News about Kurt Zouma

ISAAN KHAN: From fighting off a baseball bat-wielding robber three years ago to becoming one of the Premier League 's most-feared defenders, Gabriel Magalhaes is no stranger to confrontation in tight spaces. The Brazilian centre back's transformation has made him a pillar of Arsenal 's backline - and, crucially, the key to their set-piece plans. The 26-year-old has scored twice from corners this season: a bullet header to seal a 1-0 win over Tottenham and another header in the hard-fought 2-2 draw with Manchester City .

SAMI MOKBEL: Chelsea will apply to have agent Saif Rubie's £3million High Court claim thrown out, claiming the case has been incorrectly filed and should be dealt with by the Football Association. Rubie, the agent cleared of sending a threatening email to Marina Granovskaia earlier this year, is suing the Stamford Bridge club and their former director for commission linked to Kurt Zouma 's move from Chelsea to West Ham in 2021.

SAMI MOKBEL: Losing Ngumoha to Liverpool has arrived as a major blow to Chelsea. Those who have watched him view the teenager as a generational talent. 'There is a big distrust with academy boys at Chelsea because of the first team strategy of just signing players,' said one well-placed source. They feel there is no pathway and they will just get lost in the machine. They don't trust that there is a pathway for them to the first-team at Chelsea anymore.'

Saif Alrubie has filed a multi-million-pound claim with the London Circuit Commercial Court over fees he alleges are still owed to him as part of Kurt Zouma's £30million transfer from the Blues to West Ham in August 2021. Alrubie was found not guilty of malicious communications four months ago at Southwark Crown Court with Granovskaia criticising the 'ugly side of football'. The intermediary was charged with a single count of sending an electronic communication with an intent to cause distress after emailing Granovskaia on May 22, 2022, over a payment of £300,000 he believes he was owed from Zouma's move. Rubie has now said Chelsea's owners should 'right this wrong' over the alleged outstanding payment and mentioned Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali by name.

Zouma, 29, saw a move to Shabab Al Ahli fall through because of a medical issue earlier this month. But he is finally expected to seal his departure from the London Stadium three years after joining from Chelsea in a deal worth around £30million. The centre back has gone on to rack up 103 appearances in all competitions and was part of the West Ham side that won the Europa Conference League in 2023. Zouma, who has one year remaining on his contract, is understood to be one of the highest earners in Julen Lopetegui's squad.

Essex Police have failed to catch the gang which ransacked his property in December while West Ham captain Kurt Zouma (left) was at home with his young family. Sources say the 29-year-old has struggled to feel safe at the property since the raid at his £3 million mansion in Chigwell. The break-in led to Zouma (pictured right, in the mansion with his family) missing his side's next match, a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace. West Ham offered a £25,000 reward for information which would have led to the gang's capture.

Kurt Zouma's surprise move to UAE side Shabab Al-Ahli has been left in tatters after the West Ham defender failed his medical, with alternative options now being explored. The West Ham captain was set to join the Middle Eastern outfit as a free agent and had travelled to Dubai for a regulatory medical that all football transfers are subjected to.

The 24-year-old played a key role in Nice securing Europa League football with a fifth-placed finish in Ligue 1 last season and made 33 appearances in all competitions. In a sleek video produced by West Ham, a smiling Todibo kisses his fist, tugs the badge, and makes a Hammers sign to signal his east London allegiance.

Jean-Clair Todibo has completed his medical at West Ham ahead of a move to the Premier League club. Mail Sport reported earlier this week that the Hammers had re-entered the race to sign the defender from Nice amid competition from Juventus. The 24-year-old played a key role in Nice securing Europa League football with a fifth-placed finish in Ligue 1 last season and made 33 appearances in all competitions.

West Ham captain Kurt Zouma is reportedly closing in on a move to join UAE Pro League side Shabab Al-Ahli on a free transfer. Zouma, 29, has been with the Hammers since 2021 after arriving from Chelsea for £29.8million. He has gone on to rack up 103 appearances in all competitions and was part of the West Ham side who won the Europa Conference League in 2023. Zouma was subsequently named club captain at the start of the following season after Declan Rice joined Arsenal for £105m.

SAMI MOKBEL AT SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT: Football agent Saif Rubie has been found not guilty of sending a threatening email to former Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia. The intermediary broke down in tears in the dock as the jury read out the verdict before being formally released.

Bosses at Chelsea 'cut out' a football agent who had masterminded the sale of Kurt Zouma to West Ham, a court heard. Saif Rubie, 45, sent an email to Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia, 49, threatening to send in enforcers to secure his ten per cent cut of the defender's £29million transfer fee, it is claimed. The agent claims he had brokered the deal on the Hammers captain and just wanted what he was owed, Southwark crown court has heard.

