Fabregas hails 2 people for Chelsea success, as Blues keen to sign £50m superstar after latest Madrid decision
Former Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has weighed in publicly on his old club’s decision to appoint German manager Thomas Tuchel.
After reluctantly deciding to dismiss former manager and club legend Frank Lampard, the Blues were forced to recruit a pre-established tactician.
Following the arrival of Tuchel earlier this year, the Londoner’s transformation has been something quite remarkable.
After coming in and making an instant impact, Tuchel not only guided the side to a top-four finish, something that looked very unlikely under Lampard, he also went on to beat Manchester City to the 2020-21 Champions League.
In what has been an incredibly successful campaign for the Blues, former star Fabregas, who now turns out for Monaco, has taken the time to praise the German’s impact.
Speaking exclusive to German outlet SPOX, the 34-year-old Spaniard said: “Tuchel came and raised the team to another level.
“After I left Chelsea, Gary Cahill, David Luiz and Eden Hazard also left. These are important names, important players – Also for the atmosphere in the locker room.
“Frank Lampard couldn’t sign a replacement because of the transfer ban. So it wasn’t that easy for him. He brought great players from the academy like Mason Mount, Reece James, Tammy Abraham, Billy Gilmour and all of them Player.
“We have to acknowledge everything Lampard has done for Chelsea.”
Chelsea are looking to try and win the race to sign Raphael Varane from Real Madrid during the summer transfer window.
Thomas Tuchel is expected to be handed a massive transfer budget in the summer to add a world class defender and striker to the attack, and the club have been linked with a move for Varane.
Varane has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League this summer with reports that Real Madrid are willing to cash in to help raise some funds to nail down their top transfer targets
According to Mundo Deportivo, Real Madrid will definitely sell Varane this in the coming months, should he refuse to sign a new deal, and President Florentino Perez hopes to receive more than £60million for the defender – an easy fee for English sides to reach.
Madrid are believed to have offered Varane around £100,000-a-week to stay at Santiago Bernabeu, but he is reportedly seeking closer to the £200,000-a-week mark to commit to the club.
Quizzed on the speculation he is generating after linking up with the France squad for Euro 2020 duty, Varane recently told reporters: “This is not the time to talk about my future, I am focused on the selection, on this Euro, it is normal and logical to ask the question and for my part it is normal and logical to focus on the upcoming deadlines.
“We are all human beings. We can think about it. As for my personal case, I am focused on the objectives that we have in the France team, it is not a subject that I will discuss every day in my room at Clairefontaine.
“I am focused on my goal, and now is not the time to discuss it. If I have to talk about it, it will be directly with the people concerned.”