It is a sad day for everyone associated with Chelsea Football Club following the death of one of its former players and manager, Gianluca Vialli, at the age of 58.
On Friday, January 6, 2023, the club made the announcement on its official website. There was no word on the cause of his death.
Luca Vialli arrived at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 1996, fresh from leading Juventus to Champions League glory. The former Italian international finished his first season at Stamford Bridge with 11 goals in 34 games.
Vialli remained as player-manager in 1998/99, despite making only 20 appearances on the pitch, mostly in cup competitions. He will also be remembered as the man who gave John Terry his Chelsea debut against Aston Villa.
He won the FA Cup twice for Chelsea, as a player and as a manager.
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‘Can’t believe a Chelsea midfielder did that’ – Fans rave about Zakaria as he beats 3 City stars with outrageous skill
After an impressive performance against Manchester City, Chelsea fans lauded Denis Zakaria.
The Blues were defeated 1-0 by City at Stamford Bridge on Thursday, thanks to Riyad Mahrez's winner in the 63rd minute.
Denis Zakaria has impressed so far during his time at Chelsea.
But Zakaria impressed once more, and there was one particular moment that pleased the West London crowd.
This occurred after 88 minutes, when the midfielder outmatched three Citizens players.
After beating Kevin De Bruyne to the ball, the Switzerland international played a crisp one-two with Mateo Kovacic.
The 26-year-old was then pursued by Ilkay Gundogan, De Bruyne, and another City midfielder.Zakaria then improvised his way out of trouble, performing an audacious step-over and then a drag-back to get away from all three of them.
The Swiss star then delivered an inch-perfect pass to the left wing.
Fans were in awe and took to Twitter to praise the Juventus loanee.
"Zakaria is a baller tho," one fan wrote on Twitter.
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Another person commented, "Zakaria. A Chelsea midfielder did it. "I can't believe my eyes."
"Must sign him permanently, £25m is a steal for a player like this and we're screaming out for a DM of his quality," wrote a third.
"I don't want to see Jorginho in Chelsea midfield again," said one fan.
Fans were taken aback and took to Twitter to praise the Juventus loanee.
"Zakaria is a baller tho," one fan tweeted.
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Another user commented: "Zakaria. That was done by a Chelsea midfielder. I can't believe what I'm seeing."
"Must sign him permanently, £25m is a steal for a player like this and we're screaming out for a DM of his quality," a third said.
"I don't want to see Jorginho in Chelsea midfield again," one fan said.
"With losing Kante and Jorginho, no brainer we should do the buy option if he continues like this," said one.Despite joining the Blues in September, Zakaria didn't make his debut until November, when he scored against Dinamo Zagreb, and he has started and impressed ever since.
"The question we must ask ourselves is why did it take Potter this long to play him," one fan said.
"This guy can become more important to the squad going forward, he needs more minutes to gain confidence, would be crazy to watch him with a fully fit Kante," said another.
Zakaria will look to make his fourth consecutive start for Chelsea when they face Manchester City in the third round of the FA Cup on Sunday.
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