Marouane Fellaini & Stamford Bridge

Chelsea face stiff competition to sign Everton star Marouane Fellaini, with Real Madrid, Manchester City and Manchester United all considering a move for the midfielder.The Blues were heavily linked to the Belgian international during the January transfer window and, according to reports in the Daily Mail, they might now face rival bids from Europe's elite should they make another move in the summer. Fellaini was signed by Everton boss David Moyes for a club record £15million in 2008, and after five years at Goodison Park, it is believed the Belgian is keen to move in order to play Champions League football.Everton have denied Fellaini's £75,000-a-week contract includes a £24m buy-out clause, but should the Toffees fail in their bid to finish inside the top four, expect bids within this region for the midfielder.Fellaini would join a large Belgian contingent at Chelsea if he moved to Stamford Bridge, including Eden Hazard and loaned-out players Romelu Lukaku, Thibaut Courtois and Kevin de Bruyne. The B ...

City to splash out £54million on Edinson Cavani? Transfer news from Sunday's papers 24 Feb 2013 11:31 PLUS: Galatasaray interested in Darren Bent, Yaya Toure wants City stay and German international striker offered to Chelsea Goal power: Edinson Cavani would add a considerable goal threat to Manchester City's already-potent front line Getty The transfer window may be shut but gossip never sleeps. Here's the latest rumours from the papers and beyond. Gossip and news from today's Sunday Mirror and the Sunday People Manchester United are weighing up a move for the man who "could have killed" Robin van Persie, Swansea City skipper Ashley Williams. Manchester City are looking to steal a march on their rivals in the race to sign Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao. Everton fullback Leighton Baines has emerged as a shock transfer target for Chelsea, despite the Blues offering Ashley Cole a contract extension at Stamford Bridge. Another Toffee being linked with a move to Chelsea is midfielder Marouane Fellaini, who ...

Chelsea to Sign Everton Midfielder Marouane Fellaini Within 72 Hours According to French Source Highly respected French source L’Equipe claim today that Chelsea will complete a deal to sign Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini before the end of the week. The 25 year old Toffees star has been strongly linked with a move to Stamford Bridge and is seen by some as a goal-scoring midfielder who can able replace veteran Frank Lampard, who appears to be set to leave the West London club in the summer when his contract comes to a close. There is speculation that Fellaini has a £22m release clause and knowledge of that may well have hastened Chelsea’s interest to sign the former Standard Liege man. Fellaini is into his fifth season on Merseyside since his £15m move to Everton from his native Belgium. This term is perhaps the powerful midfielder’s most successful to date, with the 6ft 4in attacker netting nine goals thus far this term to help David Moyes’s side mount a genuine challenge to secure a Champi ...

Chelsea are preparing to trigger the release clause in Marouane Fellaini ’s Everton contract, Goal.com understands. The European champions are aware of Fellaini’s buy-out clause, which is believed to bemore than €30 million, and are ready to make a move to sign the player this month. Goal.com revealed in September that the versatile midfielder was regarded by Chelsea as a long-term replacement for Frank Lampard , who will leave Stamford Bridge when his contract expires in the summer. Chelsea have been encouragedby the news that there is a feewhich could trigger a deal, although sources have said that it is higher than the €26.9m reported earlier this week. Stamford Bridge owner Roman Abramovich will not be put off by a €30m-plus clause if he is convinced that Fellaini is the man who can add greater steel to Chelsea’s midfield and dovetail with their battery of nimble, attacking midfielders. Although the imposing Belgian has been used almost exclusively behind the main striker at Everton this s ...

RUMOUR MILL..B) Chelsea lining up a £22 Million replacement for Frank Lampard Chelsea veteran Frank Lampard is almost certain to leave Stamford Bridge at the end of the season and the Blues are planning to replace him with Everton’s powerful midfielder Marouane Fellaini. The Belgian international has a £22 million release clause in his contract with the Toffees and Chelsea would use the technicality to their benefit to sign up the 25 year-old this winter. Fellaini moved to Goodison Park in 2008 and signed a new five year deal with the club in 2011. The tall midfielder is well known for his aerial prowess and has been Everton’s key player with 9 goals so far this season. The buyout clause is understood to be valid for Champions League clubs only and the current European champions are keen on making this transfer possible, reported the Times. Chelsea had made a £20 million bid for Fellaini last summer but the club turned down their offer, quoting a price of £30 million for the midfielder’s signatu ...

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Marouane Fellaini: He is the player that any team in England would want to have. Strong, dynamic and skilful, the Everton midfielder is seen as the complete package. And the Toffees want a transfer fee to reflect that. Chelsea will have to fork out the big bucks - reputedly in excess of £30 million ($A46m) - if they want to lure him to Stamford Bridge. And even then manager David Moyes has expressed doubt over whether he would be allowed to go.

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CHELSEA TO SPLASH £100M Daniel Sturridge will complete his £12m move to Liverpool next month to spark a spectacular Chelsea spending spree. Owner Roman Abramovich is ready to sanction another assault on the transfer market, with the big-spending Blues eyeing up at least £100m worth of talent ahead of the January transfer window. Boss Rafa Benitez will hold talks over transfer targets with the Chelsea hierarchy later this week. Porto star Joao Moutinho, who has a £28.5m buyout clause, is high on Chelsea’s wish-list, while Everton’s £20m-rated Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini is another under consideration. But Atletico Madrid’s goal sensation Falcao remains Chelsea’s top striker target. He has a £48m buyout clause and the Blues have already drawn up a £200,000-a-week offer for the Colombian hitman, which would make him the top earner at Stamford Bridge. Sturridge was left at home for Chelsea’s trip to Japan last week for the Club World Cup and his exit to Anfield is expected to be comp ...

