Chelsea legend Michael Essien recently celebrated his 38th birthday, and what a player he was! The former Ghana midfielder was a maestro during his playing days and will have his name mentioned when talking about Chelsea's greatest players.
In his 256 appearances for Chelsea in all competitions, the former midfield star scored 25 goals since he joined then in the 1006 summer transfer window. He would then go on to spend six years at the club, helping the Blues lift a couple of trophies in the process.

Ghanaian football legend Michael Essien has named the best manager he had during his illustrious football career. In a chat with TalkSport earlier this month, the former Blues midfielder talked about the manager he enjoyed playing for the most.

Willian opens the door for Chelsea stay next season Brazilian winger Willian has hinted that he could be prepared to stay put with Chelsea beyond the current season. The 31-year-old has been in a contract standoff with the Blues over the past year and he has been widely tipped to head through the

Bayer Leverkusen sportsdirector Simon Rolfes has said that Kai Havertz has not yet received any offers even though the speculations regarding the transfer to Chelsea has been fairly high. He has been linked with a move to Premier League club and with the Blues have already signed Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech. The player with his performance in this season for the club has caught the attention of Frank Lampard. In the current season, he has scored 12 goals from 30 matches and has helped Leverkusen to finish among the top five of the league.

Christian Pulisic has declared he is 100 per cent fit for the FA Cup final against Arsenal in the upcoming Saturday. The player has been staying in the sidelines in the recent matches, as Frank Lampard is not ready to take any risks regarding the player’s fitness. In the match against Liverpool, he was in the field as a substitution and was able to score a goal and assist one as well. He was replaced in the last match of Chelsea against Wolves and was not included in the semifinal against Manchester United.

England international Danny Drinkwater has said that he has no regrets over making the move to Chelsea from Leicester City four years ago. The midfielder was part of the Premier League winning side for the Foxes during the 2015/16 campaign but he thereafter made the switch to the Blues alongside N'Golo Kante.

Fikayo Tomori says that he has worked hard to be a part of the Premier League. He wants to test himself, he is happy to have a competition in the team. He has belonged to the youth academy of Chelsea and in the past years, he was given in loan to other clubs such as Brighton and Hove Albion, Hull City and Derby.

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has likened Billy Gilmour with Manchester United legend Paul Scholes in terms of the ability. The 18-year-old has been limited to only six appearances in his debut season with the senior squad but he has caught the eye with his movement and passing range from the centre of the park.

Manchester City Pep Guardiola has refused to agree with Bernardo Silva’s comments following the club’s 2-0 derby defeat to Manchester United in the Premier League. The Citizens were without Kevin de Bruyne for the derby at Old Trafford and that definitely hampered them as they struggled to find the cutting edge in the attacking third.

Manchester United’s January signing Bruno Fernandes is pleased with the effort of the team during the 2-0 league win over Chelsea on Monday night. The Portuguese faced the Blues in what was his first away game in the Premier League and he made an impression with an assist for Harry Maguire’s headed goal from a corner.