French defender Axel Disasi has completed his move to Premier League club, Chelsea, from French Ligue 1 side Monaco.
The Premier League side paid the sum of 45 million euro to Monaco for the services of Axel Disasi. He penned a six-year deal with the West London side.
Axel Disasi is expected to be a backup to a fellow French defender Wesley Fofana who is currently out with a knee injury that might sideline him for the first part of the 2023-2024 season.
Last season, Disasi who is currently 25-year-old played in all of Monaco’s French Ligue 1 games.
After completing his move to Chelsea, the Frenchman said, “I am really proud to be able to be a part of this great family.
“I hope to achieve very big things here. To win titles. I will do everything I can to achieve those objectives. I am very ambitious.”
He added, “I can’t wait to feel the energy of the fans.
“The fervour of the fans in the Premier League, the atmosphere, the intensity of the games – it is something that excites me.”
Axel Disasi who joined Monaco from Stade de Reims in August 2020, made 129 appearances for the club before he made the switch to Chelsea today, August 4.
He has made four appearances for France, most notably, coming on as a substitute in the 2022 Qatar World Cup final defeat to Argentina.
The center-back is Chelsea’s sixth signing this summer, following the signings of Diego Moreira, Nicolas Jackson, Lesley Ugochukwu, Angelo Gabriel, and Christopher Nkunku.
