New signing Benoit Badiashile attends Chelsea’s clash against Manchester City from the stands
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Chelsea new signing Benoit Badiashile watches their clash against Manchester City from the stands after completing a £35m deal… as the French defender watches the Blues’ injury woes mount.
Chelsea’s new signing Benoit Badiashile was seen watching their clash against Manchester City from the stands.
The club on Thursday announced the £35m signing of the 21-year-old Monaco defender on a seven-and-a-half-year contract and ended its search for a left-sided centre-back.
And earlier that day, the French international was already at Stamford Bridge to watch the Premier League clash and saw the growing injury concerns for his new team.
Chelsea shared behind the scenes images of Benoit Badiashile arriving at Stamford Bridge
The French international then appeared in the stands to watch the match against Man City.
Chelsea confirmed the signing of Benoit Badiashile, 21-year-old defender, from Monaco
The club shared behind-the-scenes footage on social media of the defender arriving in west London to watch their game against Pep Guardiola’s side.
Badiashile was seen walking around the stadium before going inside and speaking to a member of the club’s staff before appearing in the stands during the match.
The defender watched as Chelsea’s injury problems began to mount, with Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic both pulled off in the first half.
The Blues also suffered a setback under Mason Mount after the England international suffered a knock in training before the game.
The 21-year-old defender has signed a seven-and-a-half-year contract with the London club
Despite the Frenchman’s potential, football fans have mocked Chelsea for giving the new signing a seven-and-a-half-year contract, pointing out how a long-term deal can cause problems down the road.
The French centre-back was left out of Monaco’s squad to face Brest on New Year’s Day when details were finalized before his departure for London.
Badiashile, who was the subject of a bid from Newcastle United last year before going down with injury, will compete with Thiago Silva, Kalidou Koulibaly, Wesley Fofana and Trevoh Chalobah for central defensive positions at Stamford Bridge.
Badiashile said: ‘I can’t wait to see the fans and start playing in the best league in the world’