Chelsea spent nearly 50 million USD to buy Axel Disasi

2023-08-02 02:06:00

The transfer is worth £45 million ($49.58 million) and the 25-year-old is set to move to Stamford Bridge.

Axel Disasi is expected to compete at center back with Thiago Silva, Trevoh Chalobah and Levi Colwill, while another Frenchman, Benoit Badiashile, is set to return from a hamstring injury earlier in the season.

Player Disasi 4 times for France and was called up for the first time to attend the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, making his debut in the France team’s 0-1 loss to Tunisia in the group stage.

Chelsea are looking to revive their fortunes under new manager Mauricio Pochettino after finishing 12th in the rankings last season – their worst performance since 1994.