Boss sends clear message after Tuchel sanctions Chelsea move, £400,000-a-week tells Madrid he wants Chelsea move, as Tuchel told he needs to sign striker
West Ham manager David Moyes has told the likes of Chelsea that Declan Rice is not for sale in the transfer market.
After fully establishing himself at the Hammers and at International level, Rice quickly became a transfer target for former Chelsea manager Frank Lampard last summer, but the board were not willing to part with £80 million.
And their interest in the midfielder seemed to disappear with the arrival of Tuchel, who has a few other targets that he has been eyeing up over the last few months in order to win back that Premier League title next season.
However, The Daily Telegraph has not reported that Tuchel has told the Chelsea board that he would like to see Rice signed in the summer, although his asking price is now closer to £100 million.
Tuchel would have seen little of Rice before replacing Lampard at the start of the year but the Telegraph say he has quickly become a fan of the England international and has recommended him to club chief Marina Granovskaia
However, amid all the speculation that Chelsea are once again keen on a transfer deal, Moyes has come out and warned the Blues, and any other club that are interested, that Rice is not for sale
Moyes told Sky Sports: “I don’t think [co-owners] David Sullivan, David Gold or myself have got any intention of losing Declan Rice. We’ve just qualified for Europe, it’s a brilliant achievement. Declan has been a big part of that and we want him to be a big part of what we do next year as well.”
Tuchel will get funds to buy the players that he wants, so it will be interesting to see if Rice is one of the players that he brings to the club to help improve that already impressive squad that he has.
Eden Hazard is looking to secure a stunning return to Chelsea from Real Madrid during the summer transfer window
The Belgian forward has spent two injury-ravaged seasons in Spain and looks nothing like the superstar that dominated the Premier League during his stay in English football.
Madrid will look to revamp the squad in the transfer window after failing to win any trophies this season and that means that alot of the players they currently have may be sold, for the right amount of money.
But according to reports on El Chiringuito, The Belgian is reportedly keen on making a move back to the Bridge.
Amid that speculation, Hazard recently opened up and told Madrid, and any possible club, that he still has a few more years left in him yet: ‘I’m just hoping to play football for as long as possible, and I always try to enjoy myself on the pitch,” he told On The Front Foot.
“When it comes to the end of my career I can look back at my achievements, but my priority now is playing well and enjoying my football.
“I don’t think about where I will be in the next few years – I try to focus on the next match and the next training session.
“I’ve only just turned 30 so as long as my body feels good, hopefully I can keep playing for at least another five or six years.”
Hazard is a brilliantly gifted player that should be a superstar, but for some reason, he hasnt been able to handle the pressure at Madrid and his best days seem to have passed him by.
However, Reports have claimed that Real Madrid will listen to offers in the transfer window for Chelsea icon Eden Hazard.
Hazard has scored only four times since he moved from Chelsea two years ago in a deal worth up to £130m. Injury problems mean he has featured in only 43 games across all competitions in two seasons in Spain.. He was not in the squad for Saturday’s game against Villarreal.
Ian Wright says Chelsea need to sign a striker in the summer transfer window.
Despite having one of the very best squads in the Premier League, there has been alot of rumours in the media about the players that Thomas Tuchel will look to sign in the coming transfer window.
Chelsea have been linked with a whole host of Europe’s top strikers in recent months such as Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland, Tottenham talisman Harry Kane and former Blue Romelu Lukaku, now of Inter Milan.
When assessing Tuchel’s side’s performance against Villa on Sunday, Arsenal legend Wright highlighted their lack of cutting edge in front of goal, and called for that to be resolved by bringing in a No.9 in the upcoming transfer window.
‘They were dominant,’ Wright told BBC’ s Match of the Day. ‘He [Tuchel] should be very disappointed.
‘The chances [they had], with a massive game coming up next week. ‘The goalkeeper may be out. When you look at the domination they do have, that probably starts to sink into the defenders because you’re not taking your chances, you’re not scoring them, so you’re down there trying to keep them out.
‘When you look at these chances, they’re very good chances. They’re missing too many, like I say.
‘I feel for them because they’re doing everything they can to get into these positions.
‘You have to put it into perspective: when he came, they were ninth, now they’re fourth.
‘They’ve got to find this striker, because I don’t think they’re a million miles away. ‘They’ve got to be doing it for next season, they have to be doing it.’