit are hoping to agree on a new deal with him. If that happens, it is a fair to assume that they will increase his release close. It will be increasingly difficult for him to leave the club in that case. Brighton and Nottingham Forest are interested in the striker as well.
At first glance, the question posed in the headline of this piece seems ridiculous. It is four games into the Women's Super League (WSL) season, and Arsenal are unbeaten. They are second, one point behind leaders Chelsea, are reigning European champions and this week had four players named in the top seven of the 2025 Ballon d'Or. Comments in the BBC Sport inbox from Arsenal fans - "So poor from Arsenal", "There you go Chelsea, all yours again" - could be read as supporter hysteria.
The Brazil international left the Amex for Chelsea in a £60million summer move, treading a well-worn path between the two clubs. He faces them tomorrow for the first time having made an impressive start to life at his new club, scoring five times in nine games in all competitions and playing a key role as Chelsea claimed the Club World Cup in the summer.
We know Chelsea don't mind spending big and it'll be the case again in January. From what I hear, the manager isn't completely happy with his squad if you can believe it after how many player they've brought in already. There are still positions he wants to improve because they're still not ready to challenge for the title. There's a clear weakness in the team, there have been questions asked about the centre-backs and the goalkeeper, that tells you where their problems are.
The 26-year-old defender will be a free agent in the summer, and he has not signed an extension with Liverpool yet. According to TBR Football, Liverpool remain confident of extending his contract, but they are expecting significant interest in the player. Meanwhile, the report also claims that intermediaries have made it known to clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester City that the defender could be available for free next summer.
He looked all set to move to Bayern and landed in Germany for his medical, but then Chelsea took a U-turn and recalled him after Delap got injured. Jackson and his agent refused to return, and Bayern renegotiated a deal with Chelsea to sign him. The German champions paid a loan fee of £14.3m, and they have an obligation to pay £56.2m should they acquire his services on a full-time basis.
In January 2011, as part of a deal that saw David Luiz move to Chelsea, Matic left for Benfica. In Portugal, Matic transformed into a formidable no.6. Under the guidance of manager Jorge Jesus, he was converted from a playmaker, and he was awarded the Primeira Liga Player of the Year for his performances during the 2012/13 season, also winning the Taca da Liga and the Primeira Liga with the Eagles.
What do you mean seven Premier League teams, including Aston Villa and Manchester United, are already out of the competition? Fair point. But it's not the point, so pipe down. The point is that Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and the holders Newcastle who between them have won 10 of the last 12 League Cups are among the clubs joining the competition this week. Chelsea and Liverpool are first up with matches against Lincoln and Southampton respectively.
