Chelsea News LIVE updates: All the latest from Stamford Bridge
Tuesday October 10
Musonda’s cryptic post
07:45: Winger Charly Musonda has posted a cryptic Instagram message appearing to show anger towards Chelsea.
Musonda, 20, has made just one first-team appearance for Chelsea since joining their youth system in 2012.
And the former Anderlecht prospect is clearly frustrated with a lack of opportunities.
He wrote alongside a picture of a black screen: “You sacrifice, you work hard, harder, you give more than what’s expected, and often more than you can, because you love what you do and clearly more than you should.
“And what do you get back? Literally nothing… done.
“However, with this being said I will continue with same dedication and commitment to this great game.”
Conte EXCLUSIVE
07:30: Antonio Conte is weighing up quitting Premier League champions Chelsea at the end of the season and returning home to Italy.
Conte who led the Blues to the Premier League crown in his first season in charge of Stamford Bridge is known to be missing his homeland.
While their have been deep divisions with Blues top brass about what he feels was a lack of support in the transfer market last summer.
The club missed out on a series of Conte’s transfer targets and it could end up see them changing manager for the 15th time since Claudio Ranieri left the club in May 2004.
Conte came close to leaving the club just weeks after winning the Premier League title and the only thing that stopped him was a sharp financial penalty.
The former Italy boss is only under contract to the Blues until 2019 and has already refused to extend it any further.
He won’t have any problems finding another job in his homeland with both AC Milan and Inter Milan who wanted him back in the summer already mentioned as probable destinations.
Kante sidelined
07:00: N’Golo Kante has returned to Chelsea after picking up a leg injury on international duty with France.
Kante featured in France’s World Cup qualifier against Bulgaria on Saturday but was taken off after just 34 minutes when he clutched his hamstring.
The reigning Premier League champions are hopeful he could return for the Champions League fixture against Roma a week on Wednesday.
However, Kante looks set for a longer spell on the sidelines with Goal claiming he is likely to be out of action for three weeks.
That would mean the 26-year-old would miss Premier League matches against Palace, Watford and Bournemouth as well as a Champions League match against Roma and their last-16 Carabao Cup tie against Everton.