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title: "Bacary Sagna was set for Chelsea move"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "Chelsea News"
published: "2017-09-08T10:44:18Z"
modified: "2017-09-08T10:44:18Z"
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# Bacary Sagna was set for Chelsea move

Chelsea were desperate to sign a fullback late in the transfer window and after Liverpool beat them to Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the Blues were back to square one.

> Twitter: Bacary Sagna was due to join Chelsea, before a last minute decision for Davide Zappacosta, according to L’Équipe https://t.co/iW2CVIHtjk (@GFFN)

[GFFN](https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2017/bacary-sagna-set-for-imminent-return-to-the-premier-league-after-just-missing-out-on-chelsea/), who cite L’Equipe, state that Chelsea were on the verge of signing free-agent defender Bacary Sagna who has been without a club since his release from Manchester City at the start of the summer.

![Michael Steele/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/635218266.jpg)

Having already rejected Brighton, Sagna was all set for a move to Stamford Bridge before Antonio Conte had a change of heart and finalised a Deadline Day move for Torino standout Davide Zappacosta.

Bursaspor, Marseille, Sporting Lisbon and Besitkas all also made contact with Sagna over a move and the France international remains on the market.

Sagna has spent the last decade in English football split between spells with Arsenal and Manchester City could still offer a lot to a side. The report claims that he is set for a return to the Premier League with either West Ham or Leicester.