Chelsea have signed a seven and a-half year deal with the French center-back, Benoit Badiashile. The player formerly played for Monaco.
On Thursday, the Blues revealed that they have signed a long contract with the 21-year-old. ESPN reported that the deal closed for 37 million pounds.
The French Starlet
Benoit Badiashile is a French professional footballer who has two caps for the French national team, and formerly played for League 1 club Monaco. At present, he has signed a long contract with Premier League club Chelsea.
At 21 he has portrayed himself as a promising center-back for his former club and country. For Monaco he made 135 appearances. A left footed center-back, Benoit Badiashile is one of the best center backs of Europe. Â
It is his prowess and young age that has inspired Chelsea to sign him for a long period. They expect him to excel and contribute to the silverware of the Blues.
Intentions of Chelsea
Chelsea, the West London club, known for securing talented youngsters, has followed their path. With the addition of Benoit Badiashile to their squad, they have made a long-term investment for the club.
Like most clubs, Chelsea too, have secured a junior player with great skill, whom they expect will look after the defensive duties on the field at the center of the pitch. The club will look forward to nurturing the player further to use his abilities to win titles.Â
Benoit Badiashile is the second signing of the Blues this transfer window. He is one of the fresh additions that the new owners, Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, have upgraded to the squad.
Like any other club, Chelsea will hold on to the player if he performs well. If the player turns to become injury prone or performs poorly in the future, they will offer him for sale or loan him to get more funds.
Benoit Badiashile Statement
Benoit Badiashile expressed his happiness at joining Chelsea. He said that he was very excited to play for the club and he cannot wait to see the fans and compete in the best league of the world.
The official website of the club recorded the statement of the player. With his enthusiasm, the player seems ready to challenge himself to a new beginning.
Owners of the club were excited to welcome the left footed player. They made known that the player has earned a reputation for himself and will be an important asset for the club in the future.
Role of Monaco
League 1 club Monaco has produced some of the greatest youngster that the football world has witnessed. Benoit Badiashile seems to join that club now.
Earlier, French golden boot winner Kylian Mbappe played for the French club, before Paris Saint Germain signed him. Donny Van-de-Beek is another starlet who plays now for Manchester United, is from Monaco. Fabinho, the Brazilian defensive midfielder, Liverpool’s deep playmaker, is another creation of Monaco.
Clubs like Monaco have exceptional talents, however, they cannot hold them for long, because footballing giants always have their eyes open. At the end, the players agree to hefty contracts, which further compensates for their leave.
Chelsea a stronger squad
Chelsea, like other clubs, have now strengthened their squad with the transfer window. The defensive line of Chelsea looks better with the likes of Thiago Silva, Wesley Fofana, Kalidou Koulibaly, Marc Cucurella and others.
The injury of Reece James had created problems for Chelsea, but the addition of Badiashile makes a better squad now.
Badiashile provides Graham Potter another option at the center to defend his goal, as they try to improve their position in the league table.
