Chelsea Football Club has today (Friday) signed Kurt Zouma from St. Etienne. He will remain on loan at the French club for the rest of the season.
We have completed the signing of Kurt Zouma from St. Etienne, http://t.co/KYnztq6qdM #CFC
— Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) January 31, 2014
Manager Jose Mourinho said Zouma would be his last piece of business in the transfer window.
“Job done,” Mourinho said. “The last one in the transfer window. In almost every position we have the present and also the future.
“If we don’t do it now, probably we can’t do it in the summer because other clubs were also very strong on him.
“So we did it, now he stays at St Etienne, pre-season he will join us. We will see if it is to stay or if it is to go on loan.”
“He’s another young player in the profile of some Chelsea signed in the couple of last years.
“We liked the profile, we think he’s very much adapted to the Premier League. He is a young player for a position where we also need the future.
“He’s a player with big potential, physically ready. One thing is to be physically ready, another thing is to be tactically ready. Well done Chelsea.”
The 19-year-old central defender has joined Chelsea on a five-and-a-half year contract. This season he has made 12 league appearances for France’s fourth-placed side
