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I spent a bit of time with Todd, I don't know Eghbali, various people I know that are representing Chelsea are working with them and there's opportunities for me to perhaps go and watch Chelsea games and get myself involved in that sort of framework if I wanted to, in terms of having discussions with these sort of guys.

"But I've always believed that the Chelsea project is a very interesting one, it's a very different one."

"Would you be motivated to have a chat with these guys?" Jim White questioned his talkSPORT colleague.

After a slight hesitation, Jordan responded: "Yes and no, just out of maudlin interest.

"In the same way that I was motivated to sit talking to Boehly in Qatar, because these guys are influential people.

"Chelsea's a… whilst I consider it to be a manufactured football club, much to the irritation of Chelsea fans, is a big football club now, in terms of the scale that Roman Abramovich gave it, so it's interesting."

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Today, 16:16By Joe Brophy

Bukayo Saka has delighted Arsenal fans by confirming his return to Arsenal training with a post on social media.

The England international has been in the treatment room since suffering a severe hamstring injury in late December.

The 23-year-old sustained the issue in the 23rd minute of the 5-1 win at Crystal Palace and was pictured leaving Selhurst Park on crutches.

After undergoing surgery, Saka has missed 19 matches across all competitions as he approaches the 100-day mark injured.

Prior to his injury, Saka had been Arsenal's standout player, with nine goals and 13 assists in all competitions.

In his absence, the Gunners have crashed out of both domestic cup competitions and have all-but conceded the Premier League title.

Their only realistic chance of winning silverware this term is in the Champions League, where Arsenal will face holders Real Madrid.

However, talisman Saka has now handed the north Londoners a huge boost by sharing a picture of him training.

He captioned the post: "Hello again."

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Today, 16:09By Joe Brophy

Plymouth Argyle chief Andrew Parkinson insists Wayne Rooney’s doomed appointment was not ‘for profile reasons’.

Instead, the Manchester United legend proved himself to be the ‘best candidate’ from what Parkinson claimed was a 30-man list.

Rooney was appointed as the Pilgrims’ manager in May last year, four months after he was sacked as Birmingham City boss following an ill-fated 15-match tenure in which he won just twice.

A 4-0 defeat away to Sheffield Wednesday in his first game in charge set the tone for what was to come as Rooney won just five out of his 25 games in charge.

He was eventually relieved of his duties following a 2-0 defeat against Oxford United on December 29, which was Plymouth’s sixth in their last seven games.

“He was the best candidate we saw when it got down to the interviews,” Parkinson said in an interview with Business of Sport.

“The biggest thing for him is that he really wanted it.

“There’s lots of other things that play into that.

He doesn’t look like he’s going to cause any issue.”

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Today, 13:00By Joe Brophy

Frank Lampard has been front and centre in Coventry’s revival, and midfielder Matt Grimes gave a glowing tribute to the club manager.

The Sky Blues were 17th in the Championship, 10 points from the play-off spots and only two points above the relegation zone when Chelsea legend Lampard took charge.

However, a run of 13 wins in 23 games has propelled them into the promotion shake-up.

Lampard has overseen Coventry’s best run of form since 1970 and sit fifth in the Championship with eight games to go.

Up next for the Midlands outfit is a trip to fellow promotion chasers Sheffield United on Friday night – live on talkSPORT 2 – and a win at Brammall Lane would further cement Coventry’s playoff credentials.

“As a footballer, you want to learn your trade from the very best, and I don’t think there’s many better to learn from than the gaffer,” January signing Grimes told talkSPORT.

“I’ve only been here a short period of time, but what I can say is since I’ve been here, he’s been an absolute pleasure to work with.

“With the level of detail every day on the training pitch, you’re so engaged because you want to learn from top players and top managers like him.”

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Today, 12:24By Joe Brophy

Premier League clubs have today agreed the dates for the Summer 2025 Transfer Window.

