New Arsenal signing Petr Cech labelled Arsenal an “extraordinary” side and believes that the Gunners are definitely capable of challenging Chelsea for the Barclays Premier League title, according to The Mirror. In contrast, Manchester City, United and Liverpool have spent considerably. I had the confidence of the manager and the team and I think I did well.

“First of all I think Begovic was exhausted the same as Courtois and when goalkeeper are very exhausted coordination is low, agility doesn’t exist, speed reaction doesn’t exist, ” said the Portuguese. “We have players with a lot of experience and we have young players who want to prove their value by being a part of the first-team squad and playing as much as possible”, Cech continued. It is sometimes better to stay with the same team for stability.

‘We want a successful season which means we have to be prepared, as there are a lot of opponents in the pack who will have the same targets.

“It is the same as past year for me, ” said the former Atletico Madrid player.

With Cech having won 13 major honours in 11 years at Chelsea, Courtois admits that the bar has been set high as his successor. I have a contract for another four years and we will see how things go. i am happy here in Chelsea. We know that he is very professional. “I’ve found the team spirit quite extraordinary… which is why I believe we will have a successful season”.

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has never masterminded a win over Jose Mourinho, but Cech added: “If you have a game with two big teams it’s decided by the little details”.

To be fair to Matic, he certainly doesn’t begrudge or blame Cech, as he understands that this is the right move for both him and his family. His former team-mates including John Terry, Branislav Ivanovic and Nemanja Matic all have commented on the transfer. At Chelsea unfortunately there were changes all the time, but we were still winning trophies.

Courtois has four years left on his deal and Standard Sport understands Chelsea told Real Madrid he would cost them a world record £73m when they enquired about him this summer.