New deal for Desailly

Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly has signed a one-year extension to his contract which will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2005.

Mon, 11 Aug, 2003 - 13:14

Chelsea defender Marcel Desailly has signed a one-year extension to his contract which will keep him at Stamford Bridge until 2005.

There had been speculation that the 34-year-old World Cup-winner was set to leave Stamford Bridge with John Terry and William Gallas ahead of him in the central-defensive pecking order.

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