Chelsea sign Monaco defender Benoit
Chelsea have signed the 21-year-old defender to a seven-and-a-half-year contract.
KATHMANDU: English Premier League club Chelsea have signed young French defender Benoit Badiashil.
Chelsea has signed defender Benoit from Monaco. Chelsea have signed the 21-year-old defender to a seven-and-a-half-year contract.
Financial details were not disclosed but British media reported the deal was worth 35 million pounds ($41.70 million).
“We’re delighted to welcome Benoit to Chelsea,” Chelsea chairperson Todd Boehly and co-controlling owner Behdad Eghbali said in a joint statement.
Benoit came to the Premier League after five seasons in the French Ligue 1.
“I’m very happy to be here at Chelsea. I’m so excited to start playing for this club. I can’t wait to see the fans and start playing in the best league in the world,” Badiashile said.
He has made 135 appearances for Monaco.
Benoit, a center defender, has appeared in two games for France.
