Chelsea are quite happy to have back Patrick Van Aanholt into their squad after his loan deal with Wigan Athletic ended recently.

There were talks going on for the young lad to spend this entire season at the DW, however through a mutual consent of the three parties, he has come back to Stamford Bridge. Van Holt himself feels ecstatic and elated at the fact that he is finally going home to London.

The news of his return to Chelsea base has been confirmed by the officials and has also been spread on the player’s twitter account.

Van Aanholt has ensured that there is no delay returning for Chelsea and he is ready to start off right away - and because Wigan wern't in Europe this season he is still eligible to play ing the Champions League, though his return hasn't had much impact on Chelsea's online Champions League betting odds.

Chelsea have agreed a fee with Bolton Wanderers for the signing of the defender Gary Cahill. The future of Gary Cahill has been under intense speculation in recent weeks.

Gary Cahill is out of contract at the end of the season and a number of clubs have shown interest in signing the England international. However, Chelsea have emerged as the winners for the defender, who partners John Terry occasionally in the defence for England. The defensive positions has become extremely important for Chelsea in recent weeks after their central defender Alex was banished from the first team.

It is thought that Alex will be moving on in the January transfer window and a number of injuries in this position has left Andre Villas-Boas in a precarious position.

Chelsea's new summer signing Juan Mata has said that he and his teammates are right behind new manager Andre Villas-Boas.

Andre Villas-Boas has come under intense criticism in the last few weeks for not being able to get the best out of the players, who have performed exceptionally well over the last few years. Chelsea like currently in the fifth position in the table and are being fast caught up by the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal.

However, the 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers provided Andre Villas-Boas with the breathing space he needs as he prepares his side to take on the likes of Newcastle and Manchester City in the next few weeks.

Juan Mata was one of the main reasons for Chelsea coming out of the blocks exceptionally quickly in the match against Wolves. It was extremely surprising for Mick McCarthy's men, as they were expected to at least put Chelsea under pressure.

For the last couple of weeks, it has been impossible to escape the ongoing saga of John Terry's alleged racist comments made to QPR defender Anton Ferdinand. English Football appears to be split over the claims, with half condemning Terry as a racist thug who should be banned from playing, while others have publicly backed the Chelsea skipper.

The public have been similarly split; some have insisted that Terry is innocent until proven guilty, with others deciding that there is no smoke without fire, and that he must have made some kind of derogatory remark. Many pundits and members of the public have called for the player to be stripped of his England captaincy as a result of this.

Didier Drogba and Chelsea plan to make the most of his suspension for violent conduct which he picked up in the match against QPR - he is going to have surgery on his arm.

Whilst there was nothing particularly wrong with Didier's arm at the moment, the surgery would enable the medical team to remove six of the eight screws that were put there when he broke his arm. The screws have been causing Drogba increasing discomfort, and he'll be glad to get have them out.

Drogba's straight red against the Rangers means that he will miss three matches. He has already sat out of one (against Arsenal, when he was sorely missed), but with the international break etc, he won't be eligible to play again until 27th November, so the club thought he might has well get the operation over an done with.

Good luck, and get well soon Didier!