Reportedly a fallback option if Real Madrid fails to get De Gea, Courtois is believed to be desperate for a move back to Madrid - where his family resides. The player is clearly stalling his contract negotiations with the club as he would be entering the last 12 months of his current deal. That said, here is a list of goalkeepers who can fill in for the Belgian at the Stamford Bridge....
The English centre-back was linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge after news emerged that Wesley Fofana would leave Leicester City to join the Blues. Chelsea are close to announcing the Frenchman’s arrival for a fee of £75 million. Despite his imminent arrival, manager Thomas Tuchel and club owner Todd Boehly have decided to block a loan move for Chalobah. Chalobah was handed his first start in the Premier League this season in the Blues’ 2-1 win against the Foxes on Saturday (August 27)....
I have to be honest, I don’t think we need another striker at the club this season. We have seen over recent seasons the introduction of rotation within our squad. Look at Didier Drogba for example. Towards the end of last season, with a run of games and big games at that, he found his form and scored important goals. When he was being chopped and changed from week to week, it was difficult for him to get going....
The Blues joined Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and the two Manchester clubs, City and United, in lending their support to the initiative, which was announced on Sunday. But just two days later Chelsea backed out alongside the rest of the Premier League contingent, leaving the proposal in limbo amid mass fan outcry. What was said? “The Owner and Board of Chelsea Football Club would like to address Chelsea supporters about the events which have taken place over the past few days....
If Chelsea are keen on signing Jules Kounde in the dying moments of the transfer window, the Blues will have to pay out the 22-year-old defender’s release clause. Till now, Chelsea have shown no intention of paying the release clause to Sevilla which is rumored to be around €75 to 780 million. Sevilla sporting director Monchi has made it absolutely clear that the only way Jules Kounde can leave Sevilla is if the interested party is willing to pay the aforementioned release clause....
A formal approach has yet to be made for Barnes, with the Blues enquiring about a number of centre-forwards as they look to add another option in attack at Stamford Bridge. The Blues want to loan out Michy Batshuayi, their current back-up to Morata, as he seeks game time ahead of the World Cup in Russia, with Sevilla having previously been keen on the Belgian . Roma’s Edin Dzeko is also being sounded out by Chelsea, with the west London club having reached an advanced stage in negotiations to bring in his team-mate Emerson Palmieri for around £25 million....
The announcement comes following an incident during the first half of Saturday’s 2-0 win over the reigning Premier League champions at Stamford Bridge as Sterling collected the ball from beyond the byline. Chelsea and the Metropolitan Police launched investigations into whether the England international was racially abused by spectators. In announcing the suspensions as they continue to look into the matter, the club stated their intention to hand out “severe sanctions” to any ticket holders who are shown to have committed racist behaviour....
Chelsea brought in the likes of Alvaro Morata, Tiemoue Bakayoko and Antonio Rudiger over the summer and added Danny Drinkwater and Davide Zappacosta on transfer deadline day at the end of August. They sold Nemanja Matic, Diego Costa and Nathan Ake, while injuries to N’Golo Kante and Alvaro Morata have coincided with a downturn in form. Former Chelsea striker Sutton believes that the transfer window left Antonio Conte short on the tools needed to retain their title this season....
Time – 20.00 (IST) Chennai Super Kings have been the consistent performers in the Champions League competition. They have been unbeaten and look invincible in this competition. Though the Super Kings lost the IPL final to Mumbai Indians this year, they thoroughly dominated the competition and outclassed some top teams – Brisbane Heats, Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad, who had quality pace attack. At the right moment, Murali Vijay and Badrinath are getting into the groove which is a good signal for the Super Kings....
Change the Background Color of a Word Document The background of a Word document can be virtually any color, whether based on the document theme or from an expanded color wheel. Open the Word document in which you want to change the background color. Go to the Design tab. In Word 2010, go to Page Layout > Page Color. Lifewire Select Page Color to display a list of color options available as background tints....
