Chelsea’s Oscar to move to Chinese Super League

If he continues in this way he can become a manager of a great team.

It is remarkable what difference a few months can make in football.

And he would love to play his role in Arsenal’s hunt for the Premier League by downing Chelsea.

Chelsea’s head coach Antonio Conte expressed his fear of the “danger” of Chinese buying power to the competitive spirit of the game.

If Conte follows that approach, I am sure it will pay dividends.

The club have chose to trade in, having paid £19m to sign Oscar from Brazilian club worldwide four-and-a-half years ago. “But they have the potential to win it”.

That will be a tough game for Chelsea; more so because of Diego Costa’s suspension than any of the threat that Bournemouth. “But, also, I understand him and his decision”. That time of the year which is unique to English football; that time of the year when the fixtures come thick and fast.

His staunch belief in playing three centre-backs with two versatile wing-backs who were competent at both ends of the pitch has worked like a charm at Stamford Bridge, with the players immediate buying into his 3-4-3 system and thriving upon it as a result.

With Costa suspended for Chelsea’s match against Bournemouth on Boxing Day, Conte declined to confirm whether or not he will hand Batshuayi his first Premier League start of the season, but the Italian believes the striker is now ready for more time on the pitch.

“We are under no illusions as to how good they both are and how hard the matches will be for us, but we have to go into the games with real belief”, said Hughes.

Carra’s XI: Hugo Lloris, Cesar Azpilicueta, Toby Alderweireld, Virgil Van Dijk, Danny Rose; Sadio Mane, N’Golo Kante, Adam Lallana, Riyad Mahrez; Sergio Aguero, Diego Costa. Not for the faint of heart, Premier League clubs are set to play three matches over the festive season while the rest of European soccer goes on vacation. The players’ motivation to bring Champions League football back to Stamford Bridge for 2017-18 can not be underestimated either.

Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe is an admirer of players that can pass and move well and has been impressed by Fabregas ahead of his side’s visit to Stamford Bridge on Monday, beleiving the Spain global is the man his side need to watch out for with Costa absent through suspension.

Do you think this is a good move for Oscar?