Chelsea news, transfers & rumours: Blues 'consider Sule swoop' & live updates from Stamford Bridge

Chelsea are considering a summer bid for Bayern Munich defender&nbsp;Niklas Sule. <a href="https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/sport/fcbayern/chelsea-lockt-verlaesst-niklas-suele-den-fc-bayern-im-sommer-art-729095" target="_blank">Abendzeitung</a> reports that Blues boss Thomas Tuchel is a huge admirer of the Germany international as he considers his summer recruitment plans. Sule's contract expires in 2022 and Bayern have reportedly set a deadline for talks over an extension. If an agreement isn't reached by then the Bavarian giants may be tempted to cash-in sooner rather than later.

Chelsea interest in Sule

Tuchel a big admirer of the Germany international

Speaking to Chelsea's official website about their new 60s-inspired home kit, Mason Mount said: "This shirt is the most eye-catching yet and is so unique from the others I’ve worn. "I think it’ll be a big hit with Blues across the globe. I feel like it really represents this younger generation rising up the ranks and I love the sustainability behind it. "It’s really important to be mindful of our impact on the environment and it’s great to see football leading the way on sustainability."

Mount vibing with new 60s-inspired home kit

Barcelona midfielder Miralem Pjanic has emerged as a target for Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea, reports <a href="http://le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-le-psg-et-chelsea-reflechissent-pour-pjanic-550530" target="_blank">Le10Sport</a>. Having found regular starts hard to come by in Spain, the classy midfielder may be offered a clean slate in France or England.

PSG and Chelsea planning Pjanic moves

Barca midfielder wanted in France and England

Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi is being touted for a switch to Trabzonspor. According to&nbsp;<a href="https://ajansspor.com/haber/trabzonspor-sorlorth-efekti-ariyor-iste-golcu-adaylari-572906" target="_blank">Ajansspor</a>, the Turkish giants are eager to bring in the 27-year-old this summer, with the Blues happy to sanction his permanent departure. Batshuayi has spent the 2020-21 campaign on loan at Crystal Palace, where he has only managed to score twice in 18 Premier League outings.

Batshuayi touted for Trabzonspor switch

Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is the subject of interest from West Ham - according to <a href="https://www.calciomercato.it/2021/05/20/calciomercato-milinkovic-juventus-inter-morabito-giroud-inzaghi-koulibaly/" target="_blank">Calcio Mercato</a>. The Hammers are considering offering the Frenchman the chance to remain in the Premier League, but could face competition from Crystal Palace. Giroud is set to become a free agent in June and has been strongly linked with a move to Italy.

West Ham interested in Giroud

Chelsea and Leicester City have been charged by the Football Association for failing to control their players during a Premier League clash on Tuesday night. The Blues exacted revenge over the Foxes after their FA Cup final defeat last weekend by securing a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge to leapfrog Brendan Rodgers' side in the top-flight standings. However, the contest was marred by ugly stoppage time scenes that saw players from both sets of teams involved in a touchline brawl, with the FA now taking retrospective action. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/chelsea-leicester-charged-by-fa-for-failing-to-control/1bpyusz488b1v1h2hejc0fo81m" target="_blank">Read more here</a>

Blues & Leicester charged by FA for failing to control players

Wayne Bridge has backed Harry Kane to join Manchester City instead of Chelsea if he leaves Tottenham in the summer transfer window. Kane is being tipped to bring his 11-year career at Spurs to an end after their final game of the 2020-21 season amid reported interest from a whole host of top clubs. The 27-year-old's ambition for silverware is thought to be fueling his desire to leave, and Bridge thinks City have the edge over any other potential suitors after their latest trophy laden campaign. Read the full story on <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/chelsea-can-afford-kane-but-he-will-end-up-at-man-city/va5uevs1m2891ivanfga48i91" target="_blank">Goal</a>.

