Ben Chilwell makes fun of Chelsea new boy Moises Caicedo as he ‘can’t hack the ice bath’
- Ben Chilwell posted a jokey video showing Moises Caicedo in Chelsea’s ice bath
- The Ecuador international seemed reluctant to dip further into the icy waters
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Ben Chilwell made fun of Moises Caicedo after the Chelsea new boy looked rather timid entering the Blues’ ice bath.
In a video posted on his Instagram story, Chilwell trained the camera on the 21-year-old as he stood up shivering in the chilly recovery pool.
The Ecuador international had a smile plastered across his face but covered some of it with a towel and did not dare to sink any lower – at least not in the brief clip we saw.
Caicedo swapped Brighton for Stamford Bridge on Monday in a blockbuster British transfer record £115million move following a transfer drama worthy of the big screen.
After snubbing an advance from Liverpool and penning an eight-year contract in London, one suspects he might have to get used to cold water immersion as his career shows no sign of fizzling out.
Ben Chilwell made fun of Moises Caicedo as he was hesitant to immerse himself in the ice bath
Chelsea’s new signing might have cost £115m but that’s no shield against the perils and hauntings of icy-cold water, which every player must face
‘Can’t hack the ice bath’, wrote Chilwell on his story alongside a laughing emoji.
It was nice of Chilwell to help his team-mate integrate and having seen a manic period of buying and selling at the club, Chilwell is now one of their longer-serving players after joining in 2020.
A ruptured cruciate ligament saw him ruled out for the majority of the 2021/22 season but he made a comeback last season – albeit with mixed form – and he was impactful in Chelsea’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Sunday, playing an advanced left wing-back role.
Chelsea’s next fixture, where Caicedo could make his Blues bow, is at West Ham on August 20.