Chelsea

All your latest Chelsea headlines on Friday, March 18 with updates on Gary Neville, England and the Champions League quarter-final draw.

So they have to somehow work out a way, bids by Friday is sort of the word on the street." This is the role we see ourselves in this round of eight. Speaking on the Gary Neville podcast, he said: "Chelsea have to be allowed to be sold. Neville says the Government must ease the restrictions they have placed on Chelsea in order for a sale to go through. "The Government has to ease their restrictions to allow the club to be sold and they have to ease their restrictions to allow the club to be operated so that they don't go bust. There are a long list of parties interested in buying the west London club.

Chelsea confirmed their place in the quarter finals of the Champions League on Wednesday night following a 4-1 aggregate win over LOSC Lille.

Villarreal or Benfica vs Atletico Madrid or Manchester City Liverpool or Chelsea vs Real Madrid or Bayern Munich That's the role we want to see ourselves in this last eight."

LaLiga president Javier Tebas expressed confidence in their strict checks to avoid fate such as Chelsea's falling on a Spanish club.

Spain and Portugal were similar (in individual clubs selling TV rights). We changed it from individual selling to centralised process. Tebas' firm belief in avoiding such a fate falling on a Spanish football club stems from the league's strong economic rules. After UK government handed the sanctions to Abramovich and six other Russians on the back of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the oligarch's assets — including Chelsea football club — were frozen and he was placed on a travel ban. To make matters worse for the Club World Cup champions, Chelsea's main shirt sponsors, mobile network Three, suspended their £40m-a-year deal with the club. But LaLiga chief Javier Tebas believes the Spanish league has strict rules in place to avoid such a disaster on their shores. It is all about financial stability," said the LaLiga head inside sala de banderas room in Madrid.

An ex-Chelsea striker is preparing to aid in a potential takeover of his former club. Official: UCL Quarter-Finalists Revealed! Former Blues player and manager Gianluca Vialli could have a big part to play in who the next owner of the West London side ...

"I find Mr Candy to be an ambitious but realistic and very successful entrepreneur and I have been impressed by his enthusiasm and desire to start a new era for the club that we are both so incredibly fond of." "We share the same view that if the bid is successful, we will try to be the best possible custodians of the club, knowing that it is imperative that supporter concerns are front and centre of any owner's priorities. "I have met Nick Candy on a number of occasions over the last few weeks and I am fully behind his visions and commitment to make Chelsea the most globally recognised and supported club in the world, as well as maintaining the ongoing success on the pitch.

Christian Pulisic can become one of Chelsea's most important players on and off the pitch, but there's a risk that he's beginning to attract the wrong ...

However, six players, who have a combined value of £360m, in the Chelsea squad are worth more than the American £40.5m, which uncovers a sad reality, as per Transfermarkt. This is a major problem for Chelsea because it will attract the wrong personality and vision to the club. However, despite the blurred lines, the 23-year-old can still be regarded as one of the Premier League's leading wingers and a huge asset in Thomas Tuchel's effort to challenge for silverware.

Newcastle could make Chelsea's life difficult, and the Jules Kounde transfer could be the beginning.

With The Saudi Media Group making an offer of £2.7 billion to buy Chelsea, It would be interesting to see how well the Saudi powerhouses will work together when it comes to transfers. This may cause a bumping of heads when similar transfer targets are on the radar for both clubs, or they could work together to avoid stepping on each other's territory. Now that sanctions have been imposed on Roman Abramovich, the transfer window is looking to be somewhat of a fiasco. No can be done as long as Roman Abramovich is still the club's owner. This could foreshadow a lifetime of living in Newcastle's shadow - especially if the rumours about Saudi Media Group are true. Considering that all of Chelsea's transfer activities have been put on hold, Newcastle might get their January transfer wish in summer.