Why Chelsea are tearing up their transfer playbook to sign Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson

Signing two players with a combined age of 71 looks like a bizarre move on Chelsea's part. There's reason behind the confusion, though.

The fee is expected to exceed the package of £37million plus £5m in add-ons they paid Bournemouth for Dango Ouattara last year.

Blues poised to complete shock double transfer that no one saw coming

Sky Sports chief correspondent Kaaveh Solhekol takes a closer look at Chelsea's shift in transfer strategy with a focus on bringing in more 'experienced' players.

Why Is Chelsea Interested In Henderson And Welbeck?  Forbes

Jordan Henderson leaves Brentford, Chelsea clear to sign free agent  ESPN

Veteran striker Danny Welbeck is poised to make a surprise move to Chelsea, with the 35-year-old understood to have agreed terms with the London club and scheduled a medical at Stamford Bridge.The former Arsenal and Manchester United forward, who enjoyed a career-best season last term with 13 Premier League goals in 37

Why Jordan Henderson to Chelsea isn’t as ridiculous as you may think  The Times

The 35-year-old former England striker emerged on Monday as a surprise candidate to bolster the Blues’ forward line.

Jordan Henderson is reportedly expected to join Chelsea in a massive U-turn from his earlier Liverpool comments

Why Jordan Henderson is allowed to join Chelsea for free despite having another year on Brentford contract  talkSPORT

How Danny Welbeck Surprise Affects Man Utd’s Plans for Striker Pursuit  Sports Illustrated

‘There will be a lot of transfer links, a lot of rumours’ Chelsea hit back to beat Western Sydney Wanderers 6-4 Xabi Alonso refused to confirm Chelsea are interested in signing the veterans Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson after his first game in charge of the team, a 6-4 pre-season victory against Western Sydney W

Xabi Alonso's first game as Chelsea manager is defined by four strikers - from one who scored a hat-trick to one who could leave.

Chelsea are a complete enigma in the transfer market and their moves to sign Jordan Henderson and Danny Welbeck on Monday like it was 2014 certainly raised eyebrows

RIO FERDINAND has made a desperate plea for Danny Welbeck to seal a shock return to Manchester United instead of joining Chelsea. The striker, 35, narrowly missed out on a place in England's World Cup squad after bagging 13 Premier League goals for Brighton last season. And Welbeck's form has resulted in Chelsea holdin

Chelsea are in talks to sign Brentford's Jordan Henderson and Brighton's Danny Welbeck.

Newcastle take in their third pre-season match of the season against Bristol City on Wednesday evening

Jordan Henderson is a target for multiple Premier League clubs, with Brentford willing to let him go on a free transfer, and Chelsea are understood to be leading the race for his services

Chelsea have opened talks with Brighton over a potential move for experienced striker Danny Welbeck as the Blues look to add more experience to their squad under new manager Xabi Alonso.