Enzo Maresca says transfer speculation has "100 percent" contributed to Chelsea's mid-season slump, predicting there will be comings and goings in the final days of the January window. The Chelsea manager said he was anticipating movement in the final days of the transfer window,

Juventus are pondering a move for young Chelsea midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka who is left starving for playing time at Stamford Bridge.

Juventus have completed the signing of Chelsea's Renato Veiga on loan until the end of the season. The 21-year-old joined the Blues from Basel last summer but found playing time hard to come by, having last appeared in the Premier League against Tottenham in early December with a late substitute cameo.

Chelsea made it pretty clear early on in this transfer window that we will be looking to find “solutions” for the situations of players like Cesare Casadei and Carney Chukwuemeka, players who have played only sparingly, played only in inconsequential or second-rate competitions, or like in Ben Chilwell’s case, not played at all.

The 21-year-old requested to depart Chelsea for the second half of the season and despite interest from Borussia Dortmund, the Blues agreed a deal with Italian side Juventus. Veiga's loan switch has now been confirmed and he will wear the number 12 shirt for the Turin based side.

Juventus is one of the clubs reportedly interested in signing Ben Chilwell, as the English left-back finds himself out of favour at Chelsea. Following the appointment of Chelseas

Chelsea have had a great connection with AC Milan over the last ten years, sending a lot of players there on loan and selling them to the San Siro for a good price when they’re not longer needed at

Juventus have signed Portugal defender Renato Veiga on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season, the Serie A club said on Monday.

Elsewhere, Celtic meet Bayern Munich and there is an all-French contest between minnows Brest and Paris Saint-Germain. The first legs of the play-off matches will take place on February 11/12, with the second legs on February 18/19. Sam Lee, Rory Smith, Oliver Kay, Seb Stafford-Bloor and Dermot Corrigan analyse the key talking points from the draw.

Francisco Conceiçao reveals he ‘immediately’ called his compatriot Renato Veiga when he heard Juventus were interested: ‘I know his quality.’Veiga has moved to Turin from Chelsea on loan

TURIN, Italy (AP) — Brazil defender Danilo left Juventus by mutual agreement on Monday ahead of an expected move home to join Flamengo. Juventus confirmed the agreement to terminate Danilo’s contract after the 33-year-old center back posted a video on his Instagram account to say his 5 ½-year stint with the club was ending.

Enzo Maresca admits transfer talk has '100 per cent' impacted Chelsea players - Blues have slumped in recent weeks ahead of clash against West Ham