Wenger on Chelsea clash
Arsene Wenger insists the defeat to Nottingham Forest will have no bearing on the Chelsea League Cup semi-final.
Arsenal were dumped out of the FA Cup on Sunday and face Chelsea tomorrow night.
But Wenger says it won’t effect his side.
“We will of course want to respond,” he said.
“It’s a different game, it’s a semi-final and it’s an important game against a big team. Psychologically the whole context will be different.”
But Wenger has had no fitness boosts.
“We don’t recover anybody unfortunately,” he added.
“I believe that on Sunday we paid the price for having many injured players.
“Some needed to be rested but we also had five or six players injured. That’s a bit detrimental to the rotation as well.”
Hazard tops Madrid's list
Eden Hazard is Real Madrid’s top target, according to Guillem Balague.
The Chelsea ace is on Madrid’s radar along with Harry Kane - but that interest is unlikely to come to anything until the summer.
“It's no secret that they need a new goal scorer,” Balgue said on Real Madrid.
“This time last season, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema had scored 20 La Liga goals between them.
“But this time around, they have only scored 10. None of them have managed more than four goals in the league!
“So who's on the wanted list? Eden Hazard is a top target and the club is interested in Harry Kane even though they are very aware that his emotional link to Spurs and to his manager, Mauricio Pochettino, plus the fact that Ronaldo does not want a similar striker next to him, make the move unlikely.
“But those two candidates are logically only considered for the summer.”
Sandro deal stalls
Chelsea may have to delay a move for Sandro until the summer as they are struggling to reach an agreement with Juventus for the full-back.
The Telegraph claim the Italian side have put a £60m price-tag on the Brazilian which is too high for the Blues.
And it is suggested the Stamford Bridge club could miss out on him altogether, with Manchester United, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain all linked.
Chelsea have already snapped up Ross Barkley from Everton this month for £15m but it is said he was not a priority signing for Conte.
Chelsea may have to put a deal for Alex Sandro on hold until the summer
Cristiano Ronaldo is reportedly eyeing a return to the Premier League
Ronaldo shock move
Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly set his sights on a move to Chelsea because Manchester United will not offer him a return to the Premier League.
Spanish outlet Don Balon claim Ronaldo is determined to leave Real Madrid this month and wants to come back to England.
And with Eden Hazard said to be keen on a move in the opposite direction, the report says a deal could be struck.
The Blues are said to have a clear path to sign Ronaldo as United have no interest in the 32-year-old as Jose Mourinho and Ronaldo do not see eye to eye.
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Bailey transfer battle
Chelsea are also said to be lining up a move for highly-rated Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey.
However, The Mirror claim the Blues will face stiff competition for his signature from the Premier League.
Manchester United and Arsenal are both said to be showing interest in the 20-year-old Jamaican.
The Blues are said to have been long-time admirers of Bailey and who said to be valued in excess of £40m.
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