Tag: Chelsea

Ranking the 10 best penalty takers in world football in 2025
6Apr By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best penalty takers in world football in 2025

Who are the best penalty kick takers in world football right now in 2025? 10.  Ante Budimir, Osasuna Ante Budimir probably isn't going to win the Pichichi trophy over Big Two LaLiga superstars Robert Lewandowski and Kylian Mbappe, but the fact that a striker from Osasuna is in the conversation is a huge feat, reminiscent of that one time Dani Guiza won the Pichichi more than a decade ago. A standout of LaLiga for years, dating back to his days at Mallorca, Budimir has morphed into one of the best pure finishers in world football and that deadly accuracy extends to the penalty spot where he has converted all seven of his attempts in the current league campaign. 9. Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe has come a long way since his high-profile miss against Yann So...
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Why Victor Osimhen is the transfer target Chelsea can’t miss out on this summer
31Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Why Victor Osimhen is the transfer target Chelsea can’t miss out on this summer

Chelsea have shown immediate improvement in the 2024/25 Premier League season under new coach Enzo Maresca, and barring a late-season collapse, which isn't entirely impossible, the Blues should be back in the Champions League next season. Cole Palmer has continued to lead the way as one of the best players in the Premier League, but the main source of improvement is the better usage of the midfielders, specifically the ultra-talented - and incredibly expensive - duo of Moises Caicedo and Enzo Fernandez. Estevao Willian and Andrey Santos will be two young Brazilians set to reenforce the squad further next season, but even with those guys in the lineup, Chelsea will have key attacking questions to answer. Chelsea have a decent striker in Nicolas Jackson and Palmer as the playmaker, ...
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Chelsea are making a push to steal away the top CB Barcelona beat them to
29Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Chelsea are making a push to steal away the top CB Barcelona beat them to

Chelsea have been trying to assemble a quality back line, and they've invested a lot in promising young center backs around European football over the last few years. Most of those signings haven't worked out. Aside from Levi Colwill, Chelsea haven't found a true building block at the center back position. Wesley Fofana is injured too frequently to rely on, Benoit Badiashile has been highly inconsistent, and Axel Disasi is currently loaned out to Aston Villa after failing to seal a spot. Originally, the center back Chelsea wanted more than anyone else was Jules Kounde back in 2022, but despite the Blues' best efforts, they lost out on the world-class LaLiga youngster at Sevilla to one of the country's two biggest clubs, Barcelona, for just 50 million euros (10 million less than his m...
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Aston Villa in the lead to sign Chelsea forward this summer transfer window
29Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Aston Villa in the lead to sign Chelsea forward this summer transfer window

After letting Moussa Diaby go to Saudi Arabia in the summer 2024 transfer window for a big profit, Aston Villa have a need on the right wing that still hasn't technically been filled in the long-term by PSG loanee Marco Asensio. Given Asensio's goal-scoring abilities and sweet left foot, he could be part of a solution on the right wing, but Aston Villa would need an out-and-out winger to pair with him. According to a report from GiveMeSport's Dean Jones and Danny Rust, Aston Villa have set their eyes on Chelsea right winger Noni Madueke, and they are actually leading the transfer battle to sign the talented 23-year-old. Although Madueke can be a good player, he is a mercurial one. Madueke has similarities with Diaby due to his streakiness, explosiveness, and desire to score goals,...
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Three top Premier League clubs want to sign Kenan Yildiz from Juventus
27Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Three top Premier League clubs want to sign Kenan Yildiz from Juventus

Juventus star Kenan Yildiz is one of the only reasons for hope for the future in Turin, as the Bianconeri have fallen out of the Serie A title race and are faced with another stopgap manager after giving up on Thiago Motta before one full year. Despite the optimism around Yildiz, Juve have had trouble getting the Turkish international consistently involved in year two, as he's been out of his preferred position as a No. 10 in a playmaker role. Without a true left winger - Federico Chiesa was loaned to Liverpool last summer - Yildiz has made frequent starts on the left wing, and that's clearly not the best spot for him. So top clubs around Europe are circling like vultures, looking to take advantage of the potential that Juventus make yet another transfer blunder with a promising y...
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7 players Chelsea must sell in summer 2025 transfer window to buy a top forward
17Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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7 players Chelsea must sell in summer 2025 transfer window to buy a top forward

