Chelsea: Guardiola welcomes Tuchel to the Premier League
Chelsea captain Cesar Azplilicueta is being lined up by Athletic Bilbao ahead of a potential summer transfer, according to reports. Azpilicueta has been the official Chelsea club captain since the departure of Gary Cahill in 2019. However, the experienced defender has found game time more hard to come by this season.
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"It’s hard to explain," Tuchel told the official Chelsea website.
"My life was turned upside down in the past three days or so! It feels amazing to the new head coach of Chelsea and I’m really excited to be here.
"Me and my staff had the feeling that this was too good an opportunity not to take and personally I felt this was a chance I could not let go away.
"We could not miss this opportunity to be part of this club and to be part of the Chelsea family.
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"To work with this squad and compete in the toughest league in the Premier League and of course the Champions League is something we are excited to take on.
"I met with the team yesterday and worked with them last night, so it was good to get straight to work and we are ready for a difficult game tonight.
"I’m super happy to be here and really excited to get to work."