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  Chelsea’s swoop for Jules Kounde  has hit complications as it emerged  Kurt Zouma is reluctant to join  Sevilla  as  part of the £50million  deal. Blues chief Marina Granovskaia and  Sevilla director of football Monchi will  hold further talks today with a view  to concluding the deal for Kounde. However, Chelsea defender Zouma  was last night giving serious consideration  to refusing to be used as a makeweight  in the efforts to land Kounde, a scenario  that would result in a major stumbling block. Chelsea central defender Zouma  wants to stay in the Premier League,  preferably London. Sportsmail revealed on Thursday that  West Ham are interested in Zouma and  are in discussions over a £20million  move. As it stands, Zouma’s priority is to move  across the capital to join the Hammers  ahead of next season. The Blues want to use Zouma in the  deal to bring Kounde to Stamford B...

 Conor callagher back from Westbrom  of loan had a great performance yesterday  against Bournemouth the star midfielder  had a magnificent start to his blues career  What a great performance.

  Thomas Tuchel is giving  everyone  an opportunity to  impress at Chelsea  but, with the  likes of Tammy Abraham  and Danny Drinkwater generating  exit  talk, concedes that certain  members  of his squad "want  to maybe leave". The Blues secured a top-four finish  in the Premier League and savoured  Champions League glory last season,  with a German tactician drafted in midway  through the 2020-21 campaign making an  immediate impact. Tuchel is now casting an eye over bloated  ranks that have welcomed back an army  of loan stars, with some big decisions needing  to be made on who stays and who goes  before the summer transfer window closes  on August 31. Tuchel has told the Blues' official website  on having loanees back and senior stars  that have been short on regular game time:  "I have never had that before. "That was new, I was not scared about it,  but...

  Hakim Ziyech helped Chelsea kick  off their pre-season campaign with a  win after scoring a hat-trick against  Peterborough on Saturday.

  Kepa Arrizabalaga has demonstrated  that he may be of use to Thomas  Tuchel  outfield as the £72m flop  showcased  his skills with his feet  in a crossbar  challenge. Arrizabalaga has fallen down the pecking  order at Stamford Bridge with Edouard  Mendy the No 1 goalkeeper after  Chelsea brought the Frenchman in  following lacklustre displays from the  Spanish stopper. The 26-year-old made just 14 appearances  for the Blues in 2020-21 and has been  linked with an exit this summer with  Lazio reportedly interested in landing  the former Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper. However, Arrizabalaga showed that  he has the silky footwork required of  top level goalkeepers after Chelsea  released footage of the Spaniard hitting  the crossbar eight times in succession  at the club's Cobham training base. The modern day goalkeeper has to  be good with his feet and Manchester  City sto...

UEFA has launched disciplinary  action  against the FA for the conduct  of England fans at Wembley on  Sunday during the Euro 2020 final,  with an inspector also appointed to  review events inside and outside the  stadium. It was reported earlier on Tuesday  that 5,000 ticketless hooligans gained  entry to the stadium for the showcase  match, forcing their way through broken  gates and terraces which led to ugly  scenes on the concourses. The charges facing the Football  Association relate to invasion of the  field of play by supporters, throwing  of objects by supporters, disturbance  caused by supporters during the  national anthem and lighting of a  firework by supporters. A UEFA statement added: 'Separately,  and in accordance with Article 31(4)  DR, a UEFA ethics and disciplinary  inspector has been appointed to  conduct a disciplinary investigation  into events involv...