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TAM IS MONEY
WOLVES are preparing an £18m bid for Tammy Abraham with Chelsea reportedly set to recall him from Aston Villa.
The Villans hoped that the England U21 striker would fire them to promotion but he now looks like he will be upping sticks for a short trip to the Black Country.
'ONLY MEANS ONE THING'
BLUES fans are convinced that Eden Hazard will join Real Madrid in the summer following Christian Pulisic's arrival.
The American winger joins for £58m from Borussia Dortmund – and supporters feel he will be replacing their majestic Belgian.
PUL-ED IN
CHELSEA have completed the signing of Christian Pulisic for £58million from Borussia Dortmund.
The American attacker will be loaned straight back to the German club until the end of the season.
COTTAGE ONTO THE HILL
CLAUDIO RANIERI is close to winning the race to sign Gary Cahill.
The Fulham boss has targeted Cahill, 33, to sort out his defence at Craven Cottage on a six-month loan.
INTER JOIN KOVACIC
CHELSEA have been landed a blow in their plans to sign Mateo Kovacic on a permanent basis with former club Inter Milan reportedly plotting a move.
The Croatian midfielder, 24, is currently on loan at Stamford Bridge from Real Madrid but there is no option to buy him as part of the deal.
ABE'S ODDYSEE
TAMMY ABRAHAM has asked Chelsea to cancel his Aston Villa loan spell and push for a crack in the Premier League.
The English youngster has netted 14 goals in just four months in the Midlands – and is already attracting interest from Bournemouth, Huddersfield, Brighton and Fulham.
YEAR COMES THE SUN
ROMAN ABRAMOVICH prepared to bring in the New Year with Sir Paul McCartney while on holiday on the luxury island St Barts.
Chelsea's owner has been celebrating the festive period on his £1.2bn superyacht Eclipse, which has its own missile-defence system and submarine.
ISC-NO
CHELSEA are ready to pull the plug on the deal to bring Isco to Stamford Bridge.
The player’s representatives made a last-minute play for more money from the Blues after interest from PSG. That led the Chelsea top brass to question Isco’s desire to play for the club.
AN OD OFFER
CHELSEA have set a £36million price tag on Callum-Hudson Odoi having rejected a second bid from Bayern Munich.
Reports in Germany say that Bayern have failed with two bids of Hudson-Odoi, with Sky Sports Germany claiming Chelsea rejected a £20m bid from the Bundesliga champions.
RAHMAN NOODLES
CHELSEA are reportedly set to recall flop left-back Baba Rahman next month.
The Ghana international has made just three Bundesliga appearances since joining Schalke almost a year ago on loan.
ED NOWHERE!
EDEN HAZARD should reject any Real Madrid advances and stick with Chelsea, according to Roberto Martinez.
The Belgium manager believes his international captain is better off in West London and has the chance to "reinvent himself" at Stamford Bridge under Maurizio Sarri.
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