Tosin is a BLUE! 💙✍️

Tosin Adarabioyo:

"Chelsea is a huge club and this is a full-circle moment. I was born three miles away from Stamford Bridge and made my professional debut there. I’m very excited and looking forward to helping push the club in the direction we want to go."

"Chelsea have won big trophies and long may it continue. I’m here to win. I want to win. It’s as simple as that really. I’m excited to get going."

"I'm looking forward to starting work with Enzo [Maresca] and I'm sure the boys are too. It's going to be exciting. We’re going to play good football and win a lot of games."

Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart on Tosin Adarabioyo:

"We are delighted to bring Tosin to Chelsea. Throughout his career, he's showcased his maturity and defensive qualities and has gained a wealth of experience in the Premier League in recent seasons."

"He is ready to make the step up to Chelsea and work alongside the talented players in our squad. We look forward to Tosin joining up with us for pre-season."

Tosin Adarabioyo:

"Growing up, Chelsea has always been a club that have performed well and one that have had great players and teams to watch. Chelsea have won big trophies and long may it continue."

"I’m here to win. I want to win. It’s as simple as that really. I just want to keep working and pushing the team and the club in the direction we want to go in. I’m excited to get going."

"If you can’t beat them, join them!’ Tosin laughed. ‘‘Chelsea have always had a best-in-class reputation, so I know what this club is all about. "

"I came up against a full-strength Chelsea squad that day – it was amazing! A tough game but to make my debut against the likes of Diego Costa, Eden Hazard, Pedro and Willian was a great experience."

"I played quite well and was named Man City’s player of the match which was nice."

"I spent two or three years with Raz and Willy, and I spent most of my youth journey with Cole," he explained.

"Before confirming the move, I gave Raz and Cole a call and they had nothing but positive things to say about the club and the project, and how excited they were that I was coming to the club."

"Cole is younger than me but I remember him from younger days alongside a few of the other boys that I’ve met along the way like Chilly and I were both captains in the FA Youth Cup semi-finals. I also know Trevoh Chalobah and Armando Broja because he spent time at Fulham."

"I've developed leaps and bounds,' he continued. 'I've become a man and established myself as a top Premier League centre-half. That's why I’ve joined Chelsea."

"Being a leader comes to me naturally. It's something that is required of a centre-half. It's an important responsibility. I want to come here and push the boys on as much as we can."

Tosin Adarabioyo vs Chelsea. (Professional Debut.)

🚨 Tosin asked to compare himself to previous players : “John Terry for example, his leadership, and Christensen, how well he can play on the ball, I like to take bits from their game into mine”

[via Chelsea FC]

🇪🇸 Marc Cucurella in Spain’s final list for the EURO’s. ✈️🇩🇪

🚨 Enzo Maresca wants to put faith first in the keepers he has inherited.

This also includes Kepa Arrizabalaga, although the expectation is the two-time Champions League winner will be sold this summer.

[via Ben Jacobs]

Armando Broja starts for Albania 🇦🇱 vs Azerbaijan.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cole Palmer starts vs Iceland. Conor G on the bench.

🇺🇦 Mykhailo Mudryk is on the bench for Ukraine.

🔵🇮🇹 Maurizio Sarri: “Leaving Chelsea has been my biggest mistake”.

“There was a good basis to stay there and continue at the club, I did a big mistake in that moment”.

“We won the Europa League, the project was great but I wanted to return in Italy, unfortunately”, told Sky.

[via Fabrizio Romano]

Palmer should've had a goal and an assist already. What an influential player!

🗣️ Fabrizio Romano: “Julian Alvarez wants to play on a regular basis. If City were to allow Julian Alvarez to leave in the summer it would be for big money. It will only happen if the player requests clearly to go and join another club and if they receive a big amount of money”

Funny how over 90% of us didn’t want the Palmer deal. What a player!

Class as usual. Unfortunate not to win. Conor G an unused sub.

Mykhailo Mudryk 20min cameo in a 3-1 defeat to Poland.

Armando Broja, Okay.

EURO’s next…

Mudryk will be representing Ukraine at #EURO2024! 🇺🇦

Congratulations, Misha! 👏

EURO 2024 Chelsea representatives.

England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
• Conor Gallagher
• Cole Palmer

Spain. 🇪🇸
•Marc Cucurella

Ukraine. 🇺🇦
• Mykhailo Mudryk

Albania. 🇦🇱
• Armando Broja

Serbia. 🇷🇸
• Djordje Petrovic

Belgium. 🇧🇪
• Romeu Lukaku

Copa America Chelsea representatives.

Argentina. 🇦🇷
• Enzo Fernandez

Ecuador. 🇪🇨
• Moises Caicedo
• Kendry Paez*

#InternationalBlues