Chelsea can afford Kane but he will end up at Man City - Bridge

Olivier Giroud's agent says West Ham and Crystal Palace are interested in signing the forward should he leave Chelsea this summer. Giroud is out of contract at the end of the season&nbsp;and although&nbsp;the Blues would like to keep him, there are options on the table should the 34-year-old decide to move on. In an interview with <a href="https://www.calciomercato.it/2021/05/20/calciomercato-milinkovic-juventus-inter-morabito-giroud-inzaghi-koulibaly/">Calciomercatio.it</a>, agent Vincenzo Morabito also says that clubs in Italy have held a long-standing interest in the forward, though no decision is likely to be made until after the European Championship.

Agent talks up Giroud move

Antonio Rudiger has decided to stay at Chelsea and will soon sign a new contract, reports the <a href="https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/antonio-rudiger-makes-decision-chelsea-24141798" target="_blank">Star.</a> Rudiger looked to be on his way out of Stamford Bridge last summer after falling out of favour, but has since re-emerged as a key component of the side under Thomas Tuchel. The Germany defender is about to enter the final 12 months of his current deal but will put pen-to-paper on fresh terms at the end of the season.

Rudiger makes Chelsea future decision

Victor Moses is not the only player expected to leave Chelsea this summer. <a href="https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1395357867344027648" target="_blank">Fabrizio Romano</a> reports that the club will look to move&nbsp;Tiemoue&nbsp;Bakayoko and Emerson Palmieri&nbsp;on during the close season, while AC Milan will alsodecide next week whether to exercise the option to turn Fikayo Tomori's loan into a&nbsp;€28 million (£24/$34m) permanent deal.

Further summer sales expected

Thomas Tuchel hopes Kai Havertz will be fit for Chelsea's crucial final day trip to Aston Villa, with a place in the Premier League's top four at stake. Havertz missed the midweek win against Leicester with a hamstring injury picked up during the FA Cup final defeat to the Foxes last weekend. “Kai, unfortunately, got injured a little bit at Wembley. He felt his hamstring slightly," said Tuchel. "Hopefully, we will have him back in the squad for Aston Villa on Sunday but we are not sure yet." N'Golo Kante was forced off against Leicester at Stamford Bridge with a hamstring injury of his own but Tuchel is confident it isn't serious. Andreas Christensen has also missed the last three matches with a hamstring problem and it remains to be seen whether he will be risked this weekend with the Champions League final in mind.

Tuchel hopes for Havertz return

Liverpool and Leicester have been tipped to finish in the Premier League top four ahead of Chelsea by pundit Micah Richards. Speaking on <a href="https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/teams/liverpool/12311471/richards-leicester-and-liverpool-for-top-four" target="_blank">Sky Sports</a>, the former Manchester City defender thinks the Blues will fail to win&nbsp;at Aston Villa, with Leicester and Liverpool getting the victories they need to finish above them. "The Villa fans, at home, coming back for the first game, it will be lively, that will be difficult for them (Chelsea),” Richards said. “The way Spurs played today, there’s no hope for them, Leicester will beat them comfortably. I’m being deadly serious. Spurs were awful. Anything could happen. “Chelsea will draw at Villa and Leicester will beat Spurs, so they just sneak in. If there’s one turn, that's what I can see happening, just because Chelsea have now got their eye on that Champions League final.”

Chelsea tipped to miss out on top four

Forward Fran Kirby has been named Chelsea Women Player of the Year for 2020-21! <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> Fran Kirby, the 2020/21 <a href="https://twitter.com/millennium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@millennium</a> Women’s Player of the Year. 👏<a href="https://twitter.com/frankirby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@frankirby</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFCW?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ChelseaFCW</a> 💙 <a href="https://t.co/b67ltkUUz4">pic.twitter.com/b67ltkUUz4</a> — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1395359903653392386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Kirby wins player of the year

Trabzonspor are considering a move for Chelsea striker Michy&nbsp;Batshuayi, according to <a href="https://ajansspor.com/haber/trabzonspor-sorlorth-efekti-ariyor-iste-golcu-adaylari-572906" target="_blank">Ajansspor.</a> The&nbsp;Turkish side are proposing an initial one-year loan with a view of making the move permanent if he proves a success. Batshuayi is currently on loan at Crystal Palace where he has scored just two goals in 20 appearances in all competitions.

