Benoît Badiashile flies to Chelsea
Benoît Badiashile will take a new step in his career. Trained at AS Monaco, the 21-year-old central defender had a flurry of first professional experiences in the colors of his training club before finally winning last season (34 games in all competitions, 1 but registered). And the native of Limoges confirmed at the start of the season on the Rock for his fifth professional season. Decisive in a 2-1 victory against Olympique Lyonnais at home, he then took his first steps in the France team by strengthening a decimated workforce in September.
Performances that did not allow him to join the Blues group for the 2022 World Cup, but which allowed him to reveal himself to the general public and catch the eye of the biggest European clubs. As we revealed, Chelsea had made an offer to ASM, the amount of which was around 40 million euros. Manchester United, which has been on the job for several years, is also always on the lookout to enlist him.
Benoît Badiashile will have competition
But the Blues finally succeeded after a long period of discussion, as the statement from the London club states: “Benoit Badiashile has completed a permanent transfer to Chelsea from AS Monaco, signed a seven and a half year contract at Stamford Bridge. (…) Although he was only 22 in March, Badiashile already has a lot of experience in the French elite and in Europe, where he participated in the Champions League and the Europa League with the AS Monaco, totaling nearly 150 appearances in all competitions to date. »
A real blow for Philippe Clément, who had finally found a solid hinge. Axel Disasi, Malang Sarr, Guillermo Maripan and the young Yllan Okou are still there, for the moment, but the sports management of Monaco could still activate to deal with the departure of the French international (two selections) and him find a replacement. For his part, Badiashile will have to fight to find a place in the workforce of Graham Potter, where his compatriot Wesley Fofana, as well as Kalidou Koulibaly, Thiago Silva and the young Trevoh Chalobah (23 years old), do not intend to let go of their place.
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