–L.S.
Barkley started off Thursday’s episode of the TNT podcast by addressing those celebrities and saying that the anti-Semitism “has gotta stop.” He said that he was baffled by their ignorance. “What the hell are y’all doing? Y’all want racial equality. We all do. I don’t understand how insulting another group helps our cause. I don’t understand in any shape or form,” the former Philadelphia 76er said. All of the figures that he named have faced backlash for recent anti-Semitic remarks....
Sporting News asked Sir Charles this week about his recent public spat with The Chosen One. When asked about his “beef” with James, the Hall of Famer was quick to set the record straight. MORE: Curmudgeon-in-chief Barkley frustrated with poor NBA product “I did not have a beef with LeBron. He had a beef with me,” Barkley said during a press conference previewing Turner/CBS Sports’ coverage of the NCAA Tournament....
Not that Charles Oliveira is undeserving; he’s slick on the ground, and the Brazilian can throw the leather too. The seventh-ranked lightweight has had 14 consecutive finishes irrespective of the result. In that stretch, Charles Oliveira is on a seven-fight win streak and is 10-4. That streak has seen five submissions and two knockouts. If he was to finish Dustin Poirier, he’d jump the queue. How could he not?...
The 21-year-old mechanical engineering student, still technically an amateur, somehow escaped the attention of British cycling chiefs until very recently – but he can be ignored no longer. Tanfield stormed to victory in the final of the 4,000m individual pursuit at the Anna Meares Velodrome in Brisbane on Friday, adding gold to the team pursuit silver he picked up 24 hours earlier. Coming into the Games on Australias Gold Coast, Tanfield boldly said he was chasing the world record time of 4mins 10....
Flair also pinpointed Alexa Bliss as someone she wants more matches with before turning her attention to a legendary six-time champion. When asked her opinion on Mickie James, Flair would say “We need to have a match” before tagging the five-time Women’s Champion and one-time Divas Champion. Well, it didn’t take too long for Mickie James to respond to The Queen, seemingly accepting the challenge before congratulating Flair on her engagement to Andrade!...
Meanwhile, the Charlotte Hornets seem to have cooled down after a great start to their season. They have lost their last four games in a row, including losses to the Sacramento Kings and Cleveland Cavaliers. Not only are they losing but they are getting blown out. The Charlotte Hornets’ last four losses were by an average margin of 17.3 points. Charlotte Hornets Injury Report The Charlotte Hornets had Mason Plumlee questionable with a rib contusion but he is now available....
Ninkovic has been a standout performer for the high-flying Sky Blues, scoring eight goals and contributing 10 assists from 21 games this season. It’s the type of form that not only has the 32-year-old being talked about for the Johnny Warren Medal but will also be attracting the attention of cashed-up overseas clubs, with Ninkovic’s contract set to expire at the end of the 2016-17 season. The Sky Blues blocked a proposed transfer from Arabian Gulf League club Al Gharafa before the season and could face a battle again to keep their silky star with his value sure to soar after his string of fine displays....
Solar installation can be expensive, especially so when you already have perfectly good electricity flowing into your home. But while some cities and countries are forcing commercial operations to clean up their act in terms of emissions (London’s drive to make all delivery vehicles electric, power the Tube with renewable energy, and so on), domestic energy use is still a major source of emissions. Biden’s community solar plan could be just the ticket to change this....
Naproxen Brand name: Aleve Pros: Lasts a whopping 12 hours, so it’s great for people with nagging chronic pain. Cons: Not approved OTC for kids. Can upset tummies, so consider taking with food. Aspirin Brand names: Bayer, St. Joseph’s Pros: Reduces risk of a second heart attack for pennies a day. Stops pain, too. Cons: Too much may cause GI upset and stomach bleeding. Never use for kids. Ibuprofen Brand names: Motrin, Advil Pros: The kids’ versions can reduce fever further, and it lasts longer than the others....
