C. Azpilicueta has decided: he stays in the "Chelsea" team © REUTERS

After long-lasting speculation, the future of "Chelsea" defender Cesar Azpilicueta has been clarified. Journalist David Ornstein claims that Azpilicueta has decided to stay with the "Blues" team, and today he put pen to paper on a new two-year contract. The defender has long been linked with a move to "Barcelona", but according to different sources, Azpilicueta himself wanted the transfer to Spain to happen before the start of the new "Premier League" season. Unfortunately, due to financial reasons, the Catalans couldn't finalize the transfer in time and Cesar decided to remain a "Chelsea" player. The 32-year-old "Chelsea" team captain played 47 games last season, scoring 3 goals and providing 3 assists.