Chelsea seem to have landed a very promising and also popular player. The French defender who moved to Stamford Bridge from St. Etienne chose with his heart considering other teams could have given him a bigger salary. Monaco was on top of the list and would have probably matched if not topped Chelsea’s offer. Even so, Zouma was determined to sign with the Blues for a really long time. According to talkSPORT he also turned down Inter and Premier League rivals, Manchester United who probably wanted the Frenchman in order to replace Vidic.

Zouma is determined to give it his all after getting the transfer of his dreams. Despite admitting to the fact that making such a big leap from St. Etienne to Chelsea could be risky, he also pointed out that chances like these don’t come around very often.

The 19 year old center back who signed with Chelsea during the winter transfer period and was left to play in Ligue 1 until the end of the season is set to join Mourinho’s side after the World Cup in Brazil. It is going to be a massive change of pace for the U21 France international who is expected to replace Luiz who left for PSG. With Ivanovic also on the French club’s list, Zouma might start playing even earlier than expected.