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Chelsea played out an entertaining draw with West Ham in a fiercely-contested London derby on Saturday - but the pressure is still on Blues chief Graham Potter.
The former Brighton boss has struggled to live up to expectations at Stamford Bridge and has won just one of his last seven Premier League games.
The Blues squad was boosted by a number of eye-catching acquisitions in January: including Enzo Fernandez, who arrived at the club in a British record transfer from Benfica. Given that the Londoners invested so heavily in the transfer window, Potter is likely to be given the time while his new-look team gels - but the onus is still on him to improve the club's Premier League form.
Here, Mirror Football rounds up all the latest news from in and around Stamford Bridge before they resume their Champions League campaign later this week...
Terry issues Potter warning
Stamford Bridge icon John Terry has warned Graham Potter that results will have to improve if he is to keep his job.
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Terry, who won both the Premier League and the Champions League during his illustrious playing career with the Blues, lauded Potter for the style of football he implemented at Brighton before he was lured to west London back at the start of September.
But the pressure is already on Potter, with Chelsea languishing in ninth spot in the Premier League following a string of underwhelming results. It was expected that Potter would be given the time to implement his playing philosophy at the club. However, Terry has suggested that results need to improve at Stamford Bridge - and quickly.
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Perennial Chelsea target Declan Rice has pinpointed several of the Blues weaknesses after starring for West Ham in Saturday's London derby.
The Hammers and Chelsea played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at the London Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
And Rice, who was previously on Chelsea's books as a youngster and has been persistently linked with a return to the Blues in recent years, has outlined where and now West Ham were able to get at their London rivals.
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Former Chelsea winger Joe Cole believes that Jude Bellingham can become the best midfielder ever produced on these shores ahead of a blockbuster summer move.
A host of top European clubs, including Chelsea, have been credited with an interest in Bellingham, who is expected to leave Borussia Dortmund in the summer.
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The 19-year-old enhanced his burgeoning reputation with a string of stellar performances for England at the World Cup - and Cole believes that the talented teenager is destined to go on and establish himself as one of, if not the, finest midfielders that England have ever produced.
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