Cesar Azpilicueta to stay at Chelsea after signing new two-year deal

Cesar Azpilicueta first joined Chelsea in 2012 (Picture: Getty)

Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta has signed a brand new contract to remain at Stamford Bridge till 2024.

Azpilicueta had been closely linked with a transfer to Barcelona this summer time, with the La Liga aspect determined to signal the defender.

Nevertheless, new Chelsea proprietor Todd Boehy was determined to carry onto the 32-year-old, reportedly blocking the proposed switch, whereas Barcelona even have curiosity in fellow Blues defender Marcos Alonso.

However in response to The Athletic, Azpilicueta has agreed a brand new deal to increase his keep at Chelsea to past a decade, having first moved to West London in 2012 from Marseille.

Following the departures of Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger, Thomas Tuchel has been left quick defensively and with Kalidou Koulibaly the one signing in that space this summer time, the membership are unwilling to let every other defenders go.

There may be additionally a lot friction between Chelsea and Barcelona for the time being, after the Catalans signed Christensen on a free and hijacked the Blues’ switch of centre-back Jules Kounde.

Barcelona have been attempting to get Azpilicueta having already signed Andreas Christensen from Chelsea this summer time (Picture: Getty)

It has been a tough summer time for the Blues, having missed out on not solely Kounde however a number of different defensive targets like Matthijs de Mild, who opted to affix Bayern Munich from Juventus as an alternative, and Nathan Ake who determined to remain at Manchester Metropolis fairly than return to Chelsea.

A £50million deal for Marc Cucurella had regarded all however finished on Wednesday, just for Brighton to launch an announcement saying that no settlement had been reached to promote their participant, however talks are nonetheless ongoing.

In consequence, Azpilicueta’s contract extension shall be some a lot wanted excellent news for the membership, particularly given the Spaniard’s contribution to their success over the previous decade.

He has performed 476 instances for Chelsea, profitable two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FA Cup, the League Cup, two Europa Leagues and the Membership World Cup.

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