Former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas is in line to become the next Chelsea captain, according to Jose Mourinho.
The Spanish midfielder joined Chelsea this summer from Barcelona and was greeted with a mixture of anger and unhappiness from his former club Arsenal, whose fans felt betrayed by their former midfielder.
Fabregas has enjoyed a superb start to life at Stamford Bridge, racking up an impressive nine assists in his first 11 competitive games for the club.
And, Jose Mourinho has taunted the Gunners by claiming that the midfielder could in line to replace John Terry as captain.
“He [Fabregas] is a better guy than I thought”, the Portuguese told ITV. “He’s a fantastic guy, he’s a fantastic professional.
“Now I understand why at the age of 19 or 20 or 21 he was Arsenal captain.
“When I am the manager at Chelsea the armband will go to another arm that has been in this club for many many years.
“But one thing is [the leader’s] brain needs to be connected with the manager, and his brain is connected to mine during matches.”
