11am Chelsea news: Ruben Loftus-Cheek move blocked, fans want Mauro Icardi and Callum Wilson swoop

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11am Chelsea news: Ruben Loftus-Cheek move blocked, fans want Mauro Icardi and Callum Wilson swoop

CHELSEA are eyeing a January swoop for Bournemouth star Callum Wilson.

Read about all this and more in SunSport’s latest Blues news, gossip and updates.

Chelsea are lining up a January move for Bournemouth star Callum WilsonReuters LOFTY AMBITION

WEST HAM want to sign Ruben Loftus-Cheek on loan from the Blues in January, but the move has been blocked by Maurizio Sarri.

The England midfielder struggled with game-time at the start of the season – yet has four goals in his last four matches.

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BLUES fans want Mauro Icardi at Stamford Bridge after his impressive Champions League displays against Tottenham and Barcelona.

The Inter Milan striker has netted three times in Europe this season – along with six in the league.

BLUES’ BIG CAL

CHELSEA are pondering a winter move for in-form Callum Wilson.

The England hopeful has been sensational for Bournemouth this season, scoring seven goals and assisting another four.

Alvaro Morata and Olivier Giroud have struggled for consistency, and Wilson could be a good option for Maurizio Sarri in attack.

Eden Hazard will make a decision on his future next summerEPA EDEN NOWHERE

EDEN HAZARD will make a call on his Chelsea future at the end of the season.

That’s according to his brother Thorgan, who currently plays at Borussia Monchengladbach.

Hazard is out of contract in 2020 and has been strongly linked with Real Madrid.

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BARCELONA are set to make a swap offer for Chelsea ace Willian.

The Spaniards targeted the winger last summer and are still keen on him.

It’s claimed Barca are willing to offer youngster Malcom in return for his more experienced compatriot.

Roberto Pereryra is being lined up as a replacement for HazardGetty Images HOT ROB

CHELSEA are considering Roberto Pereyra as a replacement for Eden Hazard.

The Watford ace has been prolific this season, scoring five times in 11 league games.

Hazard continues to be linked with Real Madrid as the Blues look to plan ahead for the future.

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Thierry Henry’s struggling Monaco side loses at Reims

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Thierry Henry’s struggling Monaco side loses at Reims

PARIS — Thierry Henry must be wondering what he signed up for as Monaco’s new coach.

After four matches, the France great has yet to win one, and his side is languishing in 19th place in the French league after losing at Reims 1-0.

Even with Colombia striker Radamel Falcao back from injury and coming off the bench for the entire second half, Monaco failed to score after Reims midfielder Alaixys Romao was sent off after 50 minutes. Monaco midfielder Pele was red-carded with 20 minutes left.

Monaco has seven points from 12 games and will drop to last place if Guingamp draws at Nantes on Sunday.

Henry has little to cheer him up, either.

Next weekend Monaco is at home to runaway leader Paris Saint-Germain, which has won its opening 12 games to set a European record for the top five leagues. PSG’s latest win was 2-1 at home against Lille on Friday.

Meanwhile, Lyon missed the chance to move into third place when it drew Bordeaux 1-1 at home, despite taking the lead through highly rated midfielder Houssem Aouar’s fourth goal of the season.

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While Henry is struggling to fix things at Monaco, his former France and Arsenal teammate Patrick Vieira is slowly getting things right at Nice.

A 1-0 win at home to Amiens moved his side up to ninth place, following a difficult start to the season.

In other games, it was: Caen 1, Rennes 2; Dijon 0, Nimes 4, and Strasbourg 1, Toulouse 1.

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NEW YORK — Maximiliano Moralez had two big assists on first-half goals and added a score of his own in the second half to help NYCFC advance out of the MLS knockout round with a 3-1 victory over the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday night.

Ismael Tajouri-Shradi and David Villa scored first-half goals and NYCFC moved forward to play second-seeded Atlanta United in a two-game Eastern Conference semifinal series, with the first game scheduled for Sunday in New York.

In the 10th minute, Moralez sent a pass forward that Villa flicked off his heel to Tajouri-Shradi, who turned it into a 22-yard line drive into the upper left-hand corner of the net for a 1-0 lead.

On a counterattack following a turnover, Ronald Matarrita passed to Moralez charging down the left side. Moralez sent the ball to Villa, who slotted in his team-leading 15th goal of the season from just outside the penalty area in the 26th.

Moralez made it 3-0 in the 78th when he ran on to a long ball from Anton Tinnerholm and lobbed it over charging Union goalie Andre Blake from 12 yards.

Philadelphia avoided the shutout when Ilsinho sent a short pass into the middle of the 6-yard box for an easy goal by Cory Burke in the 83th.

NYCFC beat Philadelphia on the final day of the regular season Sunday, also by a 3-1 score.

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