Despite placing a sizeable £36million offer on the table for the defender though, they were unable to tempt Everton into parting with their star man.
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Djilobodji signed for Chelsea on a four year contract and the Blues might be finding it hard to offload the towering defender permanently just yet.
Speaking on Beyaz Futbol, Engin claimed that Besiktas have agreed personal terms with the defender and the deal could be completed by January.
I don’t know every player.
“My job doesn’t allow me to travel and spend hours watching players”.
Question-marks were immediately raised when Djilobodji was left out of the club’s Champions League squad and it appears that the Senegalese global could go down as one of the worst signings in Chelsea’s history.
“In a few moments of the market, under certain circumstances are moments where you have to trust or not the people that you work with”.
“In my case, I trust because the same person who told me Djilobodji can be a good squad player was the same person who told me [Kurt] Zouma can be a fantastic player for us”.
A centre-back also capable of playing as a defensive midfielder, Papy Djilobodji arrived at Stamford Bridge from Nantes in early September.
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Despite racking up a few 186 appearances for Ligue 1 mainstays Nantes during a six-season stay with Les Canaris, the 26-year-old has yet to feature for Chelsea in the Premier League.
