Arsenal are understood to be gearing up for a move to land Queens Park Rangers forward Loic Remy at the Emirates this summer, reports The Sunday People.

It is believed that the north Londoners will make use of the £8m release clause in the Frenchman’s contract with the Championship side and hijack Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew’s attempts to seal a permanent move for the player.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is certainly a very happy man. The Blues thrashed London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 last evening to notch up their 20th Premier League win of the season and the Portuguese made no secret of his delight following the blistering performance by his team.

Mourinho acknowledged that while the north Londoners were the better team during the first half of the game, his team comfortably dominated during the latter. He was quoted in The Daily Mirror, saying: "In the first half they had a lot of the ball. I think they are a team with great control of ball possession but they don't hurt people. The second half was comfortable for us.

"What I can say now clearly is that it is very, very difficult if we don't get a top-four position," he added, cheekily.

However, the manager chose not to let fans get their hopes too high already, by making it clear that a top three finish is what he is aiming for now.

The Blues are currently leading the Premier League standings with 66 points from 29 games, 7 points ahead of their nearest rivals Liverpool, who still have a game in hand. Mathematically, only Manchester City have a chance of leapfrogging Chelsea after playing the same number of games(29), with the Citizens presently on 57 points from 26 matches.

Meanwhile, Mourinho also saw the win as an opportunity to calm the tensions between him and his forwards by praising Samuel Eto’o for his performance against the Spurs. The Cameroonian paved the way for the goal riot by opening the scoring in the 56th minute of play. Eden Hazard followed him with a goal from the penalty spot in the 60th minute, with late game sub Demba Ba scoring two goals, ending a nightmarish night for the Spurs, which also saw Younes Kaboul being sent off in the 59th minute for a challenge from behind, on Eto’o.

QIA-backed Paris Saint-Germain are understood to be gearing up for a move for Chelsea star Oscar, according to latest reports in The Telegraph.

The Brazilian is understood to be one of the prime names on the transfer wishlist of manager Laurent Blanc and it is believed that the club hierarchy are ready to shell out £41.5 m to land him later in the year. The side could however face competition from the likes of big-spenders Barcelona and Monaco, who are both believed to be also keeping tabs on the player.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been handed a huge boost in his pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain youngster Adrien Rabiot. According to reports in the press, the Frenchman has turned down offers of a new contract at Parc des Princes on the grounds of dissatisfaction with the wages being offered, which in turn has presented the Blues with a chance to negotiate with his representatives and land him at Stamford Bridge.

French publication L’Equipe reports that Rabiot has demanded wages in the region of £60,000-a-week, which will be a massive increment on his present salary of £5,000-per-week. However, cash-rich PSG are understood to be ready to play hardball over his demands and are against offering him a deal containing the five-figure payment, which in turn has led to Rabiot snubbing talks altogether.

Premier League leaders Chelsea opened up a 7 point lead at the top of the standings with a relentless performance in the second half of the game to win 4-0 against a competitive Tottenham side.

After a cagey first half which ended 0-0, Chelsea pressed high up into the Tottenham half and forced 4 huge errors from the Spurs defence. Although all goals were scored due to big defensive lapses, Chelsea must be credited for winning the battle of attrition hands down.

Chelsea continued to show just why they are top dogs in London as the Blues went 7 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 demolition of Tottenham Hotspur. After a goal-less first half which saw Tottenham's interesting team selection keep Chelsea at bay, the Blues ran rampant in a second half that was characterized by some defensive blunders by a Spurs side that capitulated miserably. Samuel Eto'o scored won and earned his side a penalty which Eden Hazard converted. Tottenham defender Younes Kaboul was shown a rather undeserved straight red for his foul on Eto'o and Demba Ba came off the bench and grabbed himself a brace to add some more gloss to the scoreline whilst also improving Chelsea's goal difference significantly. All four goals though came from uncharacteristic defensive errors, and there was more than a touch of good fortune about Chelsea's thumping win.

Chelsea lined up in predictable fashion in this game, with hat-trick hero Andre Schurrle retaining his place in the front three ahead of Willian. The Blues though lost Fernando Torres to a groin strain in the warm up and were forced to start Samuel Eto'o as the lone striker.