Chelsea agree initial £29m deal to sign 17-year-old Brazil prodigy Estevao Willian, nicknamed 'Messinho' - as Tottenham and Aston Villa express interest in Blues midfielder

Chelsea low-down: Blues are handed a horror start with Man City opener before a favourable set of early fixtures - but face a brutal run-in at the end of the season with tough Big Six tests

Premier League 2024-25 fixtures RELEASED: Man United open the new season at home, it's Chelsea vs Man City in 'Pep vs Diet Pep' - and Arne Slot goes straight in to Jurgen Klopp's nightmare game!

BIG SIX FIXTURES: Man City and Chelsea will do battle in their season opener and Arne Slot is handed a feisty clash with Man United early on... but Tottenham have just TWO big match-ups before late November

Premier League fixture release LIVE: Man United open new season at home, it's Chelsea vs Man City - before City get a dream run-in - and Arne Slot goes straight into Jurgen Klopp's nightmare

Chelsea low-down: Blues get Man City opener before a favourable set of early fixtures - but face a brutal run-in at the end of the season with tough Big Six tests

Chelsea Fixtures Premier League 2024-25: Enzo Maresca's side start with a bang against champions Man City

Premier League 2024-25 fixtures CLUB-BY-CLUB GUIDE: Find out your team's full list of matches for the upcoming season

Premier League fixture release day LIVE: Who will Arne Slot and Enzo Maresca face first? When will the big games be placed? And what about newly-promoted Ipswich and Co?

Premier League fixture release day LIVE: Champions Man City will find out where they begin title defence as all matches for the 2024-25 season are revealed

Premier League fixture release day LIVE: All 20 clubs set to find out who they will face and when ahead of the 2024-25 season

Gary Neville claims N'Golo Kante was the 'BEST player on the pitch' in France's 1-0 win over Austria as Roy Keane and Ian Wright marvel over 33-year-old's 'excellent' performance

Gianfranco Zola says Chelsea made a mistake by selling three players who were 'the soul of the team' last year

Gianfranco Zola says Chelsea made a mistake by selling three players who were 'the soul of the team' last summer

Lizzie Cundy, 56, turns heads in a figure-hugging peach midi dress as she appears on the Jeremy Vine show