06
Jan
Chelsea have signed France defender Benoit Badiashile from Monaco for £35m on a seven-and-a-half-year contract. Badiashile, 21, has spent five seasons in Ligue 1 and made 135 league appearances for Monaco. The central defender made his senior international debut in September against Austria and has two caps. "I'm very happy to be here at Chelsea. I can't wait to see the fans and start playing in the best league in the world," said Badiashile. Badiashile joined Monaco in 2016 and made his Ligue 1 debut against Paris St-Germain in November 2018 when Thierry Henry was manager. He has featured in…