Charlie Musonda still can’t believe he had to leave Chelsea: ‘I cried after that phone call’

Musonda is now 24 years old and has a market value of barely €1 million. Who would have thought that a few years ago, when the striker left Anderlecht for Chelsea to great fanfare? However, Musonda was unable to break through the Blues, despite some appearances with the first team. The loans of Betis, Seville, Celtic, Glasgow and Vitesse did not succeed.

The striker also had a lot of injuries and didn’t play for two years, until he played again at the end of September Play for an hour at Chelsea Promises. But that was the case and Musonda should not hope to extend his expired contract, much to his dismay.

“I told Thomas Tuchel (blues coach, editor) I even wanted to play for free,” Musonda told The Beautiful Game Podcast. “The status of my contract was not important to me. I’m literally ready to play soccer for freeI Saied to him. I would like to be the last player of choice if necessary. In that case, I will work hard and play with promises to get back to full fitness again. I didn’t ask for a starting point, maybe a 15 minute stand-up.

According to Musonda, Tuchel understood him, but the German referred him to Petr Cech. He is currently the coach of Romelu Lukaku Club in London.

“I spoke to Petr Cech in August, but I knew right away that I was going to have to leave and there was nothing I could change about it. After that phone call I had to cry, because I’ve been here for so long. Even now I still struggle to realize it and he Mentally tough. You know, the fans were amazing. Even when I was injured, I’d always run into someone who told me not to give up.”