Chelsea's Marcos Alonso signs new five-year contract

Defender Marcos Alonso signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea until 2023, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

Alonso, who joined Chelsea from Fiorentina in August 2016, established himself as a left wing-back under former manager Antonio Conte, and helped the club win the league title in his first season.

The 27-year-old Spaniard has completed a successful transition to fill the left-back role since Maurizio Sarri took charge at the start of the current campaign.

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"I am so happy to stay here longer and to keep playing for one of the best teams in the world," Alonso said in a statement. "It's been a very good two seasons and I am looking forward to more."

Alonso has scored 15 goals in 92 appearances for Chelsea.