Chelsea’s longest-serving player leaves after eight years and zero appearances

BeSoccer 7 years ago 2.5k
Delac never featured for Chelsea. ChelseaFC

Chelsea's longest-serving player, Matej Delac, left the club on Saturday after eight years at Stamford Bridge, not that he had a single competitive appearance to show for it.

The 25-year-old's contract ended on Saturday, bringing the curtain down on his 'Blues' career.

The Czech joined Chelsea from Inter Zapresic back in 2010, but his failure to secure a work permit led to a whole host of loan moves.

Vitesse, Vitoria de Guimaraes, Vojvodina, Sarajevo and Mouscron are among the termporary clubs that smatter Delac's CV and he is now set to add a new name to it, having agreed to join Danish side AC Horsens on a free.

Despite his lack of action, Delac seemed to appreaciate his time in the capital, writing on Instagram: "It has been an honour and a privilege to be part of @chelseafc family for 8 years. I wish to thank you all in the Club for making me a better man and a better goalkeeper. 

"01.07.2018. I'm officially a new player of @ac_horsens, and hope to have a great time in Denmark."

 

A post shared by MatejDelac (@matejdelac2) on Jun 30, 2018 at 6:33am PDT

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