Benoit Badiashile will be keen to make his Chelsea debut before the end of the month after completing a £33.6million move from Monaco. The 21-year-old defender is the Blues' second signing of the the January transfer window as Graham Potter looks to bolster his squad ahead of a congested fixture schedule.
He completed his medical earlier this week in London and has since signed a seven-and-a-half year deal at Stamford Bridge. With Chelsea currently without defenders Wesley Fofana, Reece James and Ben Chilwell due to injury, the France international is expected to join the first-team squad and compete for a starting spot.
Badiashile arrives as the west Londoners prepare for five blockbuster clashes. Chelsea are set to lock horns with Manchester City on successive occasions this month; at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League (January 5) and at the Etihad Stadium in the FA Cup third round (January 8).
