ESPN.com · Jan 5, 2023
Who is Chelsea's new €37m defender Benoit Badiashile?
Chelsea have wasted little time in this January transfer window. Promising 18-year-old striker David Datro Fofana has completed a move to Stamford Bridge, prodigious 18-year-old Vasco da Gama midfielder Andrey Santos is already in London waiting to finalise his transfer, and now 21-year-old AS Monaco centre-back Benoit Badiashile has signed his deal with the Blues.
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So, who is Badiashile, and what can Chelsea fans expect from their latest recruit? Tor-Kristian Karlsen breaks down every detail of the France international's game, and illustrates the football journey that's taken him from Monte Carlo to west London.
Who is Badiashile?