The window will open early, between Sunday, 1 June and Tuesday, 10 June, due to an exceptional registration period relating to the FIFA Club World Cup.

It will then reopen on Monday, 16 June and close on Monday, 1 September.

Crucially, this could have a major impact on whether Trent Alexander-Arnold can make his Real Madrid debut in the Club World Cup.

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Today, 11:51By Joe Brophy

Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings has joined the Euro 2028 board of directors tasked with organising the showpiece tournament.

UK & Ireland 2028 Limited, the company responsible for the local delivery of UEFA Euro 2028, has been established and has begun operations immediately.

The England international will immediately commence his new role alongside his playing duties with Aston Villa, who have domestic and Champions League matters to contend with.

Mings accepted the opportunity to join the board in the lead-up to the tournament that kicks off in June 2028 and will take place across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The 32-year-old joins chair of the UK & Ireland 2028 board, Debbie Hewitt in organising the event alongside the Football Associations of each host nation.

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Today, 11:06By Joe Brophy

Callum Hudson-Odoi has shared his belief that he could return to playing for England - if he succeeds in impressing Thomas Tuchel at the second time of asking.

The 24-year-old, who made the last of his three England appearances in 2019, has enjoyed a career revival as a key man for Nottingham Forest this season.

Six years ago, Hudson-Odoi was tipped to be the golden boy of Chelsea's academy stars finding their feet in the first-team/

However, a rupture to his Achilles tendon saw him sidelined for seven months, and numerous setbacks after his comeback continued to hamper his development.

The arrival of Tuchel to Stamford Bridge led to Hudson-Odoi being deployed in an unorthodox wing-back role.

The German gave Hudson-Odoi his most minutes on the pitch of any Chelsea manager he had, but also publicly criticised his attitude and once infamously hauled him off 31 minutes after bringing him on as a substitute.

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Fast forward to this season and Hudson-Odoi told BBC Sport: "We had our differences at times and that is normal.

The experience of going to Real Madrid and playing there is incredible for him.”

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Today, 09:33By Joe Brophy

Tottenham defender Cristian Romero is open to the possibility of a move to Atletico Madrid, talkSPORT understands.

Atleti boss Diego Simeone is a big admirer of his fellow Argentine ahead of this summer's transfer window.

Romero is about to enter the final two years of his contract, making Spurs vulnerable to an offer.

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Today, 09:22By Joe Brophy

Jamie Carragher has spoken for the first time since talkSPORT revealed Trent Alexander-Arnold has chosen to join Real Madrid.

"Where I’m at is that as a local player and a Liverpool fan, Liverpool are in a position where they’re competing for the league and a European Cup every year," he said on the Stick To Football podcast.

"So, if you’re a Liverpool fan and a local player, I’m just disappointed that he doesn’t think that this is it.

"I’m putting myself in his position where I’d be thinking that we could go level with Manchester United in league trophies, I’ve got another seven or eight years at Liverpool and want to get three or four ahead of them, with a couple more European Cups.

"It seems like there’s not one thing people are unhappy with – it’s leaving on a free or that he should have come out and told the club earlier – people are angry for three or four different things,' Carragher added.

"I’m not angry about him going on a free.



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26th Mar 2025, 18:35By Jack Cunningham

talkSPORT understands that Aston Villa and Newcastle United are both keen on Noni Madueke.

Chelsea are expected to be tempted to sell the England international this summer in an effort to raise funds to strengthen other areas of Enzo Maresca's side.

Madueke has actually enjoyed a decent season for the Blues, scoring seven times in 23 Premier League games.

However, he has been twice called out for poor attitude on the pitch, and he could have to depart west London.

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26th Mar 2025, 17:30By Jack Cunningham

Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak has been talking about winning the Carabao Cup with the Toon.

The forward scored the second in the 2-1 win over Liverpool at Wembley earlier in March, and along with his teammates, added his name to Newcastle's history forever.

