Chelsea left back Marcos Alonso said that he was not concerned about Chelsea’s star players being linked to La Liga giants. Recently, Chelsea turned down a £55 million bid for Willian from Barcelona. This was the third bid that Barca made for the Brazilian. The Belgian duo of Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtouis have been linked to Real Madrid for quite some time.
Alonso said, “I am not even thinking about that. They are Chelsea players and I am looking forward to seeing them after their holidays. They are top players and very important for us. Every season with Chelsea, we have to fight for every competition and every game and we will go for it.”
Marcos Alonso also had praise for new coach Maurizio Sarri’s tactics. “We are working on some new things: a new formation and a new style, said the Spaniard.
“He wants us to press high and he wants the team together for possession of the ball. A lot of the things we have just started working [on] but it is looking good. I don’t have to run as much as last year! It’s good, more for us to defend and when I can, try and help the team in attack.”
Chelsea began their pre-season campaign with a 1-0 win over Perth Glory thanks to an early goal by Pedro. They will now travel to Nice where they begin their International Champions Cup campaign against Inter Milan.
