Chelsea news: Director delighted after full-back makes summer move

The Sporting Director of Millwall has opened up and revealed just how delighted he is that CHELSEA have allowed Zak Sturge to leave the club and join his Championship side.

Sturge joined the Blues in August 2022 from Brighton and Hove Albion and featured regularly for our Under-21s in his first campaign

Sturge never made a single league appearance for the club and will be hoping to make a real difference at the Championship side who certainly have the quality to make it to the play-offs next season as they continue to add to their talented squad this summer.

And after seeing the move get announced this week, Steve Gallen, Millwall’s Director of Football has admitted just how delighted he is with the clubs new signing: “We’re so pleased to bring Zak in on a permanent basis,” said Steve Gallen.

“He came in on loan in January and whilst we knew how good of a player he was, Joe Bryan was playing exceptionally well and therefore Zak was unable to get many opportunities on the pitch.

“When he did come in, though, he was excellent. He played in the last three games of the season and was very good, too. Everyone knows Zak now and how he is a player; he has a great left foot and loves to get forward, but he is also good in one-v-one situations defensively.

“He is also a very good personality around the training ground and is a good signing for the club – it shows the direction that we’re going in.”

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