Kai Havertz was again the hero as Chelsea were crowned world champions after beating Palmeiras 2-1 after extra-time in the FIFA Club World Cup final.

Thomas Tuchel ‘s men completed a European clean sweep in the Abu Dhabi heat, coming out on top of an arduous affair.

Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring in the 55th minute when he powered his header past goalkeeper Weverton following some good work from Callum Hudson-Odoi down the left.

But the Brazilian side equalised just nine minutes later.

Raphael Vega sent Blues shot-stopper Edouard Mendy the wrong way from the penalty spot after VAR spied that Thiago Silva had handled inside the penalty area.

Kai Havertz then won the match for his side from the penalty spot in the 117th minute after Luan blocked Cesar Azpilicueta’s goal bound shot with his hand.

Luan was sent off with seconds left of the match after bringing down Havertz as he raced through on goal, again, via VAR.

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Chelsea star Mason Mount is hoping his club will win the Club World Cup and England will win the World Cup this year.

Mount said: “Maybe it is meant to be as both places are so close.

“Hopefully we can finish off this one on a massive high and I go into Qatar with a Club World Cup trophy – and then go all the way in that tournament.

“It’s going to be tough but I definitely feel like we can do very well at the World Cup. We’re very humble as a team and we know what we’ve got and what we can achieve as a group.

“We’re confident in that, we’ve still got some time to go and a lot of hard work to put in for the World Cup”

Mount added: “First of all, we have this game here. It’s a massive, massive game. You’re playing against a Brazilian team, and we all know how big the competition is in Brazil.

“We spoke about it before we even got out here, about how serious and how big it is for them.

“To put ourselves in a position to win another trophy for Chelsea is obviously massive for us.

“As a team, as a club and personally, we want to win things. We are on the right track and we want to keep going”

Former Chelsea stopper Petr Cech has urged the Blues to take their Club World Cup final with Palmeiras seriously.

He said: “Petr spoke a bit in training.

“He doesn’t have many regrets in his career but one of them was not doing this to fullest and winning this competition when he had the chance.

“It only came around once in his career.

“It may only come around once in my career so as a group we know how serious we’re taking this and how important it is to give it everything in these two games to win a major competition that not many win.

“We’re focused on that and that’s definitely a message that has hit hard the last couple of days.

“You don’t get this opportunity very often and we have to take it.”

There are reports that Arsenal will hold talks with Bukayo Saka over a new contract.

The exciting 20-year-old still has two more years to run on his current agreement, which is thought to be worth just £35,000 a week.

But Mikel Arteta wants to recognise Saka’s increasing importance to his team by making him one of the highest-paid players at the club.

With Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United all monitoring Saka’s situation, Arteta knows that Arsenal’s position will be enhanced if they can secure Champions League qualification this season.

The Gunners boss said: “We are going to have a conversation with the player and then with his family and his agent so that everybody is on board.

“Obviously our desire is to keep Bukayo for as long as possible because we are really happy with him.

“He is part of our DNA who is growing and maturing all the time.

“His importance to the team is unquestionable and we want to keep our best talent at the club, that’s for sure.”

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Chelsea loanee Armando Broja was seen beating the Southampton badge on his chest after scoring in Thursday’s 3-2 win at Tottenham.

The striker, 19, netted his sixth Premier League goal of the season as Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Saints completed an incredible comeback in north London.

Reports claim Southampton are willing to break their transfer record with a £25million bid for Broja this summer.

And the Albanian international did little to downplay talks of a permanent move as he proudly beat the Saints crest on his jersey after a 23rd minute equaliser against Spurs.

It prompted Southampton fans to dream of an incredible summer heist, having already pinched top young right-back Tino Livramento from Stamford Bridge.

One gushed: “We gotta buy him.”

Antonio Conte is eager to reunite with Inter Milan midfieder Arturo Vidal at Tottenham at the end of the season, according to La Tercera in Chile.

The South American would prioritize a move to England over Galatasaray and Olympique de Marseille who have also shown interest in signing him.

Vidal joined Inter from Barcelona in a €1.5m deal in 2020. The Chile international signed a contract until 2023, with his salary increasing during his three-year spell at the club.

The latest financial statement published by Inter clarified the details of Vidal’s contract.

The former Juventus, Bayern Munich and Barcelona midfielder earned €3m in 2020-21, €8.5m this season and is supposed to get €9.5m in 2022-23.

However, according to Football Italia, Inter can terminate his contract at the end of the current campaign by paying €4m and saving €5.5m from the player’s final year at the club. His compatriot Alexis Sanchez has the same clause included in his agreement with the Serie A champions.

Should Inter terminate Vidal’s contract in July, the 34-year-old would move to North London, reuniting with his former coach Antonio Conte who pushed to sign him at Inter two years ago.

Vidal had already played under Antonio Conte at Juventus, becoming one of the best midfielders in the world under the guidance of the Italian tactician.