Trabzonspor eye Batshuayi move

Victor Moses is now set to join Spartak Moscow after hitting a series of clauses to turn his loan move from Chelsea into a permanent one. The 30-year-old has been a huge success in the Russian Premier League, scoring four goals and getting four assists in 20 games. It has helped the capital club to a second place finish and earn qualification for next season's Champions League, thus activating a clause in his deal to turn the loan into a permanent move for around £4 million ($5.6m). It ends a nine-year stay in west London where he won the Premier League, FA Cup and two Europa League trophies. That's alongside having six loan spells while under contract with the Blues.

Victor Moses set to join Spartak Moscow in permanent £4m deal

With his Tottenham future increasingly uncertain, Goal has been considering which club would suit Harry Kane best should he decide to move on. However, of all the English clubs likely to be in for Kane, Chelsea is the least comfortable fit. There is no doubt Thomas Tuchel would jump at the chance to work with Kane but his brand of sharp, vertical, in-the-transition football from the German school of tactics could expose Kane’s lack of pace. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/man-city-real-madrid-psg-which-club-would-suit-kane-best/yt6slfnvrwhr1js9gu3ondgys" target="_blank">Read the rest of this story on Goal!</a>

Which club would suit Kane best?

Harry Kane - a reported target for Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United - has spoken out about his Tottenham future as he considers moving away from north London. The England captain&nbsp;is committed to a contract in north London&nbsp;through to the summer of 2024 and has remained admirably loyal to the club that gave him a big break. He is, however, prepared to admit that all options will be weighed up. "I don't want to come to the end of my career and have any regrets. I want to be the best I can be," he said. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/kane-ready-to-make-future-call-at-tottenham-in-bid-to-match/u8ysmi3q4qz2zq8jod5z2u10" target="_blank">Read the full story on Goal!</a>

Kane ready to make future call at Tottenham

Though the campaign ended in disappointment, Chelsea Women feature heavily in the <a href="https://www.uefa.com/womenschampionsleague/news/0269-1251f7c018e6-9ff1b9a3dbfa-1000--squad-of-2020-21/" target="_blank">Women's Champions League squad of the season.</a> Six Blues players make the shortlist -&nbsp;Ann-Katrin Berger, Magda Eriksson, Sophie Ingle,&nbsp;Pernille Harder, Fran Kirby and Sam Kerr. Emma Hayes' side were beaten 4-0 by Barcelona in the Champions League final last weekend.

Chelsea players make UWCL squad of the season

The pundits at <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56972713" target="_blank">BBC Sport</a> have had their say on who should be WSL Player of the Year - with champions Chelsea featuring heavily in their selections. With 16 goals and 11 assists Fran Kirby was a popular choice, though Sam Kerr and&nbsp;Magdalena Eriksson were also among the contenders. The actual winner will be decided via an online vote by the players.

Pundits decide their WSL POTY

Former Chelsea Women forward Enu Aluko has been named sporting director of Los Angeles-based future NWSL expansion side Angel City FC. Aluko stepped down from her role as director of women's football at Aston Villa earlier this week. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> The first step in building our club ✨ Bienvenida a Los Ángeles, <a href="https://twitter.com/EniAlu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@EniAlu</a>! read more → <a href="https://t.co/bPGFSizk51">https://t.co/bPGFSizk51</a> <a href="https://t.co/48U9qVgYm2">pic.twitter.com/48U9qVgYm2</a> — Angel City FC (@weareangelcity) <a href="https://twitter.com/weareangelcity/status/1395289506345979905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 20, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="async" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Aluko heads stateside

