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    Another done deal! Axel Disasi completes his move from Monaco to Chelsea

    Emma TeeBy No Comments3 Mins Read

    • Chelsea confirm signing of centre-back Axel Disasi from Monaco.

    Another done deal! Axel Disasi completes his move from Monaco to Chelsea
    Another done deal! Axel Disasi completes his move from Monaco to Chelsea

    Chelsea have completed the signing of French centre-back Axel Disasi from Monaco.

    Earlier this week, a £38 million deal was reached with Monaco to bring Disasi, who spent last season playing with current Blues defender Benoit Badiashile, to Stamford Bridge.

    The agreement is officially finalized, with 25-year-old Disasi signing with Chelsea through a six-year contract.

    Chelsea has once again splurged by signing Axel Diasai from Monaco. The defender has been welcomed to Stamford Bridge by co-sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley and will help Mauricio Pochettino’s defence.

    “Axel has showcased his quality over several seasons in France and that has deservedly led to recognition on the international stage,” they told the club’s official website.

    “He is ready to take the next step in his career and we are delighted that will be with Chelsea. We welcome him to the club and look forward to him joining up with Mauricio Pochettino and his new teammates in the days ahead.”

    Axel Disasi: “I am so happy to be here, at this big club. I am really proud to be able to be a part of this great family, and I hope to achieve very big things here. To win titles. I will do everything I can to achieve those objectives. I am very ambitious.”

    “I can’t wait to feel the energy of the fans. This is a very good stadium, one where you have a beautiful proximity to the fans… The fervour of the fans in the Premier League, the atmosphere, the intensity… it is something that excites me.

    I’m a defender who likes to properly look for the ball and win it back. he best way of anticipating the opposition player’s move is by being in the best position possible. I like to have the ball at my feet and play passes. I like interceptions, and I like to be aggressive with the opposition, to use my physicality.

    It’s a familiar club for French people, and I hope all the French players here now can join that line of great players.”

    A move for Disasi was accelerated after it was revealed that fellow defender Wesley Fofana had undergone surgery on an ACL injury which will keep him out for the majority of the coming campaign.

    Disasi’s former Monaco colleague Badiashile joins Thiago Silva, Levi Colwill, and Trevoh Chalobah as available alternatives at centre-back for the upcoming season.

    Pochettino had an unblemished preseason and will return to Premier League action when Liverpool visits London on August 13th.