Chelsea have landed Brazilian attacking midfielder, Willian, in a £30 million deal from Anzhi Makhachkala, which will see the former Wigan attacker fall further down the pecking order in Jose Mourinho’s new side
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Eden Hazard, Juan Mata and Oscar established themselves as the pivotal trio behind the striker last season with Moses also playing a key role in most matches, leaving Mourinho with some major selection decisions to ponder ahead of the new campaign
“When I was in America with the team at the end of last season, I was getting treatment on the injury which was progressing, but I couldn’t make the Confederations Cup,” Moses told Chelsea’s official website
Despite Bruyne’s absence, Chelsea added another goal on the stroke of
half time through Romelu Lukaku to take a healthy 3-0 lead into the
break
Mourinho, when assessing the team before the Thailand trip, said the training had been to his liking
But if Mourinho feels he will not be able to give Moses enough matches, another ex-Wigan man could be on his way to Everton
Andre Schurrle’s arrival from Bayer Leverkusen may be another reason for the Nigerian international to move on and avoid becoming a potential bench-warmer for Jose Mourinho’s side
Before Mourinho’s arrival, Chelsea were due to fall in line with the rest of the Premier League and start pre-season training on Wednesday
He was influential in adding a new dimension to the player he signed from Crystal Palace
Martinez has also hinted he could go back to raid his old club, Wigan, with midfielders James McCarthy, former Evertonian Callum McManaman, James McArthur, Spanish defender Ivan Ramis, and striker Aroune Kone all possible targets
Moses, who is currently down with injury, played a vital role as Nigeria clinched the AFCON 2013 trophy in South Africa early this year
“Massive congratulations to my old team Crystal Palace on promotion to the prem!,” Moses twitted on Tuesday afternoon
Manchester City, having recently joined forces with the New York Yankees baseball franchise to create an NYCFC MLS outfit, take all their big guns including Joe Hart, Carlos Tevez, Sergio Aguero and David Silva to St Louis
Chelsea is out to claim a second European title after last season’s Champions League triumph, while Benfica is up against some history
The 22-year-old moved to Stamford Bridge last summer after an impressive campaign with Wigan, but has failed to establish himself among the star names in the Chelsea starting line up
“If I play (against Spurs), it will be my 50th game, which is a good achievement, and I just want to keep on helping the team as best as I can
Juan Mata struck an 87th-minute winner as Chelsea reclaim third place in the Premier League and tighten their grip on a Champions League place
John Terry, Ashley Cole, John Mikel Obi, Juan Mata, Oscar and Demba Ba are all expected to replace Gary Cahill, Ryan Bertrand, Frank Lampard, Ramires, Victor Moses and Fernando Torres from the previous starting XI
Chelsea are now well-placed to secure both their targets in the final weeks of Rafael Benitez’s reign, with the Europa League their eighth and final chance of silverware at the end of another turbulent season.
The Blues will hope to secure their return to the Champions League before the final and next face crucial Barclays Premier League fixtures with Manchester United and Tottenham
The visitors should have scored again prior to Fernando Torres striking the post before Cesar Azpilicueta was adjudged to have fouled Valentin Stocker and Fabian Schar converted an 87th minute penalty