Terry Trains With Blues

Chelsea captain John Terry has trained with the club as normal on Thursday, allaying fears regarding his fitness ahead of the World Cup.

The former England skipper suffered an injury scare on Wednesday while training, sparking concerns that he could miss this weekend's FA Cup final and that his World Cup chances were damaged.

First reports suggested that Terry had broken a metatarsal as he left Chelsea's Cobham training ground wearing a protective boot on his foot.

But the 29-year-old centre-half went to hospital for a precautionary scan which showed no break, and he arrived to train as normal on Thursday.

A spokesman for Chelsea said: "John Terry has started this morning's final training session at Cobham prior to the FA Cup final.

"On Friday the squad will train at Wembley."

Chelsea take on Portsmouth in the cup final on Saturday as they look to win the domestic double having clinched the Premier League title last weekend.

The news will come as a major boost to Blues fans as well as England manager Fabio Capello, who has a number of fitness doubts in central defence.

Mancienne May Leave Chelsea

Chelsea defender Michael Mancienne admits he may have to leave the club in order to play regular first team football.

The promising 22-year-old has spent a second season out on loan at Mick McCarthy's Wolves, where he helped the Midlands club remain in the Premier League during an impressive spell.

Mancienne proved to be a capable operator at the back or in a holding midfield role at Molineux, however the expiry of his deal means he is due to return to Stamford Bridge for pre-season training.

The England Under-21 international helped McCarthy's team reach the top flight two years ago and was able to return to the club following promotion.

And after gathering vital experience in the firing line, Mancienne fears it will be time to leave the club he supports - even though he doesn't want to.

Mancienne told the Daily Mirror: "I want to play for Chelsea, I want to be able to break into their first team but I know how much quality they've got in the side so it will be very difficult.

"But I'm 22 now, I've had two seasons out on loan at Wolves and had regular games and really enjoyed it. Now I want to be settled at one club so I know where my future is long-term and really try to push on.

"I'm a Chelsea fan, I've been at Chelsea since I was a kid, I've grown up at the club but it's hard for any young player to break into the team at a big club so I don't really know what's going to happen."

A move away from the London club may prove difficult for him, though, as he still has three years remaining on his contract with Carlo Ancelotti's side.

Mancienne received a shock call-up to Fabio Capello's senior England squad for a friendly against Germany last season and after representing the Three Lions at Under 16, 17, 19 and 21s level he is keen to break into the full international fold.

But the former QPR loanee knows that his ambitions will only be fulfilled by playing regularly - leading him to ponder his future during the close season.

He went on: "I've got three years left of my contract, I'm due to go back to Chelsea, start pre-season training again and take it from there.

"I'm at a stage of my career, though, where I need to be playing regularly because I've got big ambitions.

"I loved getting the call-up for England and of course I'd love to play for my country in the future and to do that I need to be playing games.

"If I go back to Chelsea for pre-season I'll be giving everything but I'd like to think it will either be with a chance of getting some games or maybe it's time to think about my future."

Didier Drogba would welcome Chelsea Move For Liverpool Striker Fernando Torres This Summer

Didier Drogba hopes that Chelsea can form a frightening strike force by signing Liverpool superstar Fernando Torres this summer.

The Ivory Coast international’s hat-trick against Wigan Athletic on Sunday earned him the Premier League Golden Boot as his 29 goals were three more than Manchester United hitman Wayne Rooney.

Despite the fact that Drogba and France international striker Nicolas Anelka scored 51 combined goals in all competitions this season, the Ivorian would be happy to pair up with Torres at Stamford Bridge next season.

"I have heard the talk about Torres maybe coming in and I would welcome it, of course,” Drogba told The Mirror.

"Every time there is a new player coming here it's making the club bigger and giving us a lot of strength.

"If there is a chance for him to come he will be welcome because any help is welcome!"

Chelsea have been after Torres since the striker helped Spain triumph at Euro 2008 and Blues chief executive Ron Gourlay will give manager Carlo Ancelotti some money to bolster the squad this summer.

The only club to make a legitimate run at Torres has been Manchester City but with the Spanish international frustrated with a disappointing season at Liverpool, Chelsea could take advantage and make a move for the 26-year-old.

Liverpool will be looking for upwards of £60million in exchange for Torres but Chelsea will be hesitant to pay any more than £40m.

Spanish Fight For Ashley Cole Won't Tempt Chelsea To Cash In On Prized Asset

Chelsea will not sell Ashley Cole at any price despite interest from Spain's two biggest clubs. Cole's future has been the subject of much speculation with both Real Madrid and Barcelona looking to sign him this summer.

