Cesar Azpilicueta breaks down in tears recording 'proper goodbye message' for Chelsea fans

Cesar Azpilicueta has said a very emotional and teary goodbye to Chelsea, and fans instantly compared it to Mason Mount's video earlier in the week.

The hinges on the exit door at Stamford Bridge are going to need some tender loving care come the end of the transfer window considering the amount of players leaving the club.

Already the club website lists eight players who have left and then there's a section for academy players and the two loanees who have gone back to their clubs.

Mount isn't even on the page yet, despite the fact that he officially joined Manchester United on Wednesday and been lumbered with the number seven curse.

Before his move to United was confirmed, Mount attempted to say one final farewell to his former club about leaving them for their rivals.

His statement didn't go down too well as many of them believed it was too manufactured and PR led, rather than coming from the heart.

Now they've been given more ammunition to their belief that the midfielder wasn't actually that emotional about leaving, thanks to Azpilicueta.

The club captain confirmed he would be exited the club on Thursday and was tearing up throughout a six minute statement in which he talked about the fans, his time at the club and everything else.

We are bidding an emotional farewell to a Chelsea great.

Thank you for everything, @CesarAzpi. 💙 pic.twitter.com/wHDcALJX5m

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) July 6, 2023

The man affectionately known as Dave by Blues' fans showing such emotions inevitably led to comparisons with Mount's own statement.

"Oh my goodness, crying my eyes out. That’s how you say goodbye, Captain. Legend. Immortal. We love you," said one fan.

"This is how it’s done," a second simply added.

Referencing several players who have left the club, a third stated: "Azpi was Chelsea's best player within the last 10 years. He had more impact than Hazard, Mount, Kante..."

"I actually feel this more than the boyhood club “legend” to Manchester," sniped another.

"Mount this is how to say Goodbye. Not the one you did!", replied a fifth.

Another supporter exclaimed: "That’s a goodbye from someone who knows they gave it everything week in, week out."

The 33-year-old moved to west London from Marseille in 2012 for a reported fee of £7 million, and it's certainly been a bargain for the club.

He has spent 11 years in the Premier League making 508 appearances for them and helped with two Premier League titles and the Champions League.

Azpilicueta is expected to move back to Spain, where he last played for Osasuna in 2010, in order to join Atletico Madrid.