Gary Cahill completed his £7million move to Chelsea from Bolton on this day in 2012, insisting he was never going to turn down the chance to join the Blues.
On this day in 2012 Chelsea signed Gary Cahill from Bolton for £7m.
— Chris Wright 🏴 (@chriswrightzz) January 16, 2021
🏆 2x Premier League
🏆 2x F.A Cup
🏆 2x Europa League
🏆 1x League Cup
🏆 1x Champions League
The quickest Premier League player of all time to win every domestic trophy available.
🎶’He’s Won It All.....’🎶 pic.twitter.com/IsSW9T57Bs
Then aged 26, suggested he had no intention of walking away from the lengthy negotiations between his representatives and Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay, even though many had given up on a move.
"Chelsea is a massive club, it is a club that looks to win trophies season in, season out and it is a big opportunity for me to be a part of that," he told the club's official website.
"Opportunities like this, you can't turn down."
There was no shortage of admirers for the defender, with Arsenal seeing a bid rejected the previous summer and Tottenham also going close to landing him. But Chelsea were the only serious January transfer window bidders, with Bolton opting to cash in on a player who was in the final six months of his contract.
Achievements:
It proved to a be a shrewd move by Chelsea as Cahill went on to establish himself in the first-team and make almost 300 appearances for the club up until his release at the end of the 2017-18 season.
🏴 Gary Cahill - Bolton to Chelsea
— Sporting Index (@sportingindex) January 15, 2021
🔵 290 appearances
⚽️ 25 goals
🎯 7 assists
🏆 2x Premier League
🏆 2x FA Cup
🏆 2x Europa League
🏆 1x League Cup
🏆 1x Champions League
🏆 3x PFA Team of the Season
The quickest PL player of all time to win every domestic trophy available. pic.twitter.com/Z18SS2MjZL
He helped the club win the Premier League and Europa League twice, while within months of his arrival they captured an elusive Champions League crown, with Cahill starting at the back alongside David Luiz in the final.
