William Gallas has criticised Chelsea’s decision to sanction a move for Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho. The Blues have begun negotiations with their Premier League rivals over a proposed swap deal that would see Christopher Nkunku move in the opposite direction.

Enzo Maresca played it cool in his press conference on Friday morning when asked about Chelsea making a move for Alejandro Garnacho - but that doesn't mean a lot

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca has compared forward Cole Palmer's influence on the team to that of Premier League top scorer Mohamed Salah on Liverpool.

Pep Guardiola has said Manchester City’s January signings Vitor Reis, Abdukodir Khusanov and Omar Marmoush could make their debuts against Chelsea on Saturday. City have had a busy January transfer window with teenage centre-backs Reis and Khusanov arriving from Palmeiras and Lens respectively,

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has rallied around Pep Guardiola and said the struggling Manchester City boss needs support after a run of two wins in seven European games left City's Champions League knockout phase hopes under threat.