Chelsea are back in business, and the rest of the footballing word await in fear!
Roman Abramovich has fallen back in love with the club, the transfer ban has been lifted, and Chelsea have a war chest of over £150 million to spend! (via The Telegraph).
The news of the Court of Arbitration for Sport has kicked off rumour season for Chelsea and triggered a busy December and January for anyone who deals with Chelsea transfer deals, and for us here who report them!
One surprise link from yesterday is the reported interest from Chelsea in Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti.
French outlet L’Equipe (via Mundo Deportivo), claim that Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City are currently ‘monitoring’ Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti.
The 26-year old France international has struggled with injuries lately keeping him out of the regular Barcelona line up, but the report states he would be more interested in staying there and earning his place back, rather than moving to a new club.