The moment he connected with Jacob Murphy's header to flash the ball into the net will be replayed over and over again for years by Magpies fans as the club ended it's 70-year domestic trophy drought.

There is an enormous parade planned this weekend, where Isak will join all his teammates and likely hundreds of thousands of people to celebrate the achievement, and after enjoying a fine international break with Sweden, the striker has been speaking about winning the Carabao Cup.

He said: “You cannot describe it, almost every fan I looked up at in Wembley was crying.

The open letter that has been sent in response to reports of Boehly's connections with ticket exchange and resale company Vivid Seats.

Alongside his role at Chelsea, the American is a director at Vivid Seats which is a website that allows the resale of Premier League tickets for prices well above face value.

Within the long letter, the CST call Boehly's connection with the company 'totally inappropriate' and claim it 'significantly undermines the efforts of Chelsea FC, The Premier League, and The Metropolitan Police to combat ticket touting'.

A CST spokesperson added: "Vivid Seats continues to list Premier League tickets for above face value at significantly inflated rates and our members have continued to indicate that Mr Boehly's connection with Vivid Seats is a breach of trust and a clear conflict of interest.

"Not only does this undermine the efforts of Chelsea FC, the Premier League, and the Metropolitan Police to combat ticket touting, but Vivid Seats contravenes the Chelsea FC ticketing policy, and is explicitly named by the Premier League as a known unauthorised ticket website.

"We believe that now is the time for the Premier League to act swiftly and ensure that a major shareowner of a Premier League club ceases facilitating the sale of tickets for significantly above face value."

Chelsea declined to comment when approached by talkSPORT.

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26th Mar 2025, 16:00By Jack Johnson

Ex-Celtic and Tottenham star Victor Wanyama looks set to join Scottish Championship side Dunfermline Athletic.

Fotheringham was Terriers boss for four months in 2022/23 before being sacked after only winning five of 21 games in charge.

They will hope to help the club steer clear of the Championship relegation battle, as they sit 16th and six points off the drop zone.

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26th Mar 2025, 14:40By Jack Johnson

Newcastle are braced for a major assault from Liverpool on their star striker Alexander Isak.

Various sources have told talkSPORT that Isak features prominently on Liverpool’s list of targets, even if Mohamed Salah decides to stay.

While suggestions of a possible swap deal involving Darwin Nunez have been played down, there are other players Liverpool could be willing to bring into negotiations.

Newcastle were close to signing Joe Gomez last summer.

Jarrell Quansah also was touted as a potential makeweight when the Reds were trying to pry Anthony Gordon away from St James Park.

The Magpies plan to hold contract talks with Isak at the end of the season but realise the Swede will be hot property after scoring 50 goals in just 77 Premier League games.

With doubts over Isak’s future and Callum Wilson expected to depart, Newcastle sporting director Paul Mitchell has registered an interest in soon-to-be free agent Jonathan David.

But the Magpies will have competition for the Canada international, with Arsenal, Tottenham, Manchester United and West Ham among the clubs also linked with an interest.

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26th Mar 2025, 13:50By Jack Johnson

Reports are suggesting that Arsenal could have Bukayo Saka back for their next Premier League game.

The England international has been out of action since December after undergoing hamstring surgery.

However, Arsenal journalist Charles Watts is reporting that Saka might be fit to feature against Fulham next Tuesday.

This would be a huge boost for the Gunners, who have crashed out of both domestic cups and basically lost all hope of winning the Premier League title in his absence.

They are still in the Champions League and face Real Madrid next month, so getting him fully fit for those two matches would be the aim.

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26th Mar 2025, 13:00By Jack Johnson

Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has confirmed that Raphinha will not play in their next game against Osasuna.

Raphinha was involved in chaos during Brazil's humiliating 4-1 loss to Argentina last night, being held back as he vented his anger.

He now won't be involved for Barca as domestic action returns on Thursday night, to continue his woes.
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