Frank Lampard has given a lengthy interview to the <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/frank-lampard-losing-my-job-was-hard-but-i-still-have-special-bond-with-chelsea-k7fk6sjld" target="_blank">Times</a> talking about his glittering playing career, his departure from Chelsea earlier this year and his future managerial plans. Lampard denies he was too inexperienced to take on the job but concedes the team had slipped below the high standards expected of them when he was dismissed in January. “One of the biggest things was the fact we brought players in [Timo Werner and Kai Havertz], we didn’t really have time to work, and I was understanding that some would take time," he said.&nbsp; "But then we also had a very big squad, which in the Premier League is a very difficult thing to handle. I don’t want to sound like I’m using any excuses. I wanted to stay longer, I wanted real tangible success which, at Chelsea, is winning cups and winning leagues, but it didn’t happen. “I know the fans might say, or the media might say, ‘It came too early for you,’ [but] I went into it knowing how I want to manage. We lost the most influential player in the Premier League [Eden Hazard], a player who the team was very reliant on, there’s a huge challenge there." On his next steps, Lampard added:&nbsp;“I would take a view on going into the Championship. If it was the right club, the right project, for sure. I don’t have an ego where I feel just because I’ve managed in the Champions League, that’s the be-all and end-all."

Lampard opens about Blues departure and future plans

Chelsea Women take on Everton in the FA Cup fifth round tonight looking to bounce back from the disappointment of their 4-0 Champions League final defeat by Barcelona last weekend. Despite that loss, Chelsea can still end the season with a domestic treble after already winning the&nbsp;Women's Super League and League Cup this campaign. Speaking to the official <a href="https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/05/20/england--we-want-to-get-back-to-wembley?cardIndex=0-2" target="_blank">website</a>, England believes sealing a return to Wembley would be the perfect way to get over the European heartache. "No one wants to end the season on a loss. It was extremely disappointing moment for us on Sunday but I’m glad we’ve got this game and now we can put a performance in," she said. "We really need to make sure we are on the front foot and putting them on the back foot. They aren’t going to lay down and roll over, we’ve got to put in a good performance, show what we are all about and play the Chelsea way. "Ending the season on a high after the season we’ve had is what we deserve, and we also want to get back to Wembley."

England targets Wembley return

Exeter City boss Matt Taylor has urged 15-year-old goalkeeper Harry Lee to commit his future to the club amid interest from the likes of Chelsea and Everton. “I am sure Harry will play at the top level, but we hope his pathway is to learn with ourselves and get an opportunity with ourselves,” Taylor told the press. “It’s different to outfield players, outfield players want to go straight away, but he is going to be a professional footballer for the next 20 years. “Hopefully, what he learns in the next two seasons – possibly more - with ourselves will be invaluable in terms of what he goes on to do. “If he can play 50-100 games, then what a great experience that would be. And then he could be like David James because he is that young and he would be playing early in his career, but the worry is that he goes and signs for a club and doesn’t play. “It’s so key in a young players’ development to not just sit and watch, even on the bench when you are close to it, but you have got to play as a young player – especially a goalkeeper. “But whatever Harry does, he has got to play. Joe Hart did it at Shrewsbury – he played and he went and he played again.”

Lee urged to snub Chelsea interest... for now

With his winning penalty against Leicester, Jorginho is now Chelsea's top goalscorer for the season. After the match, <a href="https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2021/05/19/jorginho-s-delight-at-helping-the-blues-secure-a-big-win-in-fron" target="_blank">he said</a>: "I was so happy to score and I’m really pleased to be top goalscorer. "It was such an important goal for the team, we are a strong group and I’m just so glad that we could get the three points. I was really focused when taking the penalty and I’m very happy to have scored for my team. "Of course, it was amazing to have the fans back and this is what football is all about. You could really sense the atmosphere and the passion from the Chelsea fans and having them back is really good. "It’s a big game on Sunday now, and it won’t be easy against Aston Villa but we know what we have to do to achieve our goals. "We know how important this game is going to be and we will work really hard from now until then to prepare right for the match. We need to be in the top four and to get into the Champions League for next season."

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Chelsea news, transfers & rumours: Blues consider Sule swoop & live updates from Stamford Bridge | Goal.com

Goal brings you all the latest news and transfer reports from Chelsea and our Blues correspondent Nizaar Kinsella