Tosin hails arrivals of Welbeck and Henderson as new ‘uncs’ in the Chelsea dressing room

Tosin hails arrivals of Welbeck and Henderson as new ‘uncs’ in the Chelsea dressing room

Tosin Adarabioyo has joked that it's nice not to be the only 'unc' in the Chelsea squad, following the arrivals of Danny Welbeck and Jordan Henderson .

Chelsea have secured the signings of Premier League veterans Welbeck and Henderson this summer, who have been brought in to add experience to the dressing room.

At 35 and 36, Welbeck and Henderson have amassed 864 Premier League appearances between them, with each winning a wealth of major honours. The new recruits will offer leadership to a Chelsea squad that was the youngest in the Premier League last season.

Despite being just 28, Tosin had earned the nickname 'unc' at Chelsea as the oldest member of an inexperienced squad. Abbreviated from uncle, it's an affectionate term used to reference older family members, friends or members of the community.

Speaking about the new signings, Tosin joked that he's just glad to have been relieved of his status as the club's elder statesman.

"I know, thank God we've got Welbs now," he said to chelseafc.com during the club's pre-season tour of Asia.

"I've known Welbs for a minute now, known him for a long time, just growing up in Manchester, so it's nice to have him with us.

‘"I think we've all seen that he scores goals. He's a good striker at the end of the day and he's here to help, and the way for him to help is by scoring goals. I'm sure he'll do that.

"They bring pure experience.

"At the same time, they're winners, so they're bringing that winning mentality to the club and hopefully we'll continue that winning.

"It's obviously nice, no longer being the oldest. We've obviously got some more older players and experienced players in the squad. They’re still uncs as well. They're still young in life, so it's fine."

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