Saúl Ñíguez arrived at Chelsea last summer as one of the brand new reinforcements. However, his landing at Stamford Bridge is not being as expected, he has only participated in five minutes and accumulates only 238 minutes. His presence in Tuchel’s schemes is residual and that has caused him to feel frustrated. Even Ross Barkley, who was not even initially assigned a number on the roster, has passed him on rotations. “This is not exactly what Saul expected. He’s not stupid and he doesn’t think he should play in every game, he knows that it can take time for him to get used to English football, ”SunSport says, citing a Spanish source.
Saúl Ñíguez arrived on the last day of the market as one of the important reinforcements of the European champion. His experience and versatility presented him, a priori, as one of the important players for Tuchel this championship, but reality is far from that scenario. His first meeting as a Chelsea player no longer started well. In fact, he was substituted at halftime. His team beat Aston Villa 3-0, but the Spaniard was singled out. After that game, he stayed on the bench for the next five Premier League games, before playing just two minutes in the game against Newcastle two weeks ago. Against Burnley he stayed the whole game on the bench.
Saúl will take advantage of this selection break to try to convince Tuchel that he may have more opportunities. “But when he’s just playing in the Premier League, how can he adapt? He comes from a great club and has already played in big games. He wants to show that he can do it.. He is not angry, he is happy in London, as is his girlfriend, but he would like the opportunity to play a little more. Being on the bench for so long has surprised him ”, picks up The Sun.
Saúl arrived at Chelsea on loan from Atlético and with a purchase option at the end of the season. However, given her little presence in the team, it seems unlikely that the London club will execute her.