{"id":624118,"date":"2023-06-01T16:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T20:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624118"},"modified":"2023-06-01T16:50:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T20:50:48","slug":"chelsea-loanee-denis-zakaria-to-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/06\/01\/chelsea-loanee-denis-zakaria-to-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Mauricio Pochettino Makes Major Transfer Decision as \u2018Excellent\u2019 Star Says Goodbye to Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Chelsea&#8217;s on-loan midfielder Denis Zakaria has\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cs9RyQ4NhMU\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">confirmed<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that he will be leaving the club and expressed the tough time he&#8217;s endured. The Switzerland midfielder\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/chelsea-secure-denis-zakaria\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">arrived from Juventus last summer<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0but failed to impress for the Blues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Denis Zakaria Confirms Chelsea Exit<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Denis Zakaria confirms he\u2019s leaving Chelsea: \u201cIt&#39;s been a tough time but you guys always had my back. Thanks to everyone who&#39;s been supporting me! Let&#39;s focus on beautiful memories\u201d. \ud83d\udd35\ud83d\udc4b\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pochettino told the club not to trigger the buy option clause \u2014 Zak returns to Juve. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JtbRDzzsWn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JtbRDzzsWn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1664341774024712210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>What Did Zakaria Tell the Chelsea Fans?<\/h3>\n<p>It appears that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/29\/chelsea-mauricio-pochettino-manager\/\" target=\"_self\">new Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino<\/a> is not favourable to the prospect of signing Zakaria on a permanent basis and is ready to let him go back to Juventus next season. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1664341774024712210?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> claims that the Argentine manager specifically told the club not to trigger the buy clause on his loan deal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/31\/chelsea-mauricio-pochettino-joao-felix\/\" target=\"_self\">Mauricio Pochettino Makes Decision Over Joao Felix\u2019s Future at Chelsea<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After realising that his spell at Stamford Bridge had ended, Zakaria wrote on his Instagram: &#8220;It&#8217;s been a tough time but you guys always had my back. Thanks to everyone who&#8217;s been supporting me! Let&#8217;s focus on beautiful memories.&#8221; After this, the 26-year-old will be making his way back to the Serie A club, where he also has an uncertain future.<\/p>\n<p>Zakaria didn&#8217;t really have much of an eventful spell at Stamford Bridge, having only been able to make 13 appearnaces for them over the course of the season. He struggled with injuries and failed to adapt, and was only able to score one goal for the club.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"BkNtaGEbS5l0820ANJdX3w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1469767613\" 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:'BkNtaGEbS5l0820ANJdX3w',sig:'K6peDheW46df-Rf50XUMcxLA0cnkuK2xduHKGX9-k40=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1469767613',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Pochettino Planning Changes to Chelsea Midfield<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It&#8217;s quite clear that Zakaria &#8211; who was\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11383849\/Joe-Cole-Glenn-Hoddle-praise-excellent-Denis-Zakaria.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">hailed as &#8220;excellent&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by ex-Chelsea winger Joe Cole earlier this season &#8211; is not part of Pochettino&#8217;s long-term plans at the club. The Argentine manager appears to have other plans and is reportedly ready to let\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4568295\/2023\/05\/31\/mateo-kovacic-chelsea-manchester-city-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mateo Kovacic<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0leave for Manchester City, while\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2023\/06\/01\/mason-mount-chelsea-manchester-united-transfer-mateo-kovacic\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mason Mount<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has agreed personal terms with Manchester United over a move too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/25\/chelsea-romelu-lukaku-future-discussed\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romelu Lukaku Opens up on His Future Ahead of Chelsea Return<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Blues are seemingly looking to acquire some new midfielders, which\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/29\/chelsea-really-pushing-manuel-ugarte\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">includes Sporting CP midfielder Manuel Ugarte<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. They&#8217;re likely to pair a new possible midfield target with\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/31\/chelsea-finalise-transfer-enzo-fernandez\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">record signing<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0Enzo Fernandez, who should play a more forward role under Pochettino next season.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea&#8217;s on-loan midfielder Denis Zakaria has\u00a0confirmed\u00a0that he will be leaving the club and expressed the tough time he&#8217;s endured. The Switzerland midfielder\u00a0arrived from Juventus last summer\u00a0but failed to impress for the Blues. Denis Zakaria Confirms Chelsea Exit Denis Zakaria confirms he\u2019s leaving Chelsea: \u201cIt&#39;s been a tough time but you guys always had my back. 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