SAMI MOKBEL AT SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT: Marina Granovskaia felt 'physically threatened' by an email sent to her by football agent Saif Rubie, a court heard today. Speaking publicly for the first time since leaving Chelsea in 2022, Granovskaia - previously a Chelsea director - described her fears after receiving an email from Rubie demanding money he believed he was owed money from the deal that saw Kurt Zouma leave Stamford Bridge for West Ham. Giving testimony in court on Tuesday morning, Granovskaia was asked by prosecuting solicitors Arizuna Asante how she felt upon receiving the email.

Former Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia has arrived at Southwark Crown Court to give evidence in a trial that sees football agent Saif Rubie accused of sending her a threatening email during her tenure at the west London club. The Russian-Canadian football administrator was a key figure under the club's former owner Roman Abramovich, and is at the centre of the court case after receiving an email from Rubie in which he is alleged to have demanded payment for Kurt Zouma's move from Chelsea to West Ham in 2021.

Former Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia is set to make a rare public appearance on Tuesday in the trial that sees football agent Saif Rubie accused of sending her a threatening email. The Russian football administrator, a central figure at Chelsea under former owner Roman Abramovich, received an email from Rubie in which he is alleged to have demanded payment for his role in Kurt Zouma's move from Chelsea to West Ham in 2021. She attended Southwark Crown Court on Monday as the trial started but wasn't require to take the stand. However, Granovskaia, who rarely made public appearances during her time with Chelsea, is expected to give evidence on Tuesday.

Saif Alrubie, 45, (left) is charged with sending Marina Granovskaia, 49, (right) an electronic communication with intent to cause distress or anxiety on 22 May 2022. The agent is accused of demanding payment over the £29million transfer of Kurt Zouma, 29, (centre) to West Ham - accusations revealed exclusively by MailOnline.

SAMI MOKBEL AT SOUTHWARK CROWN COURT: Former Chelsea boss Avram Grant is among a host of high profile figures set to be embroiled in agent Saif Rubie's trial, in which he is accused of sending a threatening email to Marina Granovskaia. Ex-Blues players Antonio Rudiger and Tammy Abraham were also mentioned in court as individuals who could become figures of interest in the case. The trial, in which Rubie is accused of sending malicious communications to former Blues director, Granovskaia in relation to Kurt Zouma's move from Chelsea to West Ham in August 2021, started at Southwark Crown Court on Monday.

West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has inspired a stag do in Leeds , leaving onlookers stunned. Footage emerged in February 2022 of Zouma - and his brother Yoan - abusing a cat in his kitchen, which eventually led to the pair being prosecuted by the RSPCA. The Frenchman pleaded guilty to two counts under the Animal Welfare Act when he appeared at Thames Magistrates' Court in east London back in May 2022.

After admitting that Tottenham's decision making must be changed due to a goal by Kurt Zouma's as a tumultuous London derby ended all square, Ange Postecoglou joked that he'd like to control his players with a joystick. Spurs remain fifth in the Premier League, two points behind Aston Villa and nine others, and they face Chelsea on Thursday night.

In Tuesday's 1-1 draw with Tottenham at the London Stadium, David Moyes was impressed with his team's defense. In the fifth minute, the Hammers got off to a rocky start to the game, with Brennan Johnson giving the visitors the lead. However, they came back from Kurt Zouma and eventually had a chance to win the game.

Since drawing against West Ham on Tuesday, Joe Cole backed Tottenham to his fourth position in the Premier League and lockout a spot in next season's Champions League. Spurs must leapfrog Aston Villa and hold off any potential charges from Manchester United with just 11 points separating the three teams, requiring them to triumph.

In Tottenham's 1-1 draw away from West Ham, Brennan Johnson has chastised the team's lack of cutting edge. In the London derby, Tottenham took the lead, with Johnson finding the net in the fifth minute. However, the lead lasted just 14 minutes as Kurt Zouma equalized for West Ham. Tottenham had ample chances to regain control of the game, but they ultimately lost by just a single point from the match at London Stadium.

KATHRYN BATTE AT THE LONDON STADIUM: The points shared between the two teams made it a bit tense but ultimately settled at level. Brennan Johnson has been on fine form in recent weeks, and the Welshman rewarded Postecoglou's faith in him by stepping ahead of a poor Timo Werner to lead the visitors. However, the Hammers were not going to go back to bed, and captain Kurt Zouma managed to get his direct a Jarrod Bowen corner outside Guglielmo Vicario's courthouse to level proceedings.

KATHRYN BATTE AT STADE EUROPA-PARK IN FREIBURG: After the German side earned a deserved 1-0 victory, West Ham has a lot to do in the second leg of their Europa League tie against Freiburg. The Hammers defense was solid throughout until Kurt Zouma was trapped by a cross in the 81st minute that missed one Freiburg player before he landed at the feet of replacement Michael Gregoritsch, who tapped in from six yards.