Ben Chilwell insists he's unfazed by competitors from new Chelsea signing Marc Cucurella and says they may ‘push one another’ to increased ranges.
Chelsea spent greater than £60m to signal Spanish defender Cucurella from Brighton, with the 24-year-old signing a six-year contract at Stamford Bridge.
The deal raised eyebrows as Chelsea have already got England worldwide Chilwell within the left-back place, with Arsenal legend Martin Keown and Manchester United hero Gary Neville amongst these to query the signing.
Requested about Cucurella’s arrival at Stamford Bridge, Chilwell stated: ‘We’re at Chelsea so there’s going to be loads of good gamers right here.
‘Competitors for locations goes to be fierce and clearly we’re going to push one another the identical as everybody else within the group.’
Cucurella, Raheem Sterling and Kalidou Koulibaly all made their Chelsea debuts within the membership’s Premier League opener towards Everton on Saturday.
‘All of them did rather well,’ Chilwell added after Chelsea’s 1-0 win at Goodison Park. ‘They impacted the sport actually positively so we’re very comfortable to have all of them.
‘They’re going to assist us loads this season as a result of they’re three actually good signings.’
Chilwell made a quick cameo on the ultimate day of final season however made his first begin since November towards Everton as he accomplished his long-awaited restoration from harm.
He stated: ‘I’m feeling good and prepared. Clearly it’s my first recreation within the Premier League for a very long time so I’m very comfortable to be again, it’s the perfect feeling on the earth.
‘I’ve been out for a very long time so to return again into the Premier League and have an effect successful a penalty for the group to get the win was a very nice feeling.
‘I’ve labored exhausting for a very long time for that second to play within the Premier League once more and it simply felt superb to be again on the pitch with the boys.
‘I’ve had the entire of pre-season plus a couple of additional weeks the place I got here in early nevertheless it’s utterly totally different to this.
‘The Premier League is intense, that’s why it’s among the best leagues on the earth. Each week is a tricky recreation particularly whenever you come right here, one of many hardest locations to return, so I’m comfortable to get the win but additionally exhausted.
‘We had a dialog yesterday the place he [Thomas Tuchel] requested if I felt prepared and I stated after all.
‘I don’t know if I'm however I really feel like I'm. I labored exhausting over the summer time so in my head mentally and bodily I’m prepared to assist the group.’
Chelsea weren't at their greatest towards Everton however introduced the three factors again to west London due to Jorginho’s penalty on the stroke of half-time.
‘We knew coming right here it was all the time going to be a tricky match,’ Chilwell stated. ’We’ve obtained loads to work on and enhance on however the principle factor in the present day was the three factors and we obtained them so we’re comfortable.
‘We’re a group in transition and we’re nonetheless making an attempt to work collectively. We’ve obtained new gamers which were built-in in and a brand new possession so we’re nonetheless working exhausting and mainly we’re simply taking each recreation because it comes.’
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