While this really doesn't mean much for the Chelsea first team, the fact that Vitesse just sold a player who split time at left back with Patrick van Aanholt is certainly worth noting. If nothing else, this makes a second loan spell at Vitesse far more appealing from a Chelsea standpoint.

Manchester United want to promote Shinji Kagawa on their Japanese website. Makes sense, right? I bet it would come off better if they didn't use a picture of Ji Sung Park in Kagawa's profile... Update: They've changed it to one of Kagawa now. But still, traces remain!

An official Chelsea blog post concerning Maicon which was tweeted on the Chelsea twitter account. The article is a basic overview of why Maicon is still a good buy, but it features a recommendation of Stephen's Maicon post as authoritative on the subject! Warning, this may be a vanity FanShot. ; )