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title: "Djilobodji set to fight for Chelsea place"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Wilcox"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2015-12-04T11:30:16Z"
modified: "2015-12-04T11:45:00Z"
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# Djilobodji set to fight for Chelsea place

Papy Djilobodji’s agent, Mouhamed Gueye, has insisted his client will fight for his place at Chelsea, despite his on-field time being incredibly limited so far this season.

The Senegalese defender, signed on transfer deadline day in the summer, has played a meagre one minute of football for the Blues – against Walsall during the Capital One Cup tie between the teams.

Djilobodji was signed from Ligue 1 side Nantes as Chelsea failed in their drawn-out attempts to prise John Stones from Everton.

![Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readchelsea.com/readchelsea/2015/12/4501136212.jpg)

The 27-year-old no doubt joined with aims of making an impact at his new club but as of yet that’s definitely not materialised.

Djilobodji has recently been linked with a move to Italy – more specifically Rome and Lazio – but the defender’s agent has denied those links.

Speaking to [Tuttomercatoweb](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/papy-djilobodji-will-fight-to-play-for-chelsea-says-agent-a3129661.html), Gueye said:

> I do not know anything about a possible transfer of Papy to Lazio in January. From Rome right now I have not received any demonstration of interest to my client, let alone a phone call.

With the festive period on its way, a notoriously busy time for clubs on the fixture list, the centre-back will be hoping he might get his opportunity to make a lasting impression on Jose Mourinho.