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Papy Djilobodji insists he was never given the chance to shine at Chelsea

Sunderland defender Papy Djilobodji claims he was never given the chance to shine at Chelsea.

Djilobodji moved to Stamford Bridge from Nantes last summer for £2.7m, but he was loaned out to Werder Bremen for the season.

The centre-back was then flogged to Sunderland a year later for £8m and, after making the switch, the Senegal international says he was not given a fair crack of the whip at Chelsea.

Papy Djilobodji feels he wasn't given a fair chance by Jose Mourinho after signing for Chelsea
Papy Djilobodji feels he wasn't given a fair chance by Jose Mourinho after signing for Chelsea

'Yes, it surprised many, but I always knew that I could do it,' said Djilobodji, when asked about joining Chelsea last summer.