The Guardian today reports that the Special One still casts a shadow over Stamford Bridge as it seems that he played a part in new West Ham gaffer Gianfranco Zola’s decision to make a move for Chelsea assistant Steve Clarke.

Chelsea were up to their old tricks again today as they splashed millions of pounds on a superstar name. Sometimes its just because they can, sometimes its because the board (or Mr R. Moneybags Abramovic) want to see the player, occasionally its because they need the player. This latest signing could just be the latter.

It’s hard to believe that the loveable Peter Kenyon has any enemies in this world.

Luiz Felipe Scolari will be formally announced as Chelsea’s new manager on 1st July - will this mean sweeping changes, including a new captain?

Perhaps not the most shocking story of the summer is that former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho will be chasing his former talisman Frank Lampard. The vice captain has always made his feelings toward the ‘Special One’ clear, and him stalling over a new contract seems to suggest he could be on his way.

He might be insisting that he’s 100% focused on steering Portugal to the Euro 2008 final, yet

John Terry might have captained Chelsea during the managerial years of Jose Mourinho, yet

The silly season isn’t even in full flow yet, and already we have been assaulted with a trio of transfer rumours that threaten to be as boring and interminable as watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy on loop…

It appears that the hunter is about to become the hunted. Chelsea might be throwing their weight around in the transfer market, making cheeky enquiries about the likes of Franck Ribery and Fernando Torres, only to be amazingly rebuffed by the clubs in question. However,

Ricardo Carvalho was looking nailed-on to stay at Stamford Bridge this summer, especially after Chelsea were kind enough to appoint his manager at international level. However,