After signing Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo to add two of Portugal's best young talents to their ranks, Chelsea will be eyeing attacking help next as they look to go from top-four contenders to legitimate Premier League title contenders in the 2025/26 season. According to a report from Fabrizio Romano, the priority for Chelsea in the summer 2025 transfer window is to sign a new striker and winger, and they are prepared to sell seven to eight players in order to clear out space for two more marquee attacking signings after the trio of Pedro Neto, Joao Felix, and Jadon Sancho failed to make an impact this season. So here are seven players Chelsea could sacrifice in the summer 2025 transfer window. CB Axel Disasi Chelsea loaned Axel Disasi to Aston Villa this year, and while the for...
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Arsenal vs. Chelsea Player Ratings: Gabriel Martinelli and Mikel Merino lead the way
16Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Arsenal vs. Chelsea Player Ratings: Gabriel Martinelli and Mikel Merino lead the way

Here are the player ratings from a sloppy London derby devoid of creativity with very few examples of individual quality between both Arsenal and Chelsea. Arsenal emerged the winners 1-0 behind a brilliant header from a corner by makeshift No. 9 Mikel Merino. Arsenal Player Ratings GK David Raya, 5.0 Didn't deserve his clean sheet, as he nearly made one of the blunders of the season by dropping the ball blatantly from a rather tame Marc Cucurella volley. Thankfully for him and Arsenal, the ball barely skidded by the post. LB Myles Lewis-Skelly, 6.0 He wasn't ever tested by Pedro Neto, Jadon Sancho, and Wesley Fofana on that right side of the Chelsea flank. CB Gabriel Magalhaes, 6.5 Also very much untested by the Chelsea attack, but when he was called upon to clean up danger, he did ...
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How good is Dario Essugo, what is his playing style, and how does he fit Chelsea?
15Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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How good is Dario Essugo, what is his playing style, and how does he fit Chelsea?

After securing the signing of 17-year-old Sporting CP phenom Geovany Quenda, Chelsea have made another major maneuver on the transfer market ahead of the summer 2025 window by signing another tremendous, young breakout star from the Lisbon-based giants. According to a report from Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea have completed the medical and reached an official agreement with Sporting for the signing of defensive midfielder Dario Essugo, who has been one of the best players in his role in LaLiga this season while on loan at Las Palmas. The 20-year-old will join Chelsea in the summer 2025 transfer window on a deal worth 22 million euros, meaning the Blues will be spending only a half to a third of the price they paid for Quenda (48 million euros, per Fab) - and a mere sixth of what they paid...
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Rating four potential Alexander Isak transfer destinations in summer 2025
15Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Rating four potential Alexander Isak transfer destinations in summer 2025

Newcastle star striker Alexander Isak has now become a bona fide superstar in the Premier League this season, and with 19 goals and 5 assists for the Magpies, there are even some who believe that the Swedish international has overtaken Erling Haaland as the best No. 9 in the English top flight. Isak will command a gargantuan fee well above 100 million pounds in the summer 2025 transfer window, if he even moves at all. But if there's ever a chance of the Champions League-aspiring Newcastle Magpies to sell Isak this year, here are four teams that will be involved in the sweepstakes. Each team is rated on the overall fit, likelihood of a transfer, and what they can offer Isak. Liverpool Liverpool have been the best team in the Premier League this season, bar none, owning a 15-point le...
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Arsenal vs. Chelsea: 5 stars who will decide Sunday’s heated rivalry battle
15Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Arsenal vs. Chelsea: 5 stars who will decide Sunday’s heated rivalry battle

Arsenal are through to the Champions League quarterfinals but will have a big point to prove at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon against London rivals Chelsea after failing to take care of Manchester United, dropping two points to the Red Devils last weekend. So here are three players on Arsenal and two on Chelsea who will be pivotal to telling the story of this weekend's biggest Premier League matchup between second and fourth. Arsenal DM Thomas Partey Thomas Partey will be going up against an exceptional midfield anchoring duo and an even better leading playmaker in Cole Palmer this weekend, so he will need to be as close to flawless as possible for the Gunners. Likely leaving the club at the end of the season, Partey is still a valuable player in the Arsenal starting XI, and he ...
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