It has been reported that the England left-back wants to leave Stamford Bridge because he has had enough of the intense scrutiny into his private life. The 29-year-old has come under fire for his behaviour off the pitch and regularly been featured on the front pages due to the break up of his marriage with Cheryl Cole.

It hasn't prevented him from having one of his best seasons for Chelsea and he played a key role in the club winning their first title for four years.

Jose Mourinho, who brought Cole to Chelsea from Arsenal in 2006, is expected to leave Inter Milan for Real this summer and is hoping to tempt his former player to Spain.

With reports that offers for Cole could reach £25million, Chelsea's desire to break even has led to talk they may cash in on the former Arsenal star to raise the funds they need to buy players such as Sergio Aguero or Fernando Torres.

But it is understood the club are not interested in listening to any bids for a player they consider to be “the best left-back in the world”.

The England international, who only signed a new four-year contract last September, also admits he is delighted to be playing for one of the best sides around. Chelsea's 8-0 win over Wigan on Sunday ensured they finished one point ahead of Manchester United and meant they scored a record 103 Premier League goals on their way to the title.

Cole believes that statistic shows the squad are full of flair, although he is just as proud of the way they grind out results when needed.

“On our day we are unbelievable,” said Cole, who claimed his first title winning medal as a Blue. “If we show fight and character we will beat anyone. The players are so dedicated here and are very professional. I am proud to be a Chelsea player.

“Everyone says about [the team] entertaining but we have beaten teams 6, 7 and 8-0. Everyone talks about the Arsenal and Manchester United teams and they do play good football but player for player we have one of the best teams in the world. Sometimes you don't have to entertain, you have to win and we have done it.

“I think [the club record 8-0 win against Wigan] has been coming. We have been beating teams 7-0 and we deserved to beat these teams by more. It happened against Wigan with a great performance. I came here to win medals and to win big trophies. This will shut a few people up. I have proved a few people wrong.”

Meanwhile, striker Didier Drogba has reiterated his desire to see out the rest of his career at Chelsea and has warned the club's rivals that he will be even better next season.

The 32-year-old scored a career high 29 League goals to win the Golden Boot ahead of Wayne Rooney this term.

He said: “This is the first time I have been at a club for six years and I feel at home. I have said before I want to stay at Chelsea for the rest of my career.

“I really feel season after season I'm getting better. I always keep working. I'm not Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo but I have my own qualities and I always try to improve.

“This is the best season of my career. My third year here I scored 33 goals, 20 in the League, but this season I have scored 29 in the League and 36 overall. It's amazing. When I start the season I always look to do better than the last one or the best season I have had. It's going to be difficult to do that next year but I think it's possible.”

Drogba's first target, though, is to ensure Chelsea finish the campaign with a historic Double by beating Portsmouth at Wembley on Saturday.

He added: “I want to finish the job with the FA Cup Final. To win the Double will mean a lot for the club and the players. It won't be easy because Portsmouth are really focused. It will be a happy ending for them if they win it.”

Carlo Ancelotti Sets Sights On Roma Striker Mirko Vucinic

Chelsea are readying a bid for Roma forward Mirko Vucinic this summer. Carlo Ancelotti is hoping that a bid in the region of £22m will be accepted by the Serie A club for the services of the Montenegro International who has been in fine form this season.

Roma have run Inter Milan very close in the domestic title race but could end up falling at the final hurdle but the fact that the Stadio Olimpico side have been able to challenge Jose Mourinho’s all conquering side has a lot to do with the amazing season Vucinic has had.

The lanky forward is having the best season of his career, netting 13 goals and assisting many others and whilst Claudio Ranieri will not want to lose the former Lecce man he may find it hard to prevent the 26 year old from wanting to make such a lucrative move to the Premier League champions.

Ancelotti is more than aware that his main strike pairing, Nicolas Anelka (more recently played out wide) and Didier Drogba are both 30 years and over and with that in mind the Italian is looking for longer term options for his Stamford Bridge attack.

Kalou: No Easy Game

So, just one more Chelsea game remains for Salomon Kalou before he heads off to prepare for his first World Cup Finals where the likes of Brazil and Portugal await as opponents.

Relegated Portsmouth may on the face of it look a very different proposition to national sides containing the likes of Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo and will be the underdogs as they line up against the Barclays Premier League-winning Blues, but Kalou remembers another recent FA Cup Final when Harry Redknapp's Pompey were the favourites.

Two years ago, the only FA Cup Final at the new Wembley not involving Chelsea, was an extremely tight affair between Championship side Cardiff and Saturday's opponents.

It was a close 1-0 victory for the south coast side, following a defensive game of football that saw few chances at either end.

