Antonio Conte has confirmed defender Gary Cahill will be the new captain of the club.
The 31-year-old, captained the Blues for the most of last season with club captain John Terry out of the team, and he has now been given the job permanently.
The England international joined Chelsea over from Bolton Wanderers in January 2012 and has gone on to make 239 appearances for the club in all competitions over his five-and-a-half seasons at Stamford Bridge.
“I think that it’s right to continue with Cahill, if he plays, it’s right he’s the captain,” Conte is quoted as saying by the Evening Standard. “Why? Because he stayed in Chelsea for many years and played a lot of games and showed good characteristics to be this.”
“I think also we can have other captains in our team, it could be [Cesar] Azpilicueta, [David] Luiz, and also, in the future, it could be Thibaut Courtois, Cesc Fabregas,” he said.
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