The 24-year-old Nigerian has been in excellent form for his Italian club during the 2022-23 campaign.
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The Lilywhites ran out 2-0 winners over West Ham United in their most recent contest, while the Blues’ misfortune continued in a 1-0 home defeat to Southampton.
After being chosen by the new regime to take over from Champions League winner Thomas Tuchel, Potter got off to an impressive start to life at Stamford Bridge, having departed Brighton & Hove Albion to take on the job.
Mikel had impressed at the FIFA Under-17 World Championships for Nigeria, but he couldn’t move to the Premier League until he was 18 years old.
The under-fire Chelsea manager said he expected the defender to remain in hospital for at least 24 hours.
Atsu had been missing since the February 6, 2023 quake that caused the collapse of his apartment in the city of Hatay
The 21-year-old netted the game’s decisive goal in the 63rd minute, meaning that BVB will take a slender advantage into the second leg
The Nigeria international has spearheaded the Partenopei’s surge to the top of the Serie A standings with a league-high 16 goals – as well as four assists – in 17 top-flight games this season.
The result has left Chelsea in ninth position in the Premier League table on 31 points, nine points behind fourth-placed Newcastle
Five points have been accumulated in their first four Premier League games this year – as many as in their previous eight fixtures
Clattenburg was a top-level official in England for 13 years, also taking charge of the Euro 2016 final, the Champions League final and the FA Cup final.
The 24-year-old made the move to Napoli from Lille in 2020, and has featured on 82 occasions for the Italian giants.
Financial details of the transfer were not disclosed but British media reported the deal was worth 12 million pounds ($14.78 million).
The Italy international would have been free to leave the Blues at the end of his contract this summer, and talks over a new deal did not yield a positive solution.
Only Southampton are below Everton – on goal difference alone – after the bottom side lost 1-0 at home to Aston Villa, while West Ham’s win meant Bournemouth replaced them in the bottom three despite earning a point in their 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest.
The ninth-placed Reds and 10th-placed Blues only have 28 points to boast from their top-flight outings approaching the midway point of the season, although the hosts hold a game in hand over their capital counterparts.
Carlos Vinicius headed in a 72nd-minute winner after Portugal winger Joao Felix had been sent off on his Chelsea debut when the score was 1-1
The British media reported that Chelsea would pay around 10 million euros (10.75 million dollars) for Felix.
At the moment, the 20-year-old Nigeria-born midfielder continues his rehabilitation after cupping an injury.
The 18-year-old wonderkid was announced as joining the Blues for £18million by his Brazilian club Vasco da Gama yesterday afternoon.