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Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has dismissed the speculation linking him with a summer move to Real Madrid after claiming he is "happy" at Anfield.

Chelsea have opened negotiations with former Barcelona boss Luis Enrique to replace Antonio Conte if they finally decide to sack the Italian boss.

James Rodriguez joined Bayern Munich on a two-year loan deal from Real Madrid. The Spanish capital club sold Alvaro Morata and Pepe to Chelsea and Besiktas respectively.

Chelsea were thrashed 4-1 by Watford – the club's second successive defeat by a three-goal margin after the 3-0 defeat against Bournemouth.

Thibaut Courtois is in talks with Chelsea over signing a new deal but admits that his desire to move closer to his children could change his decision.

Conte's criticism of the powers that be at Stamford Bridge, combined with dreadful results suffered against Watford and Bournemouth, have left him on the brink in west London.

A second consecutive embarrassing defeat to Watford on Monday night appeared to leave Chelsea manager Antonio Conte on the brink - so where has it all gone wrong for the Italian?

Gerard Pique's fellow Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen also remains on the sidelines due to a hamstring injury.

The Blues were thrashed 4-1 by Watford at Vicarage Road – the club's second successive defeat by a three-goal margin after the 3-0 defeat against Bournemouth.

Romelu Lukaku has scored 12 goals in 25 Premier League appearances in the 2017/18 season. He will be hoping to further improve his goalscoring record for Manchester United.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte was left ruing his own mistakes after a heavy 4-1 defeat to Watford at Vicarage Road on Monday Night Football.

Watford net three late goals to inflict another heavy defeat on Chelsea, who played an hour with 10 men following the dismissal of Tiemoue Bakayoko.

The lure of Italy's capital and North Rhine-Westphalia was not enough for Giroud, whose mind was made up after learning of Conte's desire to bring him to Chelsea.

Romildo Bolzan has confirmed that Barcelona target Arthur Melo will continue at Gremio until December 2018.

Conte, 48, has expressed a wish to see out the remaining 18 months of his contract at Stamford Bridge.

Manager Antonio Conte says he would prefer to bring in a couple of world-class players at the end of the season over making wholesale changes to his squad.

There is no concrete evidence to suggest that the injury is just a recurrence of the same hamstring injury that kept him out of action for the first half of the season.

West Ham striker Andy Carroll, Stoke's Peter Crouch and Burnley's Ashley Barnes were the other names to be linked with a move to Stamford Bridge.

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte addresses the press before his side's trip to Watford on Monday.

Chelsea completed the signings of midfielder Ross Barkley, striker Olivier Giroud and versatile star Emerson Palmieri in the January transfer window.

Ernesto Valverde has admitted his concerns over fatigue in his squad following Barcelona's 1-0 victory over Valencia in the Copa del Rey first-leg semi-final.

After a frantic final day of the January transfer window, some clubs may have repeated the same errors they've been making for years.

Olivier Giroud joined Chelsea on an 18-month contract on transfer deadline day as Arsenal signed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Chelsea slipped to fourth after goals from Callum Wilson, Junior Stanislas and Nathan Ake earned Bournemouth three precious points.

Todd Kane has been loaned to third-tier Oxford United less than 24 hours after returning to Chelsea early from a disappointing stint with FC Groningen.

Arsenal have confirmed their club record deal to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Arsenal with Michy Batshuayi undergoing his medical with Borussia Dortmund.

Gremio starlet Arthur Melo is "very close" to completing a move to Barcelona ahead of the coming summer transfer window.

Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour believes his old club would be better off keeping Olivier Giroud as rumours of his impending sale to Chelsea gather pace.

Olivier Giroudis to sign two-and-a-half year deal with Chelsea on transfer deadline day after the Blues agreed a fee with Arsenal.

Giroud's move to Chelsea will then see the Blues sanction Batshuayi's loan move to Dortmund. This in turn will pave the way for Peter Stoger's side to allow Aubameyang to join Arsenal.