'People think that because Portsmouth have been relegated and we are champions that it will be an easy game, but no, it won't,' insists Kalou.

'We have seen it before when a small team has made it difficult for the big team so we have to think about that, and as it is a cup final, it could last 90 minutes or it could last 120 minutes and we have to be ready for every situation. We must be prepared.'

This time it is Avram Grant and not Redknapp who will be guiding Portsmouth from the sidelines, the same Grant who led the Blues to a Carling Cup Final and the Champions League Final in 2008, although both games were lost.

'It will be good to see Avram again,' says Kalou, 'we had a good time with him here but now he's our opponent and we are ready to play the game.

'He will know the side but we will try our hardest to win the Double because it will make Chelsea history and we will be part of that history.

'Portsmouth will probably go 4-3-3 as well because that is what he [Grant] has played most of the time and they have the players for that system.

'But we are not focusing on what Portsmouth will be doing. We have to focus on ourselves.

'That's what we have been doing all season and now we have to finish that game well and the season well because it has been a very good season.'

Brooking Fearful Of Cole Chances

Sir Trevor Brooking fears Joe Cole could be facing World Cup heartbreak when Fabio Capello names his final squad for South Africa.

Chelsea midfielder Cole was a key figure for England before he suffered a knee injury in January last year, and he struggled to regain his place in the Blues' side once fit.

Three Lions boss Capello has nonetheless handed the 28-year-old the chance to book his ticket on the plane by naming him in an initial 30-man training squad.

But Brooking feels Cole, a player he managed during his brief stint as caretaker boss of West Ham, needs to impress or he will miss out when Capello settles on his final 23 next month.

"He was one of those who people thought were marginal because he hasn't rediscovered that form, Chelsea had a lot of momentum and Joe hadn't started a lot of the games," Brooking, the FA's director of football development, said.

"A year or so ago Joe would have been a certainty but he's one of those who will have to make an impact in the next two weeks because otherwise he could be one who misses out. So it's an important spell for Joe."

Brooking does feel there are still places in the squad up for grabs for some of Capello's wildcards, such as Adam Johnson, Scott Parker and Tom Huddlestone.

"There will be a lot of interesting battles," he added.

"Although you are there as a squad you don't want to be one of the seven who doesn't make the cut.

"Having watched Fabio for a couple of years he does put a lot of emphasis on what happens in training.

"He likes to try one or two things to look at players and I do think, at the moment, there are a couple of places that could go either way and he will make that decision at the end of that period."

Joe Cole Determined To Make England Squad

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has admitted that, after getting back into Fabio Capello's provisional England squad for the 2010 World Cup at the eleventh hour, he is determined to do everything in his power to ensure he is in the Italian's final 23.

Cole's domestic season with the Blues has been ravaged by injury, with the 28-year-old finding it difficult to force his way back into the Premier League champion's starting line-up after missing the first few months of the campaign with a long-term injury.

But given a last gasp chance to prove his worth at international level by Capello, Cole is determined to make the absolute maximum of the opportunity to play in another World Cup.

"I want to go to the training camp [in Austria], force my way into the final 23, then get in the first eleven, and then once I'm in that I'll be looking to win it," Cole told reporters.

"I'm ready, I'm fit. We've done a fitness test today and I'm the fittest player in the squad. I'm fresh and hungry and just want to get out there."

Before Cole can fly out with the rest of the England squad on Monday, however, there is the small matter of Saturday's FA Cup final against Portsmouth. And after scares this week about the fitness of defender John Terry, Cole admitted he was always confident the club captain would be fine for the Wembley game.

"I think, with JT, you would have to run him over a few times before he's not going to play," Cole said.

"I knew he was all right."

The Englishman's status at the club is currently uncertain, with his contract expiring at the end of the campaign and a new deal between club and player reportedly far from being agreed.

When asked about his future, Cole's hesitancy in his response suggests he is not fully expecting to ply his trade at Stamford Bridge next season.

"My future... the way I'm seeing it is I'm focusing on the cup final," Cole eventually stated.

John Terry's Father Admits Dealing Cocaine

Chelsea defender John Terry's father has today pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine.

Edward Terry, 56, of Chafford Hundred, Essex, admitted at Basildon Magistrates' Court to supplying a class A drug.

He was released on bail and will be sentenced at Basildon Crown Court on June 1.

Terry's lawyer claimed that his client was embarrassed about the upset he may have caused to his son, who himself has been the subject of much tabloid controversy this season.

The court was informed that Edward Terry had supplied £160 worth of cocaine to an undercover reporter in a wine bar in Chafford Hundred last year.

His lawyer claimed that he had been targeted by reporters because of his famous son.