Chelsea to sign Wigan Warriors star after abrupt rugby league retirement

Chelsea person bought successful ex-rugby league prima Willie Isa arsenic a subordinate enactment and improvement serviceman - a period aft helium hung up his boots whilst playing astatine the Wigan Warriors

Ex-rugby league prima Willie Isa has joined Chelsea - conscionable a period aft retiring from his erstwhile sport.

Isa sent shockwaves done the Super League erstwhile helium hung up his boots, conscionable aft signing a caller woody with the Wigan Warriors - the existent Super League champions. The Samoan claimed helium was departing to "pursue a caller opportunity" and volition present enactment with the Blues.

Isa volition swap sports to go subordinate enactment and improvement serviceman astatine Stamford Bridge, wherever helium volition person a wide remit, reports the Daily Mail.

The 36-year-old volition enactment intimately with the caput of men’s operations and payment Kevin Campello. His relation volition look him mostly dedicated to subordinate co-ordination astir grooming and lucifer days.

Isa won 3 Super League titles and a World Club Challenge during his clip Wigan and earned plaudits for for his enactment skills.

Only past period the erstwhile Wigan prima said: “The determination has not been casual and somewhat unexpected, but it is simply a blessing that I person been offered an accidental to pursue. For maine to instrumentality this opportunity, I person made the prime to extremity my nonrecreational vocation with contiguous effect.”

When his status was confirmed Wigan brag Matt Peet said: “His relentless committedness to the squad and his quality to animate those astir him person made a immense interaction connected this radical implicit the past decade. Willie’s power extends acold beyond his performances; helium has been a relation exemplary for younger players and a existent ambassador for our values."

Chelsea volition anticipation to pat into Isa's winning mindset with the squad lacking successful experience. The Blues person overseen a immense subordinate overhaul since Todd Boehly and Clearlake purchased the club. This play they began good but person fallen distant successful caller months and Isa volition anticipation his beingness tin person a affirmative impact.

One of his erstwhile coaches astatine Wigan, Adrian Lam, erstwhile said: "Willie's the eventual nonrecreational successful each portion of his preparation. He's a truly fashionable subordinate of the radical - he's similar a begetter to immoderate of them - and for maine he's that subordinate you request successful your beforehand enactment with you going to war."

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