- Michael Emenalo has finally explained why he left Premier League club Chelsea
- The 52-year-old Nigerian said he wanted a new challenge
- He has joined French club Monaco as their new director
Former Chelsea technical director Michael Emenalo has finally explained the rationale that masterminded his decision to have left the Blues after 10 years with the club.
There have been many reports since his departure at Chelsea that the 52-year-old Nigerian left his position at Stamford Bridge because of a transfer bust-up.
But while having an interview with Talksport, Emenalo who has joined French club Monaco claimed he wanted a new challenge after a decade in London with the reigning Premier League champions.
Michael Emenalo explains why he left Chelsea (photo: Sun)
''The first thing to make clear is that Chelsea Football Club is built on the premise that it can survive without any particular individual or group of individuals.
"It's a club that is very solid and stable, so me leaving or anybody leading will not affect anything that happens at the club, at least so I hope, and I think was a part of the aspect of the policy.
"Nothing happened. I had a wonderful ten years at Chelsea, with positive pressure and a lot of things that happened.
"I just felt that things were in place and things looked very solid and very stable and I needed a new challenge.
"When you've been at a place for so long, I haven't really had a chance to step out and breathe and see what's out there.
"I have been very focused on everything Chelsea and it just came to a time, right bang on ten years, where I felt it was time for me to go and do something else." Emenalo explained.
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Earlier, NAIJ.com had reported how former Nigerian international Michael Emenalo resigned his position at Chelsea after spending 10 years in London.
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Source: Sports.naija.ng