Transfer gossip... Frank Lampard is wanted by former Chelsea manager Claudio Ranieri at French second division side Monaco as the England midfielder prepares to quit Stamford Bridge. (Daily Mail) Chelsea will offer more than £20million in a bid to sign powerful Belgian midfielder Marouane Fellaini from Everton next month. (London Evening Standard) AC Milan hope to use Mario Balotelli’s wrangle with Manchester City to land him on the cheap next month. (The Sun) Manchester City's out-of-favour defender Joleon Lescott may consider a move in the January transfer window and his former club Everton head the list of potential suitors. (Guardian) Harry Redknapp will meet Queens Park Rangers owner Tony Fernandes this week to discuss the club's transfer window plans. A proven striker is among Redknapp’s priorities, with Nicolas Anelka and Demba Ba on his radar. Darren Bent and Joe Cole, who have been out of favour at Aston Villa and Liverpool respectively, are other potential targets. (Daily Telegraph) Newcast ...

Sunday's gossip column - transfers and rumours TRANSFER GOSSIP Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson could land Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha, 20, in the January transfer window by letting the £10m-rated winger spend the rest of the season on loan at Selhurst Park. Zaha is tipped for a move to the Premier League Liverpool's star striker Luis Suarez, 25, has played down speculation of a move to Juventus by insisting he is happy at Anfield. Another man content with life on Merseyside is Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini, 25, under contract until 2016 but linked with a host of clubs in the January transfer window, who says his future is with the Goodison Park club. Manchester City could make a surprise move for Chelsea full-back Ashley Cole, 31, who has yet to agree a new contract at Stamford Bridge. Tottenham will try to tempt Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente into a move to White Hart Lane in January. The 27-year-old striker has already said he will leave Bilbao in the summer but Spur ...

-Marouane Fellaini has broken his silence over his future by insisting he wants to stay at Everton... if they qualify for the Champions League. -Chelsea playmaker Juan Mata believes compatriot Rafa Benitez will be a hit at Stamford Bridge. - Roberto Mancini is confident Manchester City's early exit from the UEFA Champions League will not cost him his job. -Shakhtar confident on beating Juve -Manchester City defender Micah Richards will next week start running for the first time since undergoing knee surgery. The 24-year-old met with his surgeon last week. -New interim first-team manager Rafael Benitez has confirmed he will be adding former Chelsea player Boudewijn Zenden to the backroom staff. -Reports are saying that Napoli are looking at Roberto Di Matteo to appoint has there new Manager -FIFA has denied Didier Drogba's request to leave Shanghai Shenhua on loan outside of the transfer window. -Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel believes the form of team-mate Luis Suarez must be giving opposition defenders ...

Chelsea plan £25M bid to beat Man Utd to Fellaini Chelsea are eyeing Everton star Marouane Fellaini. The Mirror says the Stamford Bridge club are believed to be preparing a £25million January bid to beat rivals to the powerful Belgian's signature. Manchester United are also keeping tabs on Fellaini’s situation at Everton. Roberto Di Matteo is in desperate need for central midfield reinforcements after loaning Michael Essien to Real Madrid and selling Raul Meireles to Fenerbahce - while doubts continue to surround the effectiveness of the partnership between Frank Lampard and John Obi Mikel. My take The most wanted, top class and in form midfielder in world football presently...

Hazard: ´I am not here to be a star´ 12 September 2012 New Chelsea signing Eden Hazard says he has joined the European champions for team glory and not personal fame. Hazard arrived at Stamford Bridge amid plenty of fanfare following his 32-million-pound transfer from French club Lille and has been in scintillating form in the Premier League ever since. The Belgian international midfielder was instrumental in Chelsea's wins against both Wigan and Reading, before netting his first goal against Newcastle. But in spite of his electric start, Hazard insists he did not cross the Channel to be the star man. "I love to set up my team-mates," he told Champions Matchday magazine. "I am not here to be a star, to show off. I am here to play for the others, but if I have to try and clinch a game then I will." Chelsea beat a host of top European clubs to secure the signature of Hazard, who follows in the footsteps of fellow countrymen Marouane Fellaini (Everton), Moussa Dembele (Tottenham), Jan Vertongen (Tottenham) ...

Home » Premiership » Everton Chelsea plan swap for Fellaini Everton, 09:04, September 11, 2012 Chelsea are ready to use Romelu Lukaku as part of a deal to try and persuade midfielder Marouane Fellaini to move to Stamford Bridge.

Stamford Bridge is on full alert. Everton midfielder Marouane Fellaini allegedly made remarks that he wants to leave Goodison Park, despite having more than three years left on his current contract which runs through 2016...

So the Mirror has reported that Roman Abramovich has targeted Everton's in-form midfielder Marouane Fellaini; the latest in a long line of prospective candidates to be linked with a move to Stamford Bridge. It is reported that the ambitious Russian billionaire is planning an audacious £22 million mo...