{"id":467920,"date":"2019-06-26T16:32:49","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T20:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=467920"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:33:49","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:33:49","slug":"chelsea-jay-dasilva-bristol-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/06\/26\/chelsea-jay-dasilva-bristol-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Chelsea Youngster Jay Dasilva Joins Bristol City in Permanent Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bristol City have signed <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/chelseafootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a> youngster Jay Dasilva on a four-year contract. Dasilva spent last season on loan at Ashton Gate from the Blues and Lee Johnson&#8217;s side have now paid an undisclosed fee to have him return to the club for good.<\/p>\n<h1>Jay Dasilva Joins Bristol City From Chelsea<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We slip and slide as we fall in love&#8230; ?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BristolCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BristolCity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GB31H9Dpdd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/GB31H9Dpdd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bristol City FC (@BristolCity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BristolCity\/status\/1143959070174535680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Last Season<\/h2>\n<p>Dasilva made 32 appearances for the Robins last season as they finished eighth in the Championship; just four points behind Frank Lampard&#8217;s Derby County, who secured the final play-off spot before losing to <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/aston-villa-club-news-analysis-fixtures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aston Villa<\/a> in the final.<\/p>\n<p>He failed to find the net for City but did provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.com\/jay-dasilva\/profil\/spieler\/258915\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">three assists<\/a>\u00a0and he put in an average of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoscored.com\/Players\/318767\/Show\/Jay-Dasilva\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1.7 tackles<\/a> per game. In comparison, Lloyd Kelly, another City youngster from last season who <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/05\/18\/bournemouth-complete-signing-of-lloyd-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">completed a move<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/bournemouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bournemouth<\/a> earlier in this window, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoscored.com\/Players\/332419\/Show\/Lloyd-Kelly\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">averaged 1.3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Kelly also played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoscored.com\/Players\/332419\/Show\/Lloyd-Kelly\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five games as a left-sided defensive midfielder<\/a>, showing a versatility that will be vital to Bristol City next season.<\/p>\n<h2>What They Said<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to the Bristol City club website in an interview, head coach Lee Johnson said: &#8220;Jay proved to be such a great fit for us and is committed to helping City grow further. He is a young English player, with fantastic ability, and he will only become a better player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With Lloyd Kelly\u2019s move, it was a priority for us to secure an established left-sided player and, having fulfilled that role along with Lloyd last season, Jay was a player we were very keen to bring here permanently.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is energetic, quick and has the ability to both defend and attack, so he is an exciting addition to the squad and I am delighted we can continue to work with him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"-cgpCsCgSI1eLal4gGqTuA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1131736243\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'-cgpCsCgSI1eLal4gGqTuA',sig:'9dzaw5OsXO7Qyt-gyODlBWGj54PRzagyiFDTZh6zBGw=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1131736243',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bristol City have signed Chelsea youngster Jay Dasilva on a four-year contract. Dasilva spent last season on loan at Ashton Gate from the Blues and Lee Johnson&#8217;s side have now paid an undisclosed fee to have him return to the club for good. 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