Marco Palestra is set to become the first signing of the Xabi Alonso era at Chelsea with the Italian defender expected to sign a long-term contract at Stamford Bridge
England were held to a 0-0 draw by Ghana in their second World Cup group stage match on Tuesday, with Thomas Tuchel's side failing to score for the first time in 11 games
Chelsea are on the verge of bringing in Marco Palestra from Atalanta after a deal in excess of £43million was struck with Atalanta on Tuesday evening
England drew 0-0 with Ghana at the World Cup on Tuesday and one decision by Thomas Tuchel has now been called out
Chelsea are expected to welcome a few new faces to Stamford Bridge this summer as Xabi Alonso looks to bolster the squad.
Incoming Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso will face a multitude of tough decisions when he officially starts work next month ahead of his debut season at Stamford Bridge
Xabi Alonso could bring a player he worked with at Real Madrid to Chelsea
Chelsea legend John Terry has criticised the decision to overlook him for the temporary head coach role at his former club
The latest on Chelsea's ongoing search for a new centre back with the Blues looking to provide Xabi Alonso with a long-term partner for Levi Colwill in the summer transfer window
There are 12 Chelsea players currently representing their nations at the World Cup with Xabi Alonso keeping a close eye on all of them and how they get on this summer
Xabi Alonso could have enough players at his disposal on the first day of pre-season to host an in-house friendly.
Chelsea are interested in signing Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix this summer with the Blues looking to strengthen their centre-back options for Xabi Alonso
Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix is wanted by Chelsea this summer as the Blues look to bring in a new centre-back for incoming manager Xabi Alonso
Enzo Fernandez's future at Stamford Bridge remains up in the air this summer with the Chelsea midfielder pushing for a move to Real Madrid
The latest on the future of Chelsea and England defender Trevoh Chalobah with the Cobham graduate about to enter the final two years of his contract at Stamford Bridge
The future of Trevoh Chalobah is in doubt with a multitude of clubs interested in the Chelsea defender's signature in the summer transfer window
Trevoh Chalobah is being strongly linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer with the Chelsea defender having plenty of admirers from across Europe
Chelsea are expected to have a busy summer transfer window with the Blues targeting - at the very least - two starting-level players to help Xabi Alonso next season
Arsenal star Ethan Nwaneri and Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall have both been linked with moves to Chelsea
Xabi Alonso faces a number of dilemmas and problems to solve when he officially starts as Chelsea manager - and the striker department is certainly one of them
Liverpool attacker Florian Wirtz has been loosely linked with a move to Stamford Bridge this summer given the German's relationship with incoming Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso
Xabi Alonso does not start his job as Chelsea manager until the beginning of next month but already the Spaniard has had a big impact on some of the club's key players
Reece James has been talking about Chelsea's summer transfer window thus far with the Blues captain 'devastated' by one decision made by the west Londoners
Moises Caicedo could begin working with Xabi Alonso on the training pitches at Cobham in no time at all if Ecuador fail to qualify for the knockout stages of the World Cup.
Xabi Alonso will take on Fulham in his first Premier League match as Chelsea manager but the Spaniard will be without one suspended star for the fixture in August