Chelsea FC have officially completed the signing of Ben Chilwell from fellow Premier League rivals Leicester City.
The club released an official statement saying: “Ben Chilwell has today become a Blue with the left-back signing a five-year contract.
“The England international joins us from Leicester City, the club where he began his professional career.”
And speaking in his first interview with the club, Ben Chilwell explained why he chose to boyhood club in order to join the Stamford Bridge outfit.
‘I am delighted to be joining Chelsea at this very exciting time for the club and the manager played a massive part in me signing here,’ said Chilwell.
‘I think every player wants to play for a huge club in their career and I’m no different, but talking to Frank 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’d fit into that and he just seemed a really good guy that you could talk to about anything. It’s important to have that relationship and trust with a manager and he’s also very keen on young players being given a chance.
‘We’ve 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’m really excited to be here and I can’t 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’m coming into. I think the way the gaffer sets his teams up is just perfect for me and suits my game perfectly. I’m just can’t wait to get started and hopefully there are many great years to come.’
The player is currently recovering from a heel injury which he picked up during the first week of July and there are doubts if he will be fit for the start of the 2020/21 Premier League season or not.
