Gallas opined Mykhailo Mudryk does not suit Chelsea’s style of play, while Marc Cucurella lacked the quality to be at a ‘big club’ like Chelsea
By Kehinde Okeowo
Pundit and former Chelsea defender, William Gallas has called out his former club for splashing money on players they don’t need or those lacking the required quality to make the team better.
Gallas, who played for two other London clubs during displaying career, said this while speaking to Genting Casino.
According to the former French defender, Mykhailo Mudryk does not suit Chelsea’s style of play, while Marc Cucurella lacked the quality to be at a ‘big club’ like Chelsea.
Mudryk, a Ukraine international, was on the edge of signing for Arsenal before Chelsea hijacked the deal and paid over eight-nine million pounds to lure the winger to Stamford Bridge in January.
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The player, who showed some glimpses of his quality during his debut against Liverpool, surely needs more time to adjust to the Premier League, but given all the fuss around his transfer, fans would have expected more.
Marc Cucurella on the other hand was signed in the summer from Brighton but he is yet to show the form which made the Blues secure his services.
Speaking on the two Chelsea recruits Gallas said: “Mudryk doesn’t start, why is that!? Maybe the boy is not ready, or the system doesn’t fit him and he wants to play a different position – I don’t know.
“That’s why I said I felt some owners are just spending money because they have money to spend and they don’t even know if the players are going to suit the squad. At the moment, I don’t know what has happened to Mudryk.
“I have nothing against Cucurella, I don’t know him but I respect him.
“This is about Chelsea though, not even the players. If you invest so much money into one player and they come to join one of the biggest clubs in the Premier League, normally they are playing for their national team.
“He is not even in the Spanish national team! So maybe Chelsea is too big for him, maybe he doesn’t have that quality to be there.”