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Papy Djilobodji signs four-year Chelsea deal on arrival from Nantes

Papy Djilobodji
Image: Papy Djilobodji has joined Chelsea from Nantes on a four-year deal

Chelsea have completed the signing of Nantes defender Papy Djilobodji.

The Senegal international has signed a four-year contract, with Sky sources indicating the fee is in the region of £2.7m.

The 26-year-old, who was in the final year of his Nantes deal, is Chelsea's sixth signing of the transfer window.

He said: "I'm very happy to sign for a big club like Chelsea and I want to do my best to help the team win titles. I want to thank the club for giving me this opportunity."

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The deal for Djilobodji was done after Everton's refusal to sanction the sale of England centre-half John Stones.

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Chelsea were prepared to pay £30m for Stones, but Everton made it clear they had "no intention of selling".

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