Chelsea might nonetheless lose captain Cesar Azpilicueta for nothing this summer season regardless of the membership triggering his 12-month contract extension.
Azpilicueta’s contract with Chelsea was set to run out on the finish of the present season however the membership determined to increase his keep for an additional marketing campaign. The Spaniard reached the minimal variety of video games wanted to set off an automated one-year extension earlier this month.
Nevertheless, in response to the most recent reviews, the Blues would possibly enable Azpi to depart on a free switch regardless of the latest contract extension.
Tuchel on Azpilicueta’s future
“It could possibly be that it feels for him like the tip of the story right here, it could possibly be however doesn’t need to be like this,” the German stated.
“Even whether it is like this we’ve the contract now, we will depend on him and make him keep.”
The 32-year-old signed for the Blues from Marseille in 2013 and has made 464 appearances – the seventh-most for the membership since his arrival.
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