Panzo doesn’t regret leaving Chelsea

Chelsea’s

former youngster says that he left the Blues because he wanted to get out of his comfort zone.

“It was a brave decision, but I felt I just needed to get out of my comfort zone,”

told The Mirror

. “It was a chance to see more of the world, see different cultures and a different style of playing the game.

“Obviously it was brave for me but I feel it was worth it. It showed me a lot of new things, it made me mature at a young age.”

And about his spell at Monaco he said:

“Falcao, obviously him being a striker and me being a defender, he helped me a lot, Just telling me certain things which helped me in a footballing sense, giving me tips and things like that.

“Fabregas, he speaks English and he remembered me from Chelsea which was quite nice as well. He’s got so much knowledge in terms of on the ball and off the ball stuff, so both of them helped me a lot to be fair."

And about Dijon’s 4-0 defeat against PSG he added:

“It was a great challenge, It sets the level. That’s the kind of level I want to be playing at, but from my level to that level, there’s a big difference at the moment. It always make me want to work hard so I can look at those players and say, ‘that’s where I want to be’. It was great to experience playing against those kind of top players.”

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