Chelsea football news 2018

Here are some of the top Chelsea Football Club news stories from 2018:

January 2018

Chelsea appoints Antonio Conte's former assistant, Gianfranco Zola, as the club's new director of football (January 3)
Chelsea signs Olivier Giroud from Arsenal for £18 million (January 24)
Chelsea sells midfielder, Marco van Ginkel, to PSV Eindhoven for £11 million (January 31)

February 2018

Chelsea's Eden Hazard signs a new five-year contract with the club (February 6)
Chelsea's Alvaro Morata suffers a hamstring injury, ruling him out for several weeks (February 10)
Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger signs a new five-year contract with the club (February 22)

March 2018

April 2018

Chelsea's Antonio Conte is sacked as manager, with Maurizio Sarri appointed as his replacement (April 13)
Chelsea's Eden Hazard scores a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Liverpool (April 14)
Chelsea's Thibaut Courtois signs a new five-year contract with the club (April 25)

May 2018

Chelsea's Maurizio Sarri is officially appointed as the club's new manager (May 14)
Chelsea's Eden Hazard wins the PFA Players' Player of the Year award (May 22)
Chelsea finishes fifth in the Premier League table, missing out on a Champions League spot (May 23)

Summer 2018

Chelsea signs Jorginho from Napoli for £57 million (June 14)
Chelsea signs Mateo Kovacic from Real Madrid on a season-long loan deal (July 10)
Chelsea signs Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Bilbao for £72 million (August 8)

These are just a few of the top Chelsea Football Club news stories from 2018. Let me know if you'd like me to provide more information!