Kurt Zouma, the young French center back that Chelsea purchased last January from Saint Etienne and sent back to his club on loan for the rest of the season, gave his first interview with ChelseaTV on the first day of the preseason. You can read the full interview here on the Chelsea official website but we have some of the best bits right here!
Kurt Zouma on the welcome he received at Chelsea:
"“I’m really happy, this is the perfect team for me. In my opinion this is the best club in the world, with the best coach and many excellent players. I’ve spoken to most of the players, including Petr Cech, Branislav Ivanovic and Demba Ba. They’ve all been really friendly and made me feel very welcome.”"
Zouma on his heroes growing up and being the next great French defender at Chelsea:
"“My favourite footballers as a kid were John Terry and Mamadou Sakho. Terry is a great leader and the perfect example to young players starting out in the game.It’s a big honour for me, Marcel Desailly was a fantastic defender, a great example, and I would love to be able to have a career like his during my time at the club. I hope I can become another great French Chelsea defender.”"
Kurt Zouma on playing in the Champions League and his expectations for his first season at the club:
"“I think it will be crucial in terms of my development. It’s the biggest competition in club football and hopefully I will be involved.Initially it will be a period of adaptation but I hope I can improve as a player, get into the team and just play as many matches as possible.”"
You can also watch an excerpt from the interview here:
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