Good news for Chelsea from Barcelona this week regarding perhaps their best young talent
It seems Barcelona have set their eyes on Marc Andre Ter Stegen and not on-loan Atletico Madrid stopper Thibaut Courtois; which is good news for Chelsea.
Nextgen
Can the Premier League develop their NextGen stars to ensure European success at the highest level?
Arsenal, Chelsea and Aston Villa all have youth teams in the semi-finals of the NextGen tournament, with Tottenham Hotspur making the quarter-finals, but how many of these youngsters will get a chance at a senior level at those clubs?
Chelsea NextGen stars face little chance of all breaking into the first team
The youth team beat Barcelona 2-0 in Spain on Wednesday, but hopes of breaking into Chelsea first team look bleak, with even players like Josh McEachran and Romelu Lukaku forced to go out on loan due to competition for places.
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NextGen Series Preview: Liverpool must beat champions Internazionale to advance
St Helens is the venue as Liverpool face an absolute must-win tie against last years winners Inter Milan. We preview the game and look at some of the excitement of Liverpool players ahead of the game.
NextGen Series: Tottenham through while Chelsea must wait for confirmation after Anderlecht win
Spurs were defeated 2-0 by Anderlecht in North London but the result was not heavy enough a defeat so they have qualified along with the Belgian side from Group 1. Meanwhile Chelsea are all but through unless they are unceremoniously thrashed by Ajax in Amsterdam.
Arsenal latest: Including Mbiwa and Podolski injury
News and gossip from The Emirates in the last 24 hours.
Aston Villa, Spurs, and Liverpool remain in NextGen contention after last nights action
Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon and Rosenborg qualified for the next stage of the competition and the results have left Spurs needing just one point from their final game, Liverpool realistically still needing two wins and Aston Villa with a winner rakes all set of fixtures next Wednesday.
NextGen Preview: Liverpool must beat high-flying Rosenborg to avoid elimination
Rodolfo Borell and his young apprentices must earn their first points of this seasons campaign against the tournaments surprise package from Norway or face elimination after just four games of the group stage.
NextGen review: Arsenal are gunned down late by Marseille on sorry pitch
A poor playing surface at the Stade Marcel Cerdan did not help the Arsenal cause however they will feel disappointed in conceding an extremely late goal to lose 1-0; a result that will see them struggle to advance to the second stage.
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Confirmed - Chelsea line-up v Manchester City: Wonderkid starts
Chelsea are preparing to take on Manchester City in a post-season friendly in the USA.
€8 million Liverpool transfer target in 'agreement' with Galatasaray
Seen as a potential replacement for Jamie Carragher the Lille defender Aurelien Chedjou in fact seems like he is on his way to Turkey
Arsenal star says he will be sorry to see Squillaci leave
Olivier Giroud may just be one of the few people connected with Arsenal to see Sebastien Squillaci leave the club.
Imminent Arsenal signing Sanogo scores for Auxerre in final game
Arsenal target Yaya Sanogo was on the scoresheet tonight for Auxerre.