Chelsea are closing in on a deal worth around £12million to sign 19-year-old defender Mamadou Sarr from Strasbourg. Strasbourg are owned by BlueCo, the parent company of Chelsea, and Sarr will ...

Chelsea’s grip on a top-four spot has been weakened after a crushing 3-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, leaving them vulnerable to being overtaken by Manchester City and Newcastle United.