New Chelsea signing, Ben Chilwell, has disclosed that the
Blues boss, Frank Lampard, was the person that convinced him to join the
Stamford Bridge club from Leicester City.
Chilwell said that Lampard won him over to Chelsea with his
vision for the club.
Chilwell officially joined
Chelsea from Leicester on Wednesday for a fee of around £50m.
Chilwell, 23, joins Hakim Ziyech and Timo Werner as
Lampard’s new signings this summer.
“I am delighted to be joining Chelsea, and the manager
played a massive part in me signing here,” The England left-back, who signed a
five-year deal with Chelsea, was quoted by Metro UK as saying.
“I think every player wants to play for a huge club in their
career and I am no different, but talking to Frank [Lampard] before I signed
really made up my mind that I wanted to come and play here.
“He installed a lot of confidence in me, he told me about
the system he wants to play, how I would fit into that and he just seemed like
a really good guy that you could talk to about anything.
“It is important to have that relationship and trust with a
manager, and he’s also very keen on young players being given a chance.
“We have seen that over the past season under Frank, he does
play the younger players if they are good enough and just from speaking to him,
I am really excited to be here, and I cannot wait to get started.
“He told me about the system, and of course I watched and
played against Chelsea over the season, so I know what I am coming into. I
think the way the gaffer sets his teams up is just perfect for me and suits my
game perfectly. I just can’t wait to get started, and hopefully, there are many
great years to come.”
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