Check out all the transfer talk from Chelsea throughout the summer.
* Milan's hopes of landing Florent Maluoda appear to have been dashed after the forward revealed he has signed a contract extension.Click here for the story.
* It seems as if every man, dog and bison is interested in a move to Real Madrid. Michael Essien's agent says his man could have his head turned. Click here for the story.
* Chelsea striker Ben Sahar has left the club to join Espanyol, by the way. Bit of a no-mark but here is the story in any case.
* Didier Drogba has suggested Inter boss Jose Mourinho wants to pair him with Samuel Eto'o but another interview in the Ivory Coast sees the Chelsea striker saying again he wants to remain at Stamford Bridge.
* Chelsea attacker Andriy Shevchenko has hinted he would be interested in a move to Roma if they firm up their interest in his services.
* Florent Malouda has been linked with Milan today but now he has been talking about his future at Chelsea. Michael Essien's agent has also been mouthing off, see what they had to say here.
* We are just getting reports in from Italy that Milan are targeting Florent Malouda as new coach Leonardo looks to switch to a 4-3-3 formation next season. I guess most Chelsea fans would have been happy to see the back of him in January, but he finished the season so strongly didn't he?
* Chelsea look poised to make their first summer signing! Don't get too excited though, it's only young Czech keeper Jan Sebek. More here.
* The future appears murky for Didier Drogba after Marseille's incoming chairman revealing he will attempt to sign the Chelsea man.
* Does Didier Drogba intend to honour his Chelsea contract? Click here to find out the answer to that and to read about the possibility of Samuel Eto'o joining The Blues.
* FC Twente striker Marko Arnautovic has been heavily linked with a move to Chelsea but his agent has said that Inter is his only destination.
* Chelsea have been linked with pretty much every player on the planet. The next logical step is always a denial from an agent. Here's Nicolas Burdisso's representative doing just that.
* Apologies for the delay..as promised, here is Alexandre Pato making clear his interest in Chelsea. Again.
* Breaking news... Milan have insisted Andrea Pirlo is not for sale. I hope he doesn't come to England - surely the chance is he would 'do a Deco'. These players have been too good to be remembered for how they flop in England during their twilight years...
* Hijack! Don't get too excited, Ajax want to snatch Ben Sahar out of Espanyol's hands. Maybe they saw the opening goal in the FA Cup final are merely getting confused...It happened before, remember when Milan signed Luther Blissett when they actually wanted John Barnes?
* Italian news now and Mediaset claim Inter will unveil Deco and Ricardo Carvalho, along with Marko Arnautovic, as their new signings early next week. Nicolas Burdisso will head to Stamford Bridge as part-exchange.
* In what may be a blow to Chelsea fans, Mundo Deportivo are stating that Sergio Aguero's agent has met with Barca director of football Txiki Begiristain.
* Portsmouth executive chairman Peter Storrie has revealed that the club have accepted a second offer for Glen Johnson, so it looks like Liverpool and Chelsea are vying for his signature. Click here for more!
* BAYERN MUNICH WANT BOSINGWA... here are those quotes I promised you, written excellently by Mr Tom Kell. Click here.
* Breaking news... Bayern Munich have admitted they are in talks for Jose Bosingwa.. full story to follow...
* Chelsea are being credited with an interest in Daniele De Rossi in Il Messaggero. Roma denied receiving any bids yesterday after he was linked with Real Madrid, but Ancelotti is a big admirer of the midfielder. Would Chelsea fans prefer Pirlo or De Rossi?...
* Ben Sahar has agreed an £800,000 move to Espanyol according to Spanish reports. The deal will finance the first month of Sergio Aguero's wages...
* Chelsea defender Slobodan Rajkovic will spend another season on loan with FC Twente, the Dutch club have confirmed.
* Some interesting quotes have arrived from Andrea Pirlo where he hints at joining Chelsea. More here.
* This could be a big development in the future of Franck Ribery. Bayern president Franz Beckenbauer has said the German outfit are prepared to consider offers for the Frenchman, after initially appearing unwilling to play ball.
* The Italian media just won't give up on this one! La Gazzetta dello Sport says Paolo Maldini does want to join Carlo Ancelotti at Stamford Bridge in a coaching capacity.
* Reports in Holland say that Genoa have offered €12m for Moussa Dembele. It's now believed AZ Alkmaar are holding out for a €20m bid from Chelsea, who've been strongly linked with the forward. Spurs, unsurprisingly, have also been connected with the Belgian star.
* There's been a lot of to-ing and fro-ing over Gennaro Gattuso's future of late. He does want a move to Chelsea, he doesn't want a move to Chelsea. Well it seems he has finally admitted that he'd be interested in following Carlo Ancelotti to Chelsea.
* Monaco, linked with Andriy Shevchenko, have described a move for the Chelsea forward as 'fantasy'. Not in a good way either. It's not going well for the Ukrainian this summer. Read more here.
* Monaco claim they have been offered Blues striker Andriy Shevchenko, but are not interested in the Ukraine star. Click here for more.
* Moussa Dembele's agent has confirmed Tottenham's interest in the player and Chelsea also want him. Click here for the full story.
* Click here and read about how Chelsea have made an offer for Franck Ribery, the bad news is so do Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United and Bayern do not want to sell.
* We have an update for you on Didier Drogba's contractual situation... One of his agents has told L'Equipe that the striker is not close to agreeing a new deal with Chelsea yet. More news here.
* Spanish source ABC claims Espanyol are hoping to sign Chelsea forward Franco Di Santo on a loan deal.
* Alexandre Pato is now claiming he does not want to leave Milan to join Chelsea. Full story here. It is only days since the Brazil international said he wanted to talk to Carlo Ancelotti before making any decision over his future, maybe he got a bit of a telling off from the Milan top brass...
* Ricardo Carvalho has denied having any talks with his former manager Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese has been linked with a move to Inter but he says he will discuss his future with Chelsea next week. Click here for more
* Our thanks go to Gazzetta dello Sport, which has issued the wildcard rumour of the day. They seem to think that Chelsea can afford to lodge a bid for Zlatan Ibrahimovic, a player Inter are likely to value at £70m-plus. Gazzetta indicates that the Nerazzurri and The Blues would do some sort of swap deal involving Didier Drogba, as well as Deco and Ricardo Carvalho whom Inter are currently negotiating over.
* We're seeing it unfold with Michael Owen, and now Andriy Shevchenko appears to be going down the same route. It's that horrible fall from grace, and in this case it involves two former Ballon d'Or winners. Owen's management company have sent out a 'brochure' in an attempt to secure him a new club, and now Aujourd’hui Sport are claiming Shevchenko has asked Marco Simone to source him a new side in France. Lyon, Monaco and Marseille are all believed to be interested.
* BREAKING NEWS!!! Strictly speaking, this might not be worthy of bold type but I'm going to stick with it. Inter's Massimo Moratti says the club are in negotiation with Chelsea for both Deco and Ricardo Carvalho.
* What's that, you want a story about Florent Malouda? Specifically one in which he reiterates that he has no intention of leaving Chelsea? Click here for your wish to come true.
* Dario Srna has revealed that he is in receipt of two offers amid reported interest from Tottenham, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool.
* The Gazzetta dello Sport claims there are three offers on the table for Maicon, with Real Madrid, Chelsea and Manchester City all registering their interest.
* Chelsea will make a last-ditch bid to hijack Carlos Tevez’s proposed move to Manchester City say the News of the World.
* Ricardo Carvalho seems to be trying to engineer a move to Inter. See what he has to say.
* Deco looks likely to leave Chelsea and Jose Mourinho wants him at Inter. Check out what he's had to say.
* Sergio Aguero is a name that has popped up a lot recently with Chelsea linked with the Argentina international. Well, Atletico have admitted they could well listen to offers for the little genius. Click here for more.
* Now who just said it has gone quiet on the Chelsea front? We can bring you confirmation that The Blues want AZ Alkmaar star Moussa Dembele but Genoa are also in the hunt. More here.
* Correire dello Sport is reporting that Andriy Shevchenko is a target for Roma. Now Carlo Ancelotti is a fan of the striker but does he have a long-term future at Stamford Bridge?
* Jose Bosingwa is a target for Bayern Munich, the German giants have confirmed.
* Deco has told the Portuguese press that he wants to leave Chelsea this summer. More to follow.
* Not content with spending £135 million on Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid are now targeting David Villa and have reportedly tabled £35 million and striker Alvaro Negredo for the Valencia star.
Chelsea's Spanish representatives have subsequently confirmed that they have no chance of signing the striker. More here!
* Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has once again firmly denied that Alexandre Pato will be joining Chelsea, telling Corriere dello Sport: "All our big players are 99.9 percent likely to remain," he said. "The only exception is Pato. He is 100 percent definitely remaining. He is the best 19-year-old in the world."
* Any chance that Chelsea had of signing Marko Arnautovic appears to have disappeared after his agent confirmed a deal with Inter is likely to be struck. Click here for full story.
* Didier Drogba is tired of speculation linking him with a Chelsea exit. He is happy at Stamford Bridge. See here.
* Andrea Pirlo has been chatting about a move to Chelsea. The cut of his jib? 'Let's see'.
12.35: Some news from the continent for you. AZ Alkmaar's Moussa Dembele wants to leave the Dutch club according to his agent. No prizes for guessing who's been linked to him. Yep, Chelsea.
* Manchester City have forgotten the value of money and think they'll get £10m in compensation for out-of-contract Daniel Sturridge.
* Some Italian-based fodder for you. Inter's Maicon - he who has previously been linked to Chelsea - says he is definitely leaving his current club. Meanwhile, Genoa have given up on Maicon's team-mate and former Chelsea charge Ricardo Quaresma. Don't ever let it be said that we're not comprehensive.
* What do you do when you can't sign Kaka? Turn to Sergio Aguero, so it seems. A good bunch of the morning's newspapers are speculating that Chelsea are in for the little Argentine from Atletico Madrid.
* Michael Mancienne says he wants to stay at Chelsea and push for a first-team place, although he would consider a loan move.
* Some interesting quotes from Alexandre Pato are reaching us from Italy. Seems he is flattered by Chelsea's interest, views Carlo Ancelotti like a second father and will decide his future after the Confederations Cup. Pato's quotes in full are here.
* Anderlecht have joined the race to sign Chelsea's Ben Sahar. Espanyol are also on the Israeli's trail but Anderlecht fancy him on a year-long loan.
* Espanyol are believed to be in talks with Chelsea in a bid to sign Ben Sahar. The Israel international has potential but may not be able to fulfill it at Stamford Bridge
* Chelsea and United fans, forget about signing Franck Ribery. The Frenchman has ruled out a move to England due to climate concerns. What an idiot! It's lovely over here! Read the full story.
* Could Sergio Aguero be heading to Chelsea? The little genius has this morning declared he is 'proud' to be linked with the club. Click here for more.
* Chelsea have been strongly linked with FC Twente forward Marko Arnautovic and the young Austria international hopes an injury will not scupper his chances of a move to Stamford Bridge or Inter. Click here for the full story.
* Reports in Italy claim that both Chelsea and Barcelona are hoping to sign the new Federico Macheda, or Lorenzo Cinque as he is known to his friends. Another product of the Lazio academy, the youngster appears keen to remain in Rome for now though.
* Andrea Pirlo has played down suggestions that he could join Kaka, Alexandre Pato and just about every other Milan player in moving to Chelsea. Click here for full story. Next we will have Philippe Senderos doing the same.
* A faintly ridiculous story reaches us from Germany where Bild claim that Bayern Munich are hoping to sign Jose Bosingwa from Chelsea. Yeah, right, good luck with that.
* Milan's Adriano Galliani reckons Kaka is not interested in a move to Chelsea and, if the Brazilian leaves, his countryman Alexandre Pato will definitely stay put.
* The agent of Alexandre Pato says the Milan star is 'enthusiastic' about interest from Chelsea.
* After Chelsea denied making that Kaka offer, another transfer line looks to have petered out at Stamford Bridge with Wolfsburg star Edin Dzeko revealing he is ready to sign a new contract with the German club. Click here for full story.
* The Blues have categorically denied suggestions that they have made any formal approach for Kaka, despite claims that a world record transfer fee is on the table.
* Free agent French goalkeeper Yohann Pele is in talks with newly crowned champions Bordeaux, but French media sources also claim that Chelsea are keen on his services after Carlo Ancelotti sent scouts to Le Mans earlier this season.
* Alexandre Pato has denied stories in today's newspapers suggesting that he could be headed for Chelsea.
* Yuri Zhirkov has denied reports which state he will be joining Chelsea this summer.
* Chelsea are prepared to pay £45 million for Milan's second most prized asset, Brazilian striker Alexandre Pato, according to the Daily Mail, with the Sun claiming that they have already had a £30 million bid rejected.
* Hands up who has heard of Marko Arnautovic? Those of you with your arms firmly by your side, he is a 20-year-old Austrian striker currently playing under Steve McClaren at FC Twente. Chelsea have apparently been sniffing around but reports coming out of Italy – quite literally as you and I speak – claim he is about to sign a five-year contract at Inter.
* Chelsea have been linked with everyone from Kaka to Ross Turnbull (no joke) in Tuesday's papers so here's another one for you. AZ Alkmaar midfielder Moussa Dembele's agent says The Blues have made contact. He's had a cracking season in Holland this guy.
* Do you know those players who head off on loan and you end up forgetting all about? Claudio Pizarro's a case in point and he's been saying that he's received no contact from anyone at Chelsea and could therefore stay on at Werder Bremen.
* Click here to read Kaka kicking every Chelsea fan in the country right in the proverbials by stating he is staying at Milan and not following Carlo Ancelotti to Stamford Bridge.
* A titbit now from Portugal - Bruno Alves, the Porto defender who has been linked with a move to Chelsea, has left his future open to considerable doubt. 'Let's see what happens," he told Mais Futebol. "If it is a good deal for me and Porto..." We'll leave you to speculate on the rest.