Edouard Mendy has revealed he had "doubts over whether to carry on" after taking a year out of football in France and insisted that he is well "aware" of the pressures that come with being a Chelsea goalkeeper.
Mendy has endured a challenging journey to the top of his profession since beginning his career at Cherbourg in 2011.
The Senegalese 'keeper spent three seasons with the third-division French outfit before being released at the end of his contract, and spent the next 12 months contemplating his future.
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He was, however, offered a lifeline by Marseille in 2015, who allowed him to spend a season in their reserves set up in a backup capacity behind Florian Escales.