Chelsea news: £70m Hazard bids, Arsenal race for Ntep, Roma drop Cech interest
CHELSEA manager Jose Mourinho will have to fend off both PSG and Real Madrid this January as the two European giants prepare £70million bids for Eden Hazard.
The Rennes forward boasts six goals from 16 appearances this season and came through the Auxerre youth system with current Arsenal striker Yaya Sanogo.
He rejected a transfer to QPR in the summer but would likely not turn down a chance to move to Stamford Bridge if offered.
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Roma will not bid for reserve Blues goalkeeper Petr Cech this winter after their first-choice stopper, Morgan De Sanctic, extended his contract at the Serie A club.
Roma were keen admirers of Cech, who looks destined to leave Stamford Bridge in January, but will give up their pursuit now De Sanctis, 37, has penned his deal that runs until June 2016.
Redknapp dismissed any hope of Liverpool, Arsenal or Manchester United battling atop the Premier League this season, and said: "The top two in my mind will definitely be Chelsea and Man City."
The Blues travel to St James' Park this weekend in search of extending their six-point lead over second-place Man City but Magpies boss Pardew is plotting the ruffle Mourinho's feathers.
He said: [Sissoko] has been outstanding and our best player and actually has been very effective against Chelsea in the past."
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