Chelsea's Benoit Badiashile transfer stance revealed amid AC Milan interest

Benoit Badiashile wants to stay at Chelsea and will not be moving in the summer despite interest from AC Milan, football.london understands.

The 23-year-old defender, who is contracted with the Blues until June 2030 after signing from AS Monaco around 15 months ago, is the subject of interest from Milan – and has been for some time. However, Chelsea want Badiashile to remain at the club and the feeling is very much mutual.

It has been an injury-ridden campaign for the Frenchman, who has played just over 1000 minutes in all competitions this season for the Blues. Badiashile has missed 19 matches through injury this term and it has been difficult for him to gain any sort of consistency in the side.

The former Monaco defender did, though, return to the team on Saturday afternoon, where he partnered his French compatriot Axel Disasi at Stamford Bridge. Badiashile will be hoping to be involved once again on Thursday night as Chelsea welcome Manchester United to Stamford Bridge.

football.london understands Badiashile has thoroughly enjoyed his start to life at Chelsea despite being in and out of the first-team. The summer transfer window is once again expected to present plenty of change in the Blues' squad but Badiashile will not be one of those alterations.

Chelsea are looking to sign a new centre-back when the summer window opens with Thiago Silva now widely expected to leave the club at the end of the season. The 39-year-old is set to end his four-year stay at Stamford Bridge when his contract expires at the end of June.

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