After playing a key role in Brighton’s European success last season, Levi Colwill’s Chelsea future was up in the air.
Brighton wanted to sign him on a permanent basis, whilst Liverpool were also interested in the stopper.
The player himself, meanwhile, did not want to stay at Chelsea unless he was given regular playing time.
But after Colwill put pen to paper on a fresh contract at the end of July, it looks as though he and Mauricio Pochettino have come to an agreement over his minutes.
And now, the Argentine has issued a challenge to Colwill ahead of the season getting underway:
“We assume that he [Colwill] is going to play,” Pochettino told reporters ahead of a final pre-season friendly against Borussia Dortmund in Chicago on Wednesday night.
“Of course there is the possibility to play, because Ben [Badiashile] is injured. [His chances] are higher because he is left [footed] and you know it’s a centre-back and he will compete with Ben. But he needs to deserve [it].
“It is not that because one player is injured, there are different types of combinations that can happen. He needs to show that he is ready to play